i have a slim psp. i spent ages trying to understand what to get and what to do and gave up. i bought a kit off ebay. a mem card and pandora battery from china. it cost £20 but was worth it. you could always sell it on but i'm keeping mine. search for "pandora psp" or custom firmware (cfw.) on ebay. best of luck.
i forgot to say it was a one button operation. it boots and says something or other and you press a button job done. easy after all the reading you can do! :crazy: