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pepper_begs · 2007-05-06, 00:02

Hi, I've decided to buy a PS2.

Can I get recommendations on which model to buy?

I would like to chip it and be able to play Japanese games. Should I buy the new slim model? Is the old big model easier to work on?

Can I expect it to last for more then 3 years?

Thanks in advance!

gummybear · 2007-05-06, 00:43

there are only the slim models left, unless you can find the original model, it makes no difference anyway. If you are going to play it more than 10 hours a day, get a desk fan.
IMO, if you have never touch any of the PS2 games in the past, it should last you 3 years if you stock up on the good games, and if it takes 3 weeks for you to complete a game.
However, if you expect new stuff to come out, I don't know how much longer will PS2 last, most companies that are willing to produce PS2 quality games would rather make a Wii game instead.

[DarkazurESky] · 2007-05-06, 23:15

i have a japanese slim ps2. willingly sell it. pm me...

Wong82 · 2007-05-07, 00:36

I'm selling an original ps2 modded with a 80 gig harddrive. PM me

dahilig007 · 2007-05-11, 23:11

Maybe you should buy the Original Model... Because from what i heard, The Slim model has It's Limits on how much Time You play..

Master zoid pilot · 2007-05-12, 02:09

well I have already left my slim on for a week and it's still going good. You don't have to worry about life span with a PS2.....I(or any one I know) had to get repairs or anything.

StrawHatLuffy23 · 2007-05-12, 02:41

I didnt' have any problems with the slim. It's smaller, quieter, and reads disc faster than my fat one.

Benoit · 2007-05-12, 09:43

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You don't have to worry about life span with a PS2

Many, many PS2 owners would beg to disagree with you on that.

dahilig007 · 2007-05-12, 20:35

oww! sorry for the Info earlier ^_^ so i was wrong!? that the PS2 Slim version has time Limits ^_^ okay i prefer SLim Model ^_^

Master zoid pilot · 2007-05-12, 22:18

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Originally Posted by Benoit

Many, many PS2 owners would beg to disagree with you on that.

well my statement was based on all my friends who have ps2's.......and none have broken including my own.

But I do know a fex X-box's that have broken(and my cousins 360 I laughed at him), I know that might sound fan boyish but I swear on my life!

I notice you always have negative comments about anything play station

Aka · 2007-05-12, 23:09

I think he means "The few of the many PS2 owners would beg to disagree on you on that."

Sonic14 · 2007-05-13, 00:44

Hmm...I got one recently, and only have a few games for it. I bealieve you can expect a few more games to come out. I give it until the end of summer, and then it's offically dead. Other then that...The slim version would be good, and for the three year thing. It depends on how long it takes for you to beat a game. I usually take two to three days. (Not including RPGs) It would also depend on the game play, and the time it takes tje game itself.

WanderingKnight · 2007-05-13, 00:47

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Other then that...The slim version would be good, and for the three year thing. It depends on how long it takes for you to beat a game. I usually take two to three days. (Not including RPGs) It would also depend on the game play, and the time it takes tje game itself.

And the amount of free time you have. If you work&study, like me, you're not bound to beat games in such a short amount of time.

I still haven't got my hands on a PS2, either (and I hate myself for it). It has a lot to do with the overinflated price of the console over here... Well, I guess I'll be getting one for July or something, if everything goes well.

Vallen Chaos Valiant · 2007-05-13, 04:00

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Originally Posted by Sonic14

Hmm...I got one recently, and only have a few games for it. I bealieve you can expect a few more games to come out. I give it until the end of summer, and then it's offically dead. Other then that...The slim version would be good, and for the three year thing. It depends on how long it takes for you to beat a game. I usually take two to three days. (Not including RPGs) It would also depend on the game play, and the time it takes tje game itself.

I only got myself a PS2 recently. Frankly, I am happy about the game selection since there is only a few games I like anyway. Further, some of the best games are often released near the end of the console's life-cycle, because it is at that time when the developers finally learned to use the console's capabilities to the full. It's is like the Tales of Phantasia SNES game, which had voices, vibrant colours and even a singer to sing a song in the opening, things that no SNES game had before.

Benoit · 2007-05-13, 07:42

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Originally Posted by Aka

I think he means "The few of the many PS2 owners would beg to disagree on you on that."

You must have missed the many reports about PS2s, especially those from the first couple of years, breaking down.

KNETTER2000 · 2007-05-13, 08:09

Being a chipper myself I've had the pleasure of having every version of a ps2 known to man come through my hands..

I can honestly say that the small PS2 is a shitty piece of work.. especially the first ones. ( mine has died a horrible smoking deatht too, it was one of the first after release) even without it being chipped, lasers were frying all over the place due to hardware lockups ( one chip in particular, not a modchip though) wich overloaded the lasercoils or laserunits themselves, making them extremely hot to a point where the insulation on the wires melted wich shorted them or it warped and cooked the lens. The chip that locks up is also the chip the powerbutton is attached to so you couldn't turn it off besided pulling out the power cord.. all this happens in a few seconds, so you wouldn't even have the time to get to your console, and pull the cord out after it freezes.

Sony, due to wanting to cut costs( speculation), didn't incorporate a hardware checking mechanism for such a lockup ( they depended on the fact that since they lowered the input voltage from 12V to 8.5V the hardware itself could stand it if such a lockup occured) and the modding community came up with a few themselves of wich a simmilar circuit is now being seen in the later/latest versions of the slimline.

The latest versions of it are quite ok, but the first few versions were utter crap..

The fat PS2 is much better, apart from the two latest version ( V9 and V10 wich had laserburnouts too) woch were not as good as the V7 ( wich is the best version for a fatty) but since these are not in the shops anymore, a slimline is the only option if you want one.

If you want it chipped, get a premod with a decent chip (Matrix Infinity for instance, watch out for clones!!!) with warranty from a good shop/online shop.

I don't know what part of the world you reside in pepper_begs but after chipping you will be able to play any import on it from any standard. PAL machines will play NTSC movie DVD's but NTSC machines cannot play PAL movie DVDs due to a buffer limitation in the NTSC ( NTSC had fewer imagelines)

Aka · 2007-05-13, 10:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by Benoit

You must have missed the many reports about PS2s, especially those from the first couple of years, breaking down.

Not being rude or anything, but mind showing me these many reports you talk of? D:

hobbes_fan · 2007-05-13, 10:45

I have to say the fatties are built like a tank. I've dropped it accidentally from a shelf of 1metre and it's still going. It's survived me moving 3 separate times all over Australia. For a long time it was the only DVD player I had.

hey even if the system is dead, the DVD format will still be the standard for a while yet, well at least someone wins the HD/Blu ray wars IMO. At worst you'll have a backup DVD player. (Which is why I went PS2 instead of xbox initially as it was good to go as a DVD player without additional purchasing of equipment, the price diff was only 20 by the time I bought it and the xbox remote cost like $60 here). Yes, I'm a cheap skate. Also the RPG genre seems to be better represented by Ps2 (FF, Kingdom Hearts etc etc) but Xbox had the better FPS ( halo etc etc). At least that's what I think.

I actually can't thnk of a recent generation console that didn't have issues in the first year. Xbox had drive issues and the PS2 had power? issues. 360 had a few bugs at release and well the PS3 I haven't heard much but I'm sure something will creep up.

Benoit · 2007-05-14, 06:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aka

Not being rude or anything, but mind showing me these many reports you talk of? D:

I'm sorry, I really can't be bothered when this is common knowledge. It's even fact that Sony for a long time has built hardware with lower quality.

Ending · 2007-05-14, 08:50

Bought a new PS2 just a few days ago and expecting it to be here within this week. It's readily modded and tweaked, so it should make playing all the games pretty easy. Have to see if all those platformers and RPG-games were worth the hype

2007-05-06, 00:02	Link #1
pepper_begs Member Join Date: Dec 2005	Buying a Playstation 2 Hi, I've decided to buy a PS2. Can I get recommendations on which model to buy? I would like to chip it and be able to play Japanese games. Should I buy the new slim model? Is the old big model easier to work on? Can I expect it to last for more then 3 years? Thanks in advance!

2007-05-06, 00:43	Link #2
gummybear MUDKIP MUD! Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Beside a road, next to a tree	there are only the slim models left, unless you can find the original model, it makes no difference anyway. If you are going to play it more than 10 hours a day, get a desk fan. IMO, if you have never touch any of the PS2 games in the past, it should last you 3 years if you stock up on the good games, and if it takes 3 weeks for you to complete a game. However, if you expect new stuff to come out, I don't know how much longer will PS2 last, most companies that are willing to produce PS2 quality games would rather make a Wii game instead. __________________ Hahahaha, nothing beats the classics

2007-05-12, 23:09	Link #11
Aka Green Trees Artist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: 28°8′0″N 81°37′54″W	I think he means "The few of the many PS2 owners would beg to disagree on you on that." __________________ This is my signature! Do you Rike it?

2007-05-13, 08:09	Link #16
KNETTER2000 Rei! What have you done! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: The Netherlands Age: 46	Being a chipper myself I've had the pleasure of having every version of a ps2 known to man come through my hands.. I can honestly say that the small PS2 is a shitty piece of work.. especially the first ones. ( mine has died a horrible smoking deatht too, it was one of the first after release) even without it being chipped, lasers were frying all over the place due to hardware lockups ( one chip in particular, not a modchip though) wich overloaded the lasercoils or laserunits themselves, making them extremely hot to a point where the insulation on the wires melted wich shorted them or it warped and cooked the lens. The chip that locks up is also the chip the powerbutton is attached to so you couldn't turn it off besided pulling out the power cord.. all this happens in a few seconds, so you wouldn't even have the time to get to your console, and pull the cord out after it freezes. Sony, due to wanting to cut costs( speculation), didn't incorporate a hardware checking mechanism for such a lockup ( they depended on the fact that since they lowered the input voltage from 12V to 8.5V the hardware itself could stand it if such a lockup occured) and the modding community came up with a few themselves of wich a simmilar circuit is now being seen in the later/latest versions of the slimline. The latest versions of it are quite ok, but the first few versions were utter crap.. The fat PS2 is much better, apart from the two latest version ( V9 and V10 wich had laserburnouts too) woch were not as good as the V7 ( wich is the best version for a fatty) but since these are not in the shops anymore, a slimline is the only option if you want one. If you want it chipped, get a premod with a decent chip (Matrix Infinity for instance, watch out for clones!!!) with warranty from a good shop/online shop. I don't know what part of the world you reside in pepper_begs but after chipping you will be able to play any import on it from any standard. PAL machines will play NTSC movie DVD's but NTSC machines cannot play PAL movie DVDs due to a buffer limitation in the NTSC ( NTSC had fewer imagelines) __________________ I believe in god as much as I believe in a world without porn... Spoiler: Made you look

2007-05-13, 10:45	Link #18
hobbes_fan You could say..... Join Date: Apr 2007	I have to say the fatties are built like a tank. I've dropped it accidentally from a shelf of 1metre and it's still going. It's survived me moving 3 separate times all over Australia. For a long time it was the only DVD player I had. hey even if the system is dead, the DVD format will still be the standard for a while yet, well at least someone wins the HD/Blu ray wars IMO. At worst you'll have a backup DVD player. (Which is why I went PS2 instead of xbox initially as it was good to go as a DVD player without additional purchasing of equipment, the price diff was only 20 by the time I bought it and the xbox remote cost like $60 here). Yes, I'm a cheap skate. Also the RPG genre seems to be better represented by Ps2 (FF, Kingdom Hearts etc etc) but Xbox had the better FPS ( halo etc etc). At least that's what I think. I actually can't thnk of a recent generation console that didn't have issues in the first year. Xbox had drive issues and the PS2 had power? issues. 360 had a few bugs at release and well the PS3 I haven't heard much but I'm sure something will creep up. Last edited by hobbes_fan; 2007-05-13 at 10:57.

2007-05-06, 23:15	Link #3
[DarkazurESky] Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: X19A IJ and X20A SF Age: 36	i have a japanese slim ps2. willingly sell it. pm me...

2007-05-07, 00:36	Link #4
Wong82 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2006	I'm selling an original ps2 modded with a 80 gig harddrive. PM me

2007-05-11, 23:11	Link #5
dahilig007 KKK Ninja Division Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Protecting Princess Sakura and Kaede..	Maybe you should buy the Original Model... Because from what i heard, The Slim model has It's Limits on how much Time You play..

2007-05-12, 02:09	Link #6
Master zoid pilot Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New york city Age: 35	well I have already left my slim on for a week and it's still going good. You don't have to worry about life span with a PS2.....I(or any one I know) had to get repairs or anything.

2007-05-12, 02:41	Link #7
StrawHatLuffy23 Member Join Date: Mar 2007	I didnt' have any problems with the slim. It's smaller, quieter, and reads disc faster than my fat one.

2007-05-12, 20:35	Link #9
dahilig007 KKK Ninja Division Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Protecting Princess Sakura and Kaede..	oww! sorry for the Info earlier ^_^ so i was wrong!? that the PS2 Slim version has time Limits ^_^ okay i prefer SLim Model ^_^

2007-05-13, 00:44	Link #12
Sonic14 Junior Member Join Date: May 2007	Hmm...I got one recently, and only have a few games for it. I bealieve you can expect a few more games to come out. I give it until the end of summer, and then it's offically dead. Other then that...The slim version would be good, and for the three year thing. It depends on how long it takes for you to beat a game. I usually take two to three days. (Not including RPGs) It would also depend on the game play, and the time it takes tje game itself.

2007-05-14, 08:50	Link #20
Ending Senior Member Join Date: May 2004	Bought a new PS2 just a few days ago and expecting it to be here within this week. It's readily modded and tweaked, so it should make playing all the games pretty easy. Have to see if all those platformers and RPG-games were worth the hype