Just a tip: The drive in Playstation 2 and 3 have been well documented to be sub-standard quality and not made for the continuous spin that DVD movies put on them, I very much recommend against watching movies on any Playstation console. <br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">2009/10/8 Bill Kendrick <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nbs@sonic.net">nbs@sonic.net</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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I have an original Sony PlayStation 2 (model SCPH-30001, NTSC) that we<br>
bought back when the PS2 first came out, back in 2000.<br>
<br>
The drive is starting to fail, I think, which may be repairable.<br>
However, rather than repair it, I decided to just grab the new PS2 slim,<br>
which recently dropped in price down to $99.<br>
<br>
Now, why would anyone -- especially from LUGOD -- be interested in taking<br>
this old PS2 off my hands? Well, being an original PS2, it includes<br>
an "Expansion Bay" in the back, and two USB and an "i.LINK S400" port on<br>
the front. (The latter is apparently Sony's brand name for IEEE 1394,<br>
which most of us probably know as "FireWire" (Apple's name for it).)<br>
<br>
With all this expandability, it's possible to get a hard drive and<br>
run Linux on the thing! (In fact, Sony came to LUGOD back in 2003 to<br>
talk about Sony's own "Linux for the PlayStation 2" kit.<br>
Find slides and photos via: <a href="http://lugod.org/meeting/past/2003.01.07.php" target="_blank">http://lugod.org/meeting/past/2003.01.07.php</a> )<br>
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This is not something I ever did with my PS2, but others in LUGOD have<br>
done it. (Seth brought his PS2 running Linux to some LUGOD hands-on demos<br>
at the Davis Food Co-Op.) And, sadly, Sony doesn't seem to support it<br>
any more. (<a href="http://playstation-linux.com" target="_blank">playstation-linux.com</a> is a squatter site, and searching for<br>
the Linux kit on the <a href="http://playstation.com" target="_blank">playstation.com</a> site brings up no results.)<br>
However, a quick search on eBay found a kit for about US$250.<br>
Pricey, but I'm guessing the kit is rare.<br>
<br>
Now, aside from running Linux on the thing, you can also, obviously,<br>
play PlayStation 2 (and original PlayStation) games, as well as watch<br>
DVD movies. (Region 1, of course.)<br>
<br>
The main difficulty we've had lately is with a brand-new game we got<br>
that's on a blue-colored disc. Another brand-new game with a silver disc<br>
has worked fine every time. And some brand-new (though slightly<br>
toddler-abused) movie DVDs have been finnicky. So your mileage may vary.<br>
And if you want to actually use the thing seriously (watch movies every<br>
night, or play games every day), you might want to go have the drive<br>
looked at.<br>
<br>
For specs and such, see the Wikipedia article on the PS2. Again, it's<br>
the origianl model (not the Slim or poorly-named "PSX" edition).<br>
It looks like this:<br>
<a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/30/PlayStation_2.png" target="_blank">http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/30/PlayStation_2.png</a><br>
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I don't have the stand (for setting it upright, as in the picture above),<br>
or the original box. I probably have the manuals somewhere.<br>
<br>
I've got an 8MB memory card and a wired "Dual Shock 2" controller I<br>
can throw in. I've also got a tentacled multi-system A/V cable<br>
(stereo + composite + S-video) that I might be willing to part with if<br>
you're desparate. (I might need it for the PS2slim, or I might decide<br>
the Dreamcast finally deserves some S-video love.)<br>
<br>
How much am I asking? How about $0.00 or best offer. :)<br>
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-bill!<br>
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