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| 98dgreen:
I have only had 1 PS2 go out on me and it was the disk drive not the laser. |
| aliensstudios:
I bought a brand new PS2 at Target in 2010 and it still works great to this day. The only problem is it's one of the last manufactured so it can't use Free McBoot, but other than that it's been steady every time I've turned it on. I never wanted a fat model because I knew how unreliable they were but one of my best buddies has an early PS2 (probably 2001 or 2002) and it still works. I guess it really is just a crapshoot with these systems lasting long-term. I think solid state options are the way to go, especially since some of the mods allow you to use your original discs in conjunction with flash memory |
| oldgamerz:
--- Quote from: oldgamerz on March 31, 2019, 09:09:08 am ---Somehow my used PS2 phat still reads all the different types of discs, and it is one of the vary first models of PlayStation 2. it used to freeze up but a technician fixed the problem. He said he cleaned it and it works fine as far as I know. Because it's been some time since I played it. But I definitely played it quite a bit after it was fixed. I don't know of any PS2 clones or alternatives. PlayStation 3's phat models are iffy I heard when it comes to PS2 games, I heard many stories that the PS3's compatible with PS2 games often overheat and melt to death when used for any length of time :( --- End quote --- I leave all my consoles unplugged and only hook them up, when I want to play them. My PS2 phat according to the shell it's in. Says it is the actually the virgin model of the phat and most notable the one said to cause major problems, so yea I'd say leaving the slims plugged in to a power source is a bad idea, after all. I am sorry to hear how much issue your having with them @bikingjahuty :( not sure but maybe your electric plug in your home is faulty, I am guessing that your PlayStation 2's may be getting short circuited or trolled. Every time I used my N64 at my dads home years ago it would erase my WWF No Mercy cartridge memory as an example. Sometimes even a bad surge protector or power strip or even a bad circuit breaker in your home would be some theories, but only theories |
| bikingjahuty:
--- Quote from: hoshichiri on March 31, 2019, 11:06:55 pm ---Random thought: what's your dust situation like? See, my system had to go in for repair, but my fiancé's launch unit ran so well, by the time the laser started dying the free repair period was long since over. I remember once going to dust his system (I'd read somewhere it helped keep them going), and being shocked at how clean it was compared to my newer unit. We decided it's likely becuase I have pets & he doesn't. Perhaps a geographical or household situation has resulted in higher dust that's clogging up your machines. --- End quote --- Not bad. I do have to dust occasionally, but every time I've cleaned out a console it's never had a ton of dust in it. I honestly feel like my situation just boils down to bad luck and also the PS2 having a well documented history of bad lasers and disk drives since they launched. I'm probably going to do an SSD mod at some point, but in the meantime I am probably going to stockpile PS2s whenever I come across them for cheap as sort of an insurance policy for when the next one breaks, and so on and so on. |
| wartoy:
Sorry to hear about your ps2 problem. Guess I've Been really lucky im still on my original fat system.But I do have a couple extra just in case. |
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