The rail is the sled. ;) Just different terminology.
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The rail is the sled. ;) Just different terminology.
Alrighty, I did just that. I got a model 7001 off of ebay for $7.99 shipped and I will swap the drives when it gets here. I found a place that sold the lens, but it was $17 plug shipping.Quote:
Originally Posted by 17daysolderthannes
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Originally Posted by evildragon
according to this, you're wrong: http://daedallasers.com/lasers/laser-sleds
according to this, you're absolutely wrong: http://www.cyber-mag.com/station/laserPSX.htm
sled=part that the diode is situated in and moves back and forth
rails=what the sled rides on
lets NOT turn this into the 2 laser DVD/CD player discussion, k?
Ok, well, I can be wrong then, that's all.
PS: Don't bring that up again, ok? Drop it.
EDIT: I cleaned up my own posts.
You two nerds aren't seriously arguing about this, are you?
He started it ;)
Hey, I wasn't the one who took the false jab,..,
It only makes sense that the sled is the lens assembly that "rides" on the rails. But yeah the plastic rails where a bitch on the original PSX.
I've also seen many an article boasting the SCPH-1001's CD Audio quality. Kinda neat except for the fact you have to use a PSX controller as a remote for a CD Player. Still if it rivals even $1000 CD players thats funny!
so I finally brought my PSX home (finally had a chance to clean it and everything) and I have some good news and some bad news to report. The good news is I much prefer the picture to my PS2's, but maybe thats because the S-Video cable on my PS2 is too sharp for playstation games. I also noticed that this system seems to be far more sensitive to scratched discs as games that play fine or with minimal skips on my PS2 will barely play, not play at all, or freeze. I confirmed it is not a bad laser (well, I already determined I have a newer laser than the initial plastic sled model) as I have 2 copies of Need for Speed and one is scratched to hell and one is near mint and the scratched version froze on the intro videos and the near mint version (which is actually an older longbox version vs the newer greatest hits version) played just fine. It also seems that this PSX takes longer to load playstation games than my PS2, which I think has something to do with a faster laser assembly. Nevertheless, it seems to be OK and any problems seemed to have more to do with scratched up games than the playstation itself. On a side note, the GameStop non-dualshock controller I picked to go with it is one of the best playstation controllers I have ever used. The d-pad is almost as good as the Genesis 6-button controller d-pad (though shaped a little different) and the triggers are hinged so that they press with the natural curvature of your fingers. Overall a very solid controller that makes playing non-dualshock games a blast. I took it apart (as I do all my controllers) to clean it and it is surprisingly well built for a 3rd party controller. If you stumble across a GameStop non-dualshock, I recommend you pick it up.
The PS2 has options to load PSX games faster and also an option to smooth the textures on PSX games. It's kinda hidden in one of the "BIOS" screens and you have to press one of the buttons (Triangle or Square I can't remember) to get to the extra options.
I know, but that comparison was for those options not enabled. Unfortunately there are lots of drawbacks to those "enhancements" though as the faster drive access can cause many games to freeze and the "smooth" graphics can create boxes around 2D sprites on many games.Quote:
Originally Posted by MN12BIRD
I don't know much about CD audio player specs, but what makes the SCPH-1001 PlayStation rival high-end CD players of the mid 1990s?
Is this the original PlayStation that came out in Japan in December 1994? (edit: no obviously not) I thought that was SCPH-1000 (edit: yep i was right)
I know the very first Japanese model had S-Video which was removed the next Japanese model and from the first U.S. PlayStations that launched in September 1995 and I had one of those (the first U.S. version) which could do the "swap trick" for playing Japanese games.
SCPH-1000
http://www.mitene.or.jp/~ichiro-u/playstation3.jpg
SCPH-1001
http://i.fosfor.se/i07/070604_2.jpg
I vaguely remember my dad's SCPH-7502 having places for RCA connectors on its mobo.... I may be completely wrong though...
I really don't know either, I think its mostly a myth. Like most first revision systems I find the quality better (like a high def model 1 genesis) overall, but calling it the best CD player ever is likely false. You gotta remember, there are probably only a few people in the world that truly know what a good sounding stereo is supposed to sound like, most people just buy whatever has lots of big numbers on the box and throw it together and it sounds like total ass. Then again, I have yet to hook it up to a significant audio setup (TV built in speakers is hardly hi-fi stereo) to see how it stacks up against my dads goliath sized CD player from the 80's which sounds AMAZING through his Klipsch concert speakers.Quote:
Originally Posted by parallaxscroll
I used to have this model of Playstation (I bought it used). The audio may be great when it's working properly, but mine had issues pretty quick. The audio would skip in many games, unless I turned my system upside-down. FMVs skipped too. Eventually the thing just totally crapped out, and that was my catalyst for buying a PS2.
well, like I said before, mine will even do that if the game is scratched even a little bit. Luckily, however, I have a later model laser since my system was factory refurbished at some point, so hopefully overall it will prove to be a decent system. If not, I'm sure I'll come across a good shape later revision PSX fat and just take the drive from that.Quote:
Originally Posted by j_factor