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ActuaryTm Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 Please help an elder member of society here (am considering sending this to my nephew) who hasn't kept up with consoles in the last decade or so. Are there design/hardware changes that make the slim design less preferrable than the original design? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesave Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 it has a built in network adapter. in the previous version, you have to buy a network adapter (~ $20-30) to play online.. The CD is not with tray loading like the one in a computer but "pop up" door. other than that everything else should be the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ActuaryTm Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 it has a built in network adapter. in the previous version, you have to buy a network adapter (~ $20-30) to play online..That's certainly a benefit.The CD is not with tray loading like the one in a computer but "pop up" door.Vis-a-vis, a notebook slim drive likely? That does worry me a bit. Slim drives never seem to be terribly reliable in my experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesave Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 here is a pic of pop up door:http://spug.e-linksoft.com/22a.jpg I am not familiar at all regarding notebook slim drive. (what is it?)Regardless, it shouldn't be a problem. But I highly recommend to lay the ps2 flat, instead of vertical. this is also true for the older version, even thoudh the ads show the console vertically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ActuaryTm Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 I am not familiar at all regarding notebook slim drive. (what is it?)Thank you for the clarification, James. I was thinking more along these lines:http://images10.newegg.com/productimage/27-101-810-02.JPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveSimmons Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 The only drawbacks are that you can't put in a hard drive (only ever used for FF XI?) and the old desgin is easy to find warez modchips for. Since I buy my games and don't care about FF XI, I :heart; my PSTwo. A really cool uncle will also pick up a copy of Katamari Damacy to go with it :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ActuaryTm Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 A really cool uncle will also pick up a copy of Katamari Damacy to go with it :)I can imagine this uncle is going to end up purchasing the "Lee Trevino's Fighting Golf" equivalent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesave Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 then this is what you should get:Hot shot golfit's $29.99 with a $20 mail in gift voucher. (redeem only toward ebgames) I've got a $20 gift voucher that I could sell for $15. pm me if you are interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 I'm considering getting one of these to use as a DVD player and gaming system for when my wife goes back to the states and I'm stuck here. I've already checked, and it is dual voltage which is a big plus. When playing DVDs, is there any problem with playing backup DVDs? My wife will be taking the DVD collection with here, but there are a couple that I would like to have around. I would be greatly appreciative is someone could test it out, or knows of a link. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesave Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 That's a good question, I never realied it myself (since I don't have a dvd burner) it seems like there will could be minor problems of playing backup dvds. (but in gerenal no)http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=124033 may want to try netflix.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 That's a good question, I never realied it myself (since I don't have a dvd burner) it seems like there will could be minor problems of playing backup dvds. (but in gerenal no)http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=124033 may want to try netflix..Netflix isn't such a great deal when you are in Germany. I have a USPS address, but it can take up to 2 weeks for mail to get here. Plus, we have free DVD rentals at the Base library. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesave Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 Netflix isn't such a great deal when you are in Germany. I have a USPS address, but it can take up to 2 weeks for mail to get here. Plus, we have free DVD rentals at the Base library.<homer> do'h! </homer> I forget that you are stationed in germany. do you play console games though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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