Wich Model Of Playstation 2 Is The Best One?

Roioros · January 29th, 2008

Hello, I want to buy the playstation 2, and wanted to know which is the best model, because I read in wikipedia that each model has some problem (the last model has low compatibility in the games of psone and some games of ps2 do not work). I wait for its answers

Titus03 · January 29th, 2008

How do you play your PSOne games? Do you have a PSX/PSOne already or have you chosen emulator?

Of course, if there is problems with PS2 games with latest model, you should consider that, too. If earlier version has much better compatibility, you should go for it.

I'm not an expert, so let's wait what others will say.

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Radix865 · January 29th, 2008

Playstation 2??? Are you sure you don't mean 3? At least I don't know of un-compatability problems with PS2 for PSX games... But the PS3 has problems with PS2 games so I'm just wondering if you somehow made a mistake.

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Titus03 · January 29th, 2008

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Originally Posted by Radix865

Playstation 2??? Are you sure you don't mean 3? At least I don't know of un-compatability problems with PS2 for PSX games... But the PS3 has problems with PS2 games so I'm just wondering if you somehow made a mistake.

I was wondering that, too. Just wandering and Googling... Wikipedia claims that there are compatibility issues in some models of PS2:

PlayStation 2 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Of course, this information can be wrong.

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Radix865 · January 29th, 2008

Pfff, never knew that... Okay forget my earlier post, was misinformed. But reading that fast it seemed that first versions had problems with laser lenses, but I guess they mean the ancient versions already dusting in museums or smt. But the newer versions have different sets of chips and that seems to cause problems, read more from the page it was rather techinilogical stuff. But I read this all just from the wiki page titus gave so thank him... Just wanted to correct my own mistakes

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Roioros · January 29th, 2008

Thanks guys for reply

, I use for psone the emulators, and the pcsx2 emu for playstation 2 is too slow for my pc

. Then the older models of ps2 are best that the new models (I talk about the compatibility)?. In my country the playstation 3 are TOO expensive. The ps2 is a bad console for buy? (In my house i have only the sega genesis, now is time to change

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**Dark Watcher** · January 29th, 2008

We still have our old faithful SCPH-30001 model pretty much V5/ V6. It has the original case design, still has the I-Link port, plays dual layer discs no prob, and is 7 years old and still playing strong.

Consider one if you can find it

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DrGreenThumb · January 29th, 2008

I cant remember the model # but its def the last of the bigger models that features quiet/silent dvd drive

Ive owned three ps2's and that one above had the fastest and quietest loading,and was really nice not hearing it tick with dirty disks

Roioros · January 29th, 2008

Ok, thanks Dark Watcher for the tip, if i could find that model it would be great

, the slim ps2 (the last model) is very bad?, because all the shops have the slim version

PCXL-Fan · January 29th, 2008

To counterbalance the benefits of the larger ps2s, the slims ones are the ones with the built in network adapters.

Not sure what use it'll be now that almost all ps2 game servers have closed though.

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22point8 · January 30th, 2008

Metal Gear Solid VR Missions doesn't work on a fat ps2, apparently other swap disk games don't either, not sure about the slim.

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Roioros · January 30th, 2008

Ah, well, I hope that play 2 that I buy, is not broken fast and lasts long time. Another doubt, the slim have problems with compatibility with ps2 games?

Cobalt · January 30th, 2008

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Originally Posted by Dark Watcher

We still have our old faithful SCPH-30001 model pretty much V5/ V6. It has the original case design, still has the I-Link port, plays dual layer discs no prob, and is 7 years old and still playing strong.

Consider one if you can find it

Same here, but I have SCPH- 30004, it is not big deal afaik ! Everything works perfect on it ...

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Roioros · January 30th, 2008

The 3000x gamma then, but is very difficult to find that model

Toshiro · January 30th, 2008

Version 5 PS2 stable as a rock and has been outfitted under the hood

Roioros · January 31st, 2008

Ver. 5 too, ok, i will try to find that

Paratech · January 31st, 2008

How is the 70012 model? That's mine!

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Roioros · January 31st, 2008

Paratech, that model is of the ps2 slim, no?, any problem with that model? (I believe that it is the last version of ps2 that Sony put to the market)

Paratech · January 31st, 2008

That is what I was asking, how are they, mine seems fine, but I was curious about other people's experiences.

Yeah I was late to the party!

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Roioros · February 1st, 2008

I read that the slims models (like the 70012 model), it has problems with respect to the compatibility to games of ps1 like also of ps2, i don't know if is true

January 29th, 2008	#1 (permalink)
Roioros Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Argentina Posts: 48	Wich Model Of Playstation 2 Is The Best One? Hello, I want to buy the playstation 2, and wanted to know which is the best model, because I read in wikipedia that each model has some problem (the last model has low compatibility in the games of psone and some games of ps2 do not work). I wait for its answers

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Roioros Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Argentina Posts: 48	Thanks guys for reply , I use for psone the emulators, and the pcsx2 emu for playstation 2 is too slow for my pc. Then the older models of ps2 are best that the new models (I talk about the compatibility)?. In my country the playstation 3 are TOO expensive. The ps2 is a bad console for buy? (In my house i have only the sega genesis, now is time to change )

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January 29th, 2008	#2 (permalink)
Titus03 かわいいですね。 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: ? (In PAL-area) Posts: 1,120	How do you play your PSOne games? Do you have a PSX/PSOne already or have you chosen emulator? Of course, if there is problems with PS2 games with latest model, you should consider that, too. If earlier version has much better compatibility, you should go for it. I'm not an expert, so let's wait what others will say. (Got 500!) __________________ MY DESKTOP: Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @3.0GHz · ASUS Commando · 4GB DDR2 800MHz RAM EVGA GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB · Corsair 620W 620HX · 4x Seagate 320GB HDD Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum Fatal1ty Champion Windows XP Pro SP3/Ubuntu 9.04 MY LAPTOP: (Toshiba Satellite Pro A300-293) Intel Core2 Duo T5870 @2.0GHz · 4GB DDR2 800MHz RAM ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3470 256MB · 320 GB HDD · Intel HD Audio 24-bit Ubuntu 9.04 Female avatar is turned on.

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Radix865 Symmetric-8-cirtemmyS Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Finland, just below arctic circle. Posts: 3,243	Playstation 2??? Are you sure you don't mean 3? At least I don't know of un-compatability problems with PS2 for PSX games... But the PS3 has problems with PS2 games so I'm just wondering if you somehow made a mistake. __________________ - Soul Eater -

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Radix865 Symmetric-8-cirtemmyS Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Finland, just below arctic circle. Posts: 3,243	Pfff, never knew that... Okay forget my earlier post, was misinformed. But reading that fast it seemed that first versions had problems with laser lenses, but I guess they mean the ancient versions already dusting in museums or smt. But the newer versions have different sets of chips and that seems to cause problems, read more from the page it was rather techinilogical stuff. But I read this all just from the wiki page titus gave so thank him... Just wanted to correct my own mistakes __________________ - Soul Eater -

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Dark Watcher Coffee Demon Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Darkness, Unknown Posts: 2,905	We still have our old faithful SCPH-30001 model pretty much V5/ V6. It has the original case design, still has the I-Link port, plays dual layer discs no prob, and is 7 years old and still playing strong. Consider one if you can find it __________________

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DrGreenThumb Banned Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 103	I cant remember the model # but its def the last of the bigger models that features quiet/silent dvd drive Ive owned three ps2's and that one above had the fastest and quietest loading,and was really nice not hearing it tick with dirty disks

January 29th, 2008	#9 (permalink)
Roioros Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Argentina Posts: 48	Ok, thanks Dark Watcher for the tip, if i could find that model it would be great , the slim ps2 (the last model) is very bad?, because all the shops have the slim version

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22point8 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: UK Posts: 247	Metal Gear Solid VR Missions doesn't work on a fat ps2, apparently other swap disk games don't either, not sure about the slim. __________________ Core 2 Duo E4300 @ 2997mhz (333x9 @1.3250v) (66.5% Overclock, stock voltage), Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro, 2gb PC6400 OCZ Special Ops (5-5-5-12 @ 2.1v) @ (4-4-4-10 @ 2.0v) @ 667mhz, Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 rev 2.0 F13 BIOS, Coolermaster iGreen 430w PSU, Sapphire X1600 pro 256mb DDR2, Samsung SpinPoint 2504C SATA 2, Samsung SH-S183A DVDRW, Vista Ultimate x64 SP1

January 30th, 2008	#12 (permalink)
Roioros Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Argentina Posts: 48	Ah, well, I hope that play 2 that I buy, is not broken fast and lasts long time. Another doubt, the slim have problems with compatibility with ps2 games?

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Roioros Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Argentina Posts: 48	The 3000x gamma then, but is very difficult to find that model

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Toshiro Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Small island in Japan Posts: 822	Version 5 PS2 stable as a rock and has been outfitted under the hood

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Roioros Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Argentina Posts: 48	Ver. 5 too, ok, i will try to find that

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Paratech Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Franklin, Pa Posts: 4,137	How is the 70012 model? That's mine! __________________ -Dreams of getting a new 360 XBOX in 201x. -Current consoles: Playstation 2 and Wii, also has DS/GBA and a PSP 3000 -PC: AMD 5000 2.6 Dual Core, 2GB Ram, 8600 GeForce GT video card, SB Live!, Win XP SP3

January 31st, 2008	#18 (permalink)
Roioros Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Argentina Posts: 48	Paratech, that model is of the ps2 slim, no?, any problem with that model? (I believe that it is the last version of ps2 that Sony put to the market)

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Paratech Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Franklin, Pa Posts: 4,137	That is what I was asking, how are they, mine seems fine, but I was curious about other people's experiences. Yeah I was late to the party! __________________ -Dreams of getting a new 360 XBOX in 201x. -Current consoles: Playstation 2 and Wii, also has DS/GBA and a PSP 3000 -PC: AMD 5000 2.6 Dual Core, 2GB Ram, 8600 GeForce GT video card, SB Live!, Win XP SP3

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Roioros Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Argentina Posts: 48	I read that the slims models (like the 70012 model), it has problems with respect to the compatibility to games of ps1 like also of ps2, i don't know if is true