Home-made Portable PlayStation 2 205

Posted by timothy on Monday November 22, 2004 @10:09PM from the because-he-wanted-to dept.

astrokid writes "This guy has created a portable PlayStation 2, complete with screen. Just in time for Christmas!" Definitely for the post-model-rockets hobbyist.

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Remember (Score:5, Insightful)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday November 22, 2004 @10:13PM (#10894451)

Kids don't like homemade versions of real stuff. Your kid doesn't want a homemade skateboard, or a homemade Playstation 2. They want to be like all of their friends.

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- Re:Remember (Score:3, Insightful)
  
  by WhatAmIDoingHere ( 742870 ) * writes:
  
  No other kid will have a hand-held PS2.
- Re:Remember (Score:2, Interesting)
  
  by n0tt00elite ( 832211 ) writes:
  
  If your kid's a nerd they might. Besides how many of their friends can say they built their system? I would kill to have one of those (I know I could make one, but I don't feel like it...).
- Re:Remember (Score:3, Insightful)
  
  by mordors9 ( 665662 ) writes:
  
  I agree with you. This is a project for the geeky thrill of doing it. The only kid that will like it would be older kids that are showing their future geekiness.
- Re:Remember (Score:4, Insightful)
  
  by Karma Star ( 549944 ) writes: on Monday November 22, 2004 @10:51PM (#10894681) Journal
  
  Kids don't like homemade versions of real stuff because you let them sit in front of the TV all day, absorbing ads. Turn the TV off, give a kid a couple of plastic bags and a ball of yarn and watch them create stuff.
  
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  - Re:Remember (Score:5, Insightful)
    
    by Cryptnotic ( 154382 ) * writes: on Monday November 22, 2004 @10:55PM (#10894709)
    
    Turn the TV off, give a kid a couple of plastic bags and a ball of yarn and watch them create stuff.
    
    Either that or they will put the plastic bags over their heads and tie the yarn around their necks.
    
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    - Re:Remember (Score:2)
      
      by Mold ( 136317 ) writes:
      
      It's a win-win situation!
    - Re:Remember (Score:2)
      
      by 0racle ( 667029 ) writes:
      
      Either way, we're all better off.
    - - Re:Remember (Score:2)
        
        by Cryptnotic ( 154382 ) * writes:
        
        I think you are ether one person or in kahoots.
        
        Nope. I would have suggested giving the kids a box of strike anywhere matches.
        
        Re:Remember (Score:2)
        
        by kin_korn_karn ( 466864 ) writes:
        
        and some tennis balls, and a drill. homemade flashbangs! fun
  - Re:Remember (Score:2)
    
    by NanoGator ( 522640 ) writes:
    
    " Turn the TV off, give a kid a couple of plastic bags and a ball of yarn and watch them create stuff. "
    
    Like a rebellious teenager?
  - Re:Remember (Score:3, Informative)
    
    by Cpt_Kirks ( 37296 ) writes:
    
    My boys want used toys...so they can take them and make other stuff.
    
    My first grader makes toys out of cardboard and tape (miles of tape, I have to hide tape).
    
    My fifth grader has moved from taking old electronics apart for the hell of it to making breadboard circuits.
    
    They both get together and make toy electric cars out of cardboard, motors and wheels. They have cleaned out my stock of switches and battery holders and are now hitting allelectronics.com and rat shack.
- Re:Remember (Score:1, Interesting)
  
  by Anonymous Coward writes:
  
  I must have been a strange kid...in elementary I loved when my mother and I would make toys (they were usually not safety perverted and way cooler than that plastic-type nerf crap the other kids had)
  - Re:Remember (Score:1, Funny)
    
    by Anonymous Coward writes:
    
    Remember when you helped put a joy buzzer inside a cigar tube? Did you work out what it was for yet?
- Re:Remember (Score:4, Insightful)
  
  by Citizen Gold ( 540740 ) * writes: on Monday November 22, 2004 @10:56PM (#10894723) Homepage Journal
  
  They want to be like all of their friends.
  
  Shoot them now.
  
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this guy is great (Score:5, Interesting)

by Internet_Communist ( 592634 ) writes: on Monday November 22, 2004 @10:14PM (#10894459) Homepage

I actually check his page pretty frequently for his mods. You should check out his portable NES and the vagabond atari, they're some of his smallest ones and are quite impressive. That PS2 one is not exactly pocket-sized...but still impressive none the less.

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bo more boringness (Score:1, Funny)

by coreprime ( 832502 ) writes:

Yay no more boooorring road trips !
- Re:bo more boringness (Score:1)
  
  by sailforsingapore ( 833339 ) writes:
  
  On a trip several years ago, a friend figured out how to rig up a portable DVD player to their Gamecube and make it relitively portable. I thought it would be the most awesome thing ever...but there is NOTHING more annoying than hearing a game full blast, complete with player feedback, while trying to sleep.
- Re:bo more boringness (Score:2)
  
  by kesuki ( 321456 ) writes:
  
  hey, if you want ps2 on the road, this hack is a bit more than required. A portable TV and the PS2 can be run off a DC/AC converter, thus allowing you to play PS2 games at the cost of loosing a few MPG off your fuel efficiency! just don't suddenly turn off that engine, because your power will be cut off and if you didn't save your game will be lost...
  - Re:bo more boringness (Score:3, Informative)
    
    by PedanticSpellingTrol ( 746300 ) writes:
    
    AC converter!? Pheh to your inefficiencies. The Gamecube can run straight 12v DC from the lighter outlet.
    |\|i|\|73|\||)0 Ru135 J000 4641|\| !!!!!
    /lame attempt at truthful humor
    - Re:bo more boringness (Score:4, Informative)
      
      by SpookyFish ( 195418 ) writes: on Tuesday November 23, 2004 @01:31AM (#10895630)
      
      Yeah, that's great, just wonderful. The gamecube can do that *only* because it uses a wall-wart style power supply, which are annoying as *^&#.
      
      I, for one, far prefer the power supply being inside the box. It would be trivial to modify a PS2 to bypass/replace the power supply and work off a 12v feed.
      
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Also at ClassicGaming.com (Score:5, Informative)

by calibanDNS ( 32250 ) writes: <{brad_staton} {at} {hotmail.com}> on Monday November 22, 2004 @10:16PM (#10894475)

This wonderful mod is also covered at Classic Gaming [classicgaming.com]. They have links to several consoles that have been turned into portables, including the famouse Playstation and SNES conversions.

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- Re:Also at ClassicGaming.com (Score:2, Interesting)
  
  by Doppler00 ( 534739 ) writes:
  
  I might get modded down for saying this, but I've never been very impressed with any of these "mods". They essentially just take apart a mini color TV, and a game console, reconnect the wires, and stuff it in a different shapped box. Sure, it's a great achivement and all, but I don't really consider these mods in the computer/hacker sense.
  
  A true portable mod would be creating a new hardware system from scratch, and emulating the original system %100 perfectly. Of course, this would take a different technic
  - Re:Also at ClassicGaming.com (Score:3, Insightful)
    
    by Binary Boy ( 2407 ) writes:
    
    Which part of "mod" don't you understand? What you describe would simply not be a mod.
- Re:Also at ClassicGaming.com (Score:2)
  
  by bhtooefr ( 649901 ) writes:
  
  The site that the /. article linked to is the guy's new site. What you're linking to is his old site that still covers the news, but more and more is moving to the new site.
nice... (Score:5, Insightful)

by toxickiwi ( 799307 ) writes: on Monday November 22, 2004 @10:17PM (#10894483)

That is awsome... it's always nice to see some people with a bit on imagination and talent... maybe Sony (or MS) should give him a job.

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- Naaaaaah (Score:1)
  
  by E IS mC(Square) ( 721736 ) writes:
  
  me thinks the guy is cool without working for the big corporations... he can keep his creative juice flowing this way, or he will end up commenting on ./ - like you, err.. and me..
  - Re:Naaaaaah (Score:4, Funny)
    
    by Saeed al-Sahaf ( 665390 ) writes: on Monday November 22, 2004 @10:52PM (#10894690) Homepage
    
    me thinks the guy is cool without working for the big corporations... he can keep his creative juice flowing this way, or he will end up commenting on ./ - like you, err.. and me..
    Then again, he could go to work for Sony and in a few years when you and me are still working 9 to 5 (or whatever), he will be picking out the hard wood floor in his place on The Sound, and thinking of taking a dip in the hot tub.
    
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    - Re:Naaaaaah (Score:3, Interesting)
      
      by mmkkbb ( 816035 ) writes:
      
      pshaw, i'll bet working for sony is more like working for EA than working for donald trump
Mirrordot (Score:2, Informative)

by b0lt ( 729408 ) writes:

Mirrordot link [mirrordot.org] in case it gets /.'d
- Re:Mirrordot (Score:1, Funny)
  
  by Anonymous Coward writes:
  
  Mirrordot link in case it gets /.'d
  Thanks a lot, Karma Whore.
- Re:Mirrordot (Score:4, Informative)
  
  by Peyna ( 14792 ) writes: on Monday November 22, 2004 @10:47PM (#10894639) Homepage
  
  Be nice if the mirror actually had more than the first page....
  
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- Re:Mirrordot (Score:1)
  
  by entrigant ( 233266 ) writes:
  
  Hmm mirrordot doesn't seem to edit links to point to itself. The poor guys account has been suspended too.
- In case it gets slashdotted? Ha! (Score:4, Funny)
  
  by NotQuiteReal ( 608241 ) writes: on Monday November 22, 2004 @11:12PM (#10894808) Journal
  
  Here is exactly what slashdotting looks like, in this case:
  
  account suspended
  
  Your account has been suspended. We have sent you an email explaining why. This email should also contain information on how you can unsuspend your account.
  
  lol
  
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- - What I get for not pressing "Preview" (Score:5, Informative)
    
    by BSDevil ( 301159 ) writes: on Monday November 22, 2004 @10:53PM (#10894696) Journal
    
    Coral'ed at http://www.benheck.com.nyud.net:8090/Games/PS2p%20 1.htm [nyud.net].
    
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    - Re:What I get for not pressing "Preview" (Score:2)
      
      by 42forty-two42 ( 532340 ) writes:
      
      It's missing some images on pages 2+...
    - Re:What I get for not pressing "Preview" (Score:3, Interesting)
      
      by Geoffreyerffoeg ( 729040 ) writes:
      
      Unfortunately, the cache seems to have picked up on the "Account Suspended" notice and dropped the original article....
a plus, and a minus (Score:2, Insightful)

by sailforsingapore ( 833339 ) writes:

Once again proving the usefulness of the Li ion battery. The only problem I can forsee is the potential for one more method of annoying neighbour on long flights. Portable DVD players with external speakers used to be my pet-peev...but I can only imagine what it would be like to having someone playing Madden next to me for hours on end.
- Re:a plus, and a minus (Score:5, Funny)
  
  by asliarun ( 636603 ) writes: on Monday November 22, 2004 @10:27PM (#10894536)
  
  .but I can only imagine what it would be like to having someone playing Madden next to me for hours on end.
  Maddening, perhaps?
  
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  - Re:a plus, and a minus (Score:1)
    
    by sailforsingapore ( 833339 ) writes:
    
    *rimshot*
    ...*grin*
  - Re:a plus, and a minus (Score:1)
    
    by cicatrix1 ( 123440 ) writes:
    
    haha. Where are mod points when you really need 'em?
- - Re:a plus, and a minus (Score:2)
    
    by bhtooefr ( 649901 ) writes:
    
    No, no, no! He's running it off of a 9V 5400mAH (IIRC) LiIon battery. It's not AAs.
Bah... (Score:5, Funny)

by LewsTherinKinslayer ( 817418 ) writes: <lewstherinkinslayer@gmail.com> on Monday November 22, 2004 @10:25PM (#10894525) Homepage

After flipping through the site, and looking at the construction images, I noticed that he has integrated the controller into the unit. Interesting, but makes one thought come to mind:

Its almost as big as the original xbox controller.

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- Re:Bah... (Score:2)
  
  by HybridJeff ( 717521 ) writes:
  
  Whats evreyone got against the original XBOX controller? I like it, my hands are what Id call normal sized, and evreything is comfortable and accessable.
  - Re:Bah... (Score:3, Funny)
    
    by Hott of the World ( 537284 ) writes:
    
    You Know what they say! [penny-arcade.com]
  - Re:Bah... (Score:2)
    
    by be-fan ( 61476 ) writes:
    
    My handes are pretty big, and even I find the original XBox controller uncomfortable.
- Re:Bah... (Score:3, Insightful)
  
  by Firehawke ( 50498 ) writes:
  
  ...except it seems he removed the analog buttons from the design, which will make it impossible to play MGS2, MGS3, or Ridge Racer 5 properly, and probably a few more games I can't think of off the top of my head.
  
  He probably didn't realize how potentially bad a move it was considering he only has two GTA titles.
  - Re:Bah... (Score:3, Informative)
    
    by databyss ( 586137 ) writes:
    
    He didn't remove any buttons.
    
    the directional pad is still there, the two analog sticks are there.
    
    The R1/R2 and L1/R2 are on the back of the box.
    - Re:Bah... (Score:2)
      
      by wheany ( 460585 ) writes:
      
      I think he meant that he made all the buttons digital. All the buttons on the PS2 controller, except start and select, are analog. I didn't read the article, I just looked at the pretty pictures, so I don't know.
  - Re:Bah... (Score:2)
    
    by glesga_kiss ( 596639 ) writes:
    
    He probably didn't realize how potentially bad a move it was considering he only has two GTA titles.
    Ironically, they (GTA) are some of the few games I own that actually use the analogue buttons. For example, with X lightly pressed you can cruise at a law-abiding pace, push harder and you go flat out.
Blast from the past (Score:4, Funny)

by Stephen Samuel ( 106962 ) writes: <samuel@@@bcgreen...com> on Monday November 22, 2004 @10:28PM (#10894542) Homepage Journal

I remember looking at doing something vaguely similar with a Radio Shack Color Computer back in 1983. but using a 3" color TV and a motorcycle battery. The whole thing would have fit in something the size of a briefcase, weighed a few pounds and had about as much computing power as a high-end watch.
Needless to say I prefer the newer technology.

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He goes to all that trouble... (Score:5, Funny)

by damiam ( 409504 ) writes: on Monday November 22, 2004 @10:30PM (#10894554)

And he only owns two PS2 games, which he doesn't even know the names of?

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Oh! The irony! (Score:5, Funny)

by Dan East ( 318230 ) writes: on Monday November 22, 2004 @10:33PM (#10894568) Journal

And here's an in-game photo. Sorry the only 2 PS2 games I have are both called Grand Theft Auto something, so it kind of limits the pictures I can take.

The one person on the face of the planet with a PS2 portable appears to be the least likely to use it!

Dan East

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- Re:Oh! The irony! (Score:2, Funny)
  
  by gazz ( 101967 ) writes:
  
  ....he could mount it on a car's steering wheel, fire up GTA, and try some Reality Morphing....
  
  or not
Impressive hacking... (Score:2, Interesting)

by bpd1069 ( 57573 ) writes:

They guy has surely mastered the art of tinkering... I even get the feeling he is not going to be keeping that new portable for long... it is listed in his FOR SALE section, just email him and make him an offer...
- Re:Impressive hacking... (Score:2)
  
  by Tenebrious1 ( 530949 ) writes:
  
  They guy has surely mastered the art of tinkering...
  
  Mastered? Maybe, but I kinda think having a 2D CAD program and access to a computer assisted 60w laser cutting machine kinda moves him from "tinkerer" to "professional". A master tinkerer would have drawn everything out on a chalkboard and whipped up a case from cut up soda cans and plywood.
Wow! (Score:2)

by GothChip ( 123005 ) writes:

I think that is just about the best mod I've ever seen.

I wonder what the battery life is like?
- Battery life (Score:1)
  
  by nxtr ( 813179 ) writes:
  
  If you're going to take that anywhere, you must make sure that there are electric outlets installed every ten feet.
- Re:Wow! (Score:2, Informative)
  
  by Anonymous Coward writes:
  
  5400 mAhour battery / 1.9 amp power usage = 2.84 hrs
  - Re:Wow! (Score:5, Funny)
    
    by MayonakaHa ( 562348 ) writes: <mayonakaha@NosPaM.gmail.com> on Tuesday November 23, 2004 @02:30AM (#10895878) Journal
    
    Does anyone else find it rather sad that he can hack together a portable PS2 system with equal or better battery life than Sony's official PSP?
    
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Design flaw (Score:5, Interesting)

by pbaer ( 833011 ) writes: on Monday November 22, 2004 @10:38PM (#10894595)

Anyone else see the probelm with having the buttons way up in the corner away from the joy sticks?

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- Re:Design flaw (Score:5, Funny)
  
  by BasilBrush ( 643681 ) writes: on Monday November 22, 2004 @10:55PM (#10894711)
  
  Anyone else see the probelm with having the buttons way up in the corner away from the joy sticks?
  No.
  Regards,
  Shiva
  
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  - - Re:Design flaw (Score:2)
      
      by BasilBrush ( 643681 ) writes:
      
      Perhaps you meant Kali?
      No. I'm a man.
      http://www.heb.gov.sg/hinduonline/images/04-shiva2 .jpg
Ebay? (Score:1)

by comwiz56 ( 447651 ) writes:

From the article: "Sorry the only 2 PS2 games I have are both called Grand Theft Auto something".

If he's not going to use it, I imagine he could put it up on ebay and pull in a fair amount.
- Re:Ebay? (Score:2)
  
  by bhtooefr ( 649901 ) writes:
  
  http://www.benheck.com/Games/Portables%20For%20Sal e.htm
  
  It's for sale. Just make an offer, and he'll consider it. I'm not going to bother, as he spends a good bit of money on his portables ;-)
  
  IIRC, the PSp was about $500 in build costs (from his site), and this used more expensive stuff.
LCD screens for projects (Score:3, Informative)

by nolife ( 233813 ) writes: on Monday November 22, 2004 @10:44PM (#10894625) Homepage Journal

You can get decent LCD screens from www.partsexpress.com. No need to hack a portable DVD player. In the past they've had quite a few choices, it appears they only have one model [partsexpress.com] showing online right now.

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- Re:LCD screens for projects (Score:2, Funny)
  
  by Creepy Crawler ( 680178 ) writes:
  
  Eww..
  
  www.partsexpress can be read as either:
  
  "parts express" or "part sex press".
  
  After knowing of other domain-crashing pr0n sites.. I hate to know what it is.
Down (Score:1)

by WillySilly ( 820584 ) writes:

It seems to have been /.'ed right now
Whoops, sorry guys. (Score:3, Funny)

by Leroy_Brown242 ( 683141 ) writes: on Monday November 22, 2004 @10:46PM (#10894635) Homepage Journal

I viewed the first page, then by the second page it was broken. So I guess I broke it.

**Hangs his head in shame**

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- Re:Whoops, sorry guys. (Score:1)
  
  by Electroly ( 708000 ) writes:
  
  If it makes you feel better, his account got suspended *while* I was loading the main page. Half the graphics didn't load. I reloaded the page -- whoops! Account suspended. :-)
Account Suspended (Score:1)

by pmazer ( 813537 ) writes:

Ouch
- Don't run you web site on a portable ps2 (Score:3, Funny)
  
  by acomj ( 20611 ) writes:
  
  ...
  
  See, there is a moral
ouch, the pain of slashdotting his site (Score:1)

by DarkTempes ( 822722 ) writes:

account suspended Your account has been suspended. We have sent you an email explaining why. This email should also contain information on how you can unsuspend your account. anyone got the cache + pictures?
- Re:ouch, the pain of slashdotting his site (Score:2)
  
  by sik0fewl ( 561285 ) writes:
  
  Uh-oh.. I sure hope it's not sending an email for every hit it gets.. we'll slashdot his email as well.
Server is dead (Score:4, Informative)

by Djupblue ( 780563 ) writes: on Monday November 22, 2004 @10:47PM (#10894647)

Mirrordot link:
http://www.mirrordot.org/stories/b6b859a6452a7cbd8 1986d9ba172b231/index.html [mirrordot.org]

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- Is there a similar mirror for the 2nd page? (Score:2, Redundant)
  
  by mark-t ( 151149 ) writes:
  
  Because the link at the bottom to page 2 of the article goes right back to the suspended account.
bandwidth limit exceeded (Score:4, Informative)

by Sparr0 ( 451780 ) writes: <sparr0@gmail.com> on Monday November 22, 2004 @10:48PM (#10894650) Homepage Journal

vDeck (his host) just suspended him, for exceeding his bandwidth allotment I am sure.

google cache link should be easy to find, but I am lazy so here is a different one [64.233.179.104]

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- Re:bandwidth limit exceeded (Score:2)
  
  by MyDixieWrecked ( 548719 ) writes:
  
  vDeck is actually the admin program for iPowerWeb (his real host).
although impossible (Score:4, Funny)

by Striker770S ( 825292 ) writes: on Monday November 22, 2004 @10:50PM (#10894675) Journal

... the next step in their construction is to make an x-box controller able to fit in ones hand!

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wrong (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes:

I got a homemade skateboard as a kid and it was totally rad. All the other skaters at skool were possing but I had a true work of art.

And wouldn't it be freaking cooler to take the PlayStation 2 to the next level of radness?
Can't access the site (Score:1)

by ExHGamer ( 833333 ) writes:

"account suspended Your account has been suspended. We have sent you an email explaining why. This email should also contain information on how you can unsuspend your account." SlashSonydoted
PSP (Score:2, Funny)

by Muspell ( 833299 ) writes:

I've heard Sony are actually working on a portable playstation already, and games are being developed as we speak; i know someone who is an artist for a company in here who are developing games for it at the moment. it's all very hush hush...
- - Re:PSP (Score:2)
    
    by geminidomino ( 614729 ) * writes:
    
    PSP isn't a portable playstation if I can't drop "Vandal Hearts" in it and play on the go (as I was hoping for back when it was more hype than proof).
    
    It's just yet another overpriced handheld kitchen sink. =\
The most disturbing thing... (Score:2, Funny)

by gkuz ( 706134 ) writes:

Well, appalling, maybe ... from reading TFA. The schmuck drinks Miller. Bleh!
Site down? Cached link... (Score:4, Informative)

by anethema ( 99553 ) writes: on Tuesday November 23, 2004 @12:03AM (#10895164) Homepage

Coral Cached link.. [nyud.net]

Not sure if its been posted yet but i didnt find it..Coral got most of it, only a couple images missing.

Hurry and see! might be swithcing to cache the suspended link any time! :D

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Portable Display (Score:2)

by PedanticSpellingTrol ( 746300 ) writes:

I've been wanting to do something like this for a while but it's hell finding those tiny LCDs in a retail channel. Does anyone know where he's getting his from?
Why doesnt sony do this? (Score:2)

by jonwil ( 467024 ) writes:

Why doesnt sony (with all their laptop, consumer electronics, game console & DVD experience) produce a device that is basicly a portable DVD player with PS2 guts.
It would be able to play PS2 games AND PS1 games AND all different kinds of DVDs.

I think it would be a VERY hot seller. And with sony's experience in making portable devices like laptops I am sure they can find a way to get something resembling decent battery life out of this. Heck, they could make a car version like those car DVD players you
- - Re:Why doesnt sony do this? (Score:2)
    
    by jonwil ( 467024 ) writes:
    
    Another thing that occured to me is that if Sony was to do this, some of their software developers (i.e. those who have made PS2 games) might turn around and get upset that these PS2 games can be played on a first party portable device from sony with no changes whatsoever. (especially if that same company is working on games for other portables and stands to loose money because of it)
Somebody at Nokia, please hire this guy ! (Score:2)

by S3D ( 745318 ) writes:

May be with his help Nokia will be able to break a line of ugly smartphones and N-Gage 2 will have sane design from start...
guy spends 3 seasons making portable ps2... (Score:2)

by iamhassi ( 659463 ) writes:

i miss being single... *sigh*
Analog Buttons. Killing the system? (Score:2)

by bludstone ( 103539 ) writes:

Doing this doesn't allow the buttons themselves to have analog function anymore, just on/off... What? You didn't know they were analog? They are! No, really! VERY useful you know!

Sarcasm drip drip.

Uhm, there _are_ several games that use the analog function in the buttons. Removing that is going to KILL gameplay for a lot of games.

Like, say, madden, or prince of persia, just to start. This step of the hack pretty much kills the system's playability for many games.

Not to be rude or anything, but, yes, th
- Re:What about the new PS2? (Score:3, Informative)
  
  by Xshare ( 762241 ) writes:
  
  RTFA: He used the new PS2 to make it. His portable is much smaller than it, integrates a screen and a controller.
  - Re:What about the new PS2? (Score:1)
    
    by xstonedogx ( 814876 ) writes:
    
    I RTFA. Where does it say the portable is "much smaller" than the new PS2?
    
    I'm looking at a picture of the portable, and it doesn't look smaller to me. In fact, it looks larger and considerably thicker than a new PS2.
    
    The guy is good, but I doubt even he can add components to a new PS2 and still manage to save space, even if he chucked unnecessary network and video connectors, et cetera.
- - Re:PS2 (Score:3, Insightful)
    
    by Grey_14 ( 570901 ) writes:
    
    Right, lets rephrase that, Anyone have a WORKING mirror? With more than the first 2 pages?
- Re:Who here besides me... (Score:2, Interesting)
  
  by CsiDano ( 807071 ) writes:
  
  It's not the fact that it's cool to own, it's the idea that there are people out there who would spend the time to answer the challenge. What one constructs does not necessarily need purpose, or be cool all that matters is this guy did something that many can't, for lack of knowledge or technical skill. Simply he did it because he can. Many inventions came from tinkering, better use of a product came from modding or hacking. This guys owns a portable PS2 before the portable PS2 came on the market.
- Re:All the more impressive... (Score:2)
  
  by geminidomino ( 614729 ) * writes:
  
  Does it play PS2 games, or are the games a smaller disc/cartridge/form factor/whatever?
  
  Like I said above, if it doesn't play the existing games, it's not a portable PS2, it's a portable game system in the playstation line.
  
  The two aren't the same thing.
  - Re:All the more impressive... (Score:2)
    
    by bhtooefr ( 649901 ) writes:
    
    The PSP isn't going to be compatible.
    
    However, the "portable" PStwo is identical in function to a PS2 with broadband adaptor.
    
    It was also used in this PS2p.
- - Re:Battery Life, etc. (Score:2)
    
    by imsabbel ( 611519 ) writes:
    
    Er. 1.9A is quite a lot for these small LiIon cells, so there should be a lot of additional power be lost due to internal resistance.
    I doubt you can get more than 2-3 Ah out of them at that current...
  - Re:Battery Life, etc. (Score:2)
    
    by bhtooefr ( 649901 ) writes:
    
    Keep in mind, that's probably the CLASSIC PS2, not the newer PStwo, which this guy used.
- - Re:Absolutely useless for loads of good games (Score:2)
    
    by bhtooefr ( 649901 ) writes:
    
    That's fairly common knowledge now...
    
    I, myself, when playing a PS2 racing game, have to find an old PS1 controller (fully compatible, FWIW - and the PS1 controllers have digital buttons, so I don't get blisters when flooring it).

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