PlayStation/PSOne Hardware Buyer's Guide

I think the original PlayStation is one of the best values in retro gaming today. Here's a crash course in the hardware so you know what to look for if you go shopping for one.

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[stuartcwood]

THESE types of videos are fantastic, please keep them up I'd love to see more.. perhaps a look at the N64 or PlayStation 2?

[thatguyontheright]

The CD drives in all Playstations are drop in swappable, meaning with little modification, a PSone drive can fit in a model 1 Playstation. Thats how I have a working original model

[ninjamaster]

great video. saw second revision with cables, controller Gran turismo and another game go for $2.50 at an auction yesterday. no demand for ps1 so easy to get cheap.

[cssplayer]

My childhood ps1 was the model 7501😍😍came with dualshock controllers and i also used gameshark with the port on the back

[krimstahgalaxy]

completely underrated i hope your channel gets bigger!!

[ViewtifulSam]

Good video. I'd love to see this kind of guide for other systems if possible.
And great channel, by the way! Great content and excellent quality overall. Watched a couple videos and subscribed right away.

[Shu_BLN]

This video was just what I was looking for! Brilliant! Subscribed! :)

[cruststuffer]

I got one at a convention with a memory card cables and controller for $20

[alexj]

Great guide, very comprehensive. In the market for one in 2020.

[rashid]

Or you can buy a PS2, it plays PSX and PS2 games, and you will save a lot of money and space of getting 2 consoles. Not to mention PS2 memory cards hold a lot more storage if I am not mistaken.

[Naitrio]

I'd say the 5000 / 7000 models are the best if you don't care about the dedicated composite ports and want a good optical drive. However they are extremely easy to replace if you have an original unit.

[starpier]

I have at home all models except the original one. I must say that also the revisions still have problems with the laser after a while and require to be played upside down which only temporarily solves the problem. My PS One is for the time being proving the most reliable of the lot.

[josecoon-adams]

Hey, I got a OG playstation and 50 games, I love it! About 2000, I had a N64, I got bored with it, I wanted a playstation. I had a PS Classic, ok it was a letdown, so I ordered a playstation from ebay, and 50 games, and damn it's awesome!

[rainsspark]

I own two of the original playstation the one without the rca cable. Kinda sad when both the laser lens stopped working when I was still young. Always wanted to fix those two.

[smokingunclefrank]

Old video but still great have both versions and a lot of games it's the best bang for my buck

[dw]

I’ve modded my ps1 1001 with new laser mm3 mod chip and blue led instead of green

[supbro]

My dad and I found his ps1 at my grandparents and we kept it their to play one, so then later i went to a flea market and i got another ps1 with the power plug and an original controller to play at our house for $15 bucks not to bad of a deal

[martinalvares]

region lock doesn't stand a chance if you install a modchip on the console I have an American ps1 and it can play Japanese and European games with no problems but you'll need a PAL to NTSC software switch because your TV still is region locked

[javierortiz]

Great video as always, and one that particularly interests me as the PSX and PS2 are the only two big retroconsoles absent in my collection. Any advise on how to test the reliability on the laser lenses?, it would suck to buy one with a faulty laser.

[javierortiz]

@Brokenman TV: I'm tired of giving that explanation but here it goes again. Back in '95-'96 the Super Nintendo was refered as the SNES, the Genesis was... well, the Genesis, the Nintendo 64 was the N64 and the Playstation was refered as the PSX, that name stuck in the back of our minds back then and you can see it on older reviews like on Gamepro magazines, the modified version of the PS2 wasn't even a real thing until well into the 2000's. Still is a matter of preference how you call it.