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The designers of PS2 thought of just about everything when it
comes to this system. PS2 can play DVD movies
like the best of them, as well as it has the ability to hook
up things like external hard drives (costly but
it’s an option), digital cameras, videos, VRS (Voice
Recognition Systems), and a bunch more. PS2 also has the
ability to get you onto the Internet, and from what Planet42
hears, when PS3 comes out, you’ll be able to
download things such as firmware for your PS3 (latest updates
for your system), as opposed to always buying a
new system.
Because of all of this, there is no wonder why Sony has sold
over the 85 million units of the original
PlayStation. Sony has done this by catering to people of all
ages and producing a product that everyone has
come to enjoy whether you are a 20 year old cheerleader or a
45 year old programmer. You have to hand it to
Sony, they have done it all and will continue to do what they
do best…pleasing the masses.
Present
Such a beautiful machine…
PlayStation has a storied past and an even brighter future.
You can play loads of games, and the list of titles
that are on the shelves is so long it’s a challenge to keep up
with all of them. The improvements over the
original PS are highly visible. Below is a spec sheet so you
can see what you are getting when you buy a PS2.
Official Specifications of the PlayStation 2
CPU: 128 Bit "Emotion Engine"
System Clock: 300 MHz
System Memory: 32 MB Direct RAMBUS
Memory Bus Bandwidth: 3.2 GB per second
Co-Processor: FPU (Floating Point Multiply Accumulator x 1,
Floating Point Divider x 1)
Vector Units: VU0 and VU1 (Floating Point Multiply Accumulator
x 9, Floating Point Divider x 1)
Floating Point Performance: 6.2 GFLOPS
This could get scary…oh well! Off with the cover!
3D CG Geometric Transformation: 66 million Polygons Per Second
Compressed Image Decoder: MPEG2
Graphics: "Graphics Synthesizer"
Clock Frequency: 150MHz
DRAM Bus bandwidth: 48 GB Per Second
DRAM Bus width: 2560 bits
Pixel Configuration: RGB:Alpha:Z Buffer (24:8:32)
Maximum Polygon Rate: 75 Million Polygons Per Second
Sound: "SPU2+CPU"
Number of voices: ADPCM: 48 channel on SPU2 plus definable by
software
Sampling Frequency: 44.1 KHz or 48 KHz (selectable)
I/O Processor:
CPU Core: Current PlayStation CPU
Clock Frequency: 33.8 MHz or 37.5 MHz (selectable)
Sub Bus: 32 Bit
Interface Types: IEEE1394, Universal Serial Bus (USB)
Communication via PC-Card PCMCIA
Disc Media: DVD-ROM (CD-ROM compatible)
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