The future of PS2

[Pestilence3]

Hey guys, i'm gonna buy a PS2 soon. So, what will the future holds for me? Maximum pleasure? Check. Flunk in exams. Hopefully not. Socializing skills down 50%. Check. Anymore?

Seriously, what should I get in addtion to buy PS2? What's with the S-Video thingy? Is it better than the normal AV cable (White Red Yellow cable)? Which chanel in my tv should I use for S-Video? I'm a newbie to PS2 here so any helping hand would be grateful.

Finally, my dream of getting a PS2 will soon be a reality. Of course, I'm gonna play it during my semester break only and during weekends. Or is it??? :P

Pray-stat-ION 2 yeah!

[Galway no Sora]

There are so may accessories for PS2, HDD, Keyboard, Mouse, DVD remote control, Network Adapter...etc. Buy that you'll use on gaming only. Such a Network adapter will spoil your money, but HDD 40GB will be nice [if you want to play FFXI]

VGA box ! You'll be able to play the PS2 with you PC monitor just like me :eek:

[Kane]

OK:
Iy you want the best quality, get a VGA adaptor for it so you can use it on your monitor.
If you don't wanna do that, and your TV supports S-Video, S-Video is significantly crisper.

[Generic Ninja]

If your TV has a free SCART cable (looks has lot of holes and is somewhat rectangular) BUY NOW a Logic3 golden SCART cable, it would increase significantly the image quality!

[zerocopy]

dont buy yet, rumor has it all 3 major console's (ps2,xbox,gamecube) are gonna have a price slash, if one console begins to drop it's price other will follow to eliminate the risk of harder competition. Just take your time and wait....

p.s the ps2 is a nice choice!! have fun and good luck with it.

[Puero]

>dont buy yet, rumor has it all 3 major console's (ps2,xbox,gamecube) are gonna have a price slash, if one console begins to drop it's price other will follow to eliminate the risk of harder competition. Just take your time and wait....

thats good to know cuz i was gonna buy one too but i don't want a bunch of extra stuff at all just wutever i need to play games and maybe watch sum DVD's

[Raiden1803]

X-box already did. It droped from $500(I THINK, when it first came out) to $199, thats why im glad i wated for my x-box

[zerocopy]

it will drop to 150 u.s dollars in this coming months. If only you waited a little bit longer.

[Galway no Sora]

Well, how much the PS2 price in your country guys? Me here around $230 with :

- PS2 console
- 5 DVD games
- 2 dual shock pad
- 1 memcard 8MB

[Hanamichi]

That's a pretty good deal IMO. I got mine for $780 with 3 games, 2 dual shock controllers and 1 mem card back in 2001. 60Hz US NTSC version though, since I cant understand Japanese, and so it costed more in my place.

Well prices may be lower after a while, but if its the holidays youre buying your PS2 for and you need not sell an arm to get it I say shoot. :grin:

edit: I think the PS2 may cause some eye sores, loss of concentration and memory, more instant/fast food in you home and rattling hands.

[Galway no Sora]

edit: I think the PS2 may cause some eye sores, loss of concentration and memory, more instant/fast food in you home and rattling hands

Damn right! Same here too

[Boltzmann]

Greetings,

I'm still a long way from buying a PS2 (or a X-Box). The prices are still too high on Brazil (R$ 1.500,00 - the price of a good computer). I'll have to wait some more... The PS1 is still selling very well here, the prince dropped only in 2001 (they even sell the Sega Master System in many stores).

Live long and prosper.

[Raiden1803]

I think the only problem you might have though is with your controllers, i'v seen people buy controllers after a month of geting a new one. it happened to me all the time. and their 30F***IN bucks each, So you just might want to be careful Someones not trying to sell you one of the old ones from the first waves. THOSE where jacked. and i think some of them are still being sold, theirs really know way to tell right away if its having problems.

[Pestilence3]

Actually, I wanted to buy the PS2 coz mainly for my b'day . I BUY my own present here. Just saved quite some money to achieve my dream of owning a PS2.

[Galway no Sora]

Actually, I wanted to buy the PS2 coz mainly for my b'day. I BUY my own present here

Wow, I wish I could be you. /me buying PS2 just to play FFX [silly]

[Kazuya Mishima]

Here in Mexico you get a ps2 and one controller for $300 dollars thats why a lot of people i know have asked some friend to buy it in the states. ($220 with the games is not very comparable to what we get here).

[carnage179]

Originally posted by Generic Ninja
If your TV has a free SCART cable (looks has lot of holes and is somewhat rectangular) BUY NOW a Logic3 golden SCART cable, it would increase significantly the image quality!

I've never heard of those. Must be new. How does the picture quality compare to S-Video?

[Kane]

>I've never heard of those. Must be new. How does the picture quality compare to S-Video?

SCART is a european A/V soloution which contains support for most different A/V standards. With various adaptors you can connect S-Video, compostie or whatever through it. It also has an auto-switching pin, si if the device you are using supports SCART, when you turn it on and it is plugged up to a TV, the TV automaticaly switches to the appropriate channel.

[Puero]

it's still somwhere around $300 Canadian i think and i'm not sure wut it comes with i just wanna buy so i can watch DVDs in my room and play legaia 2 and def jam vendetta

[Player-X]

RM833.00
1 PS2
A fully booterble mod Chip preinstalled(Everything from CDs-DVD9s)
20DVD games
2 Controllers
2 Memcards
1 Voided Warranty