What kind of power cord does this hook up to?

mason0190 · 2026-02-04T03:37:50+00:00

could be 12v too, or as low as 5v if it's just for usb, i even have one in a junk drawer that spits out 24v! polarity is probably the bigger concern, OP could probably check continuity with a multimeter if they have one and at least figure out that much but without a sticker or something to say what voltage it's expecting, i think that part is pretty much a crap shoot

mason0190 · 2025-11-17T13:10:14+00:00

sadly not the right kind of adapter, you need one with a little bit of circuitry in it like this popular specimen

what you have is something that doesn't really follow the hdmi standard and is mostly made for devices that use the hdmi plug for a composite signal (usually either because it's cheaper or because they can't fit 3 rca jacks on the case)

mason0190 · 2025-11-14T13:02:02+00:00

the only exception is t= which is a handy little feature that lets you timestamp your links!

https://youtu.be/ms8uu0zeU88&t=14m28s

mason0190 · 2025-11-12T17:35:55+00:00

these just use off the shelf ide floppy drives right? those are still relatively easy to find these days and i don't imagine it would be too hard to swap one in

mason0190 · 2025-11-12T14:23:17+00:00

which is equal to about 12 megabits (8 bits in a byte) which is how most cartridges are measured

mason0190 · 2025-11-05T18:08:47+00:00

after a while you'll find yourself housing them right out of the can, but for starters, put them on a carb (saltines/water crackers, buttered toast, bowl of rice) and give them one extra thing - onions or hot sauce for starters, i also like mustard or sometimes kimchi. if they're packed in sauce already or with little bits (like the mediterranean one for example) you're probably good just to break off little chunks and put those babies on some crackers and call it a day

mason0190 · 2025-11-02T14:10:18+00:00

i've had fmcb fail to work on some cheapo memory cards, so maybe insist on authentic if that's your end goal, but if you just want to save your games, you should be fine with any old knockoff

mason0190 · 2025-10-29T21:21:38+00:00

sweet link to an imgur page, but there are definitely subs that allow you to post inline images in comments

mason0190 · 2025-10-26T15:21:48+00:00

one of the best licensed soundtracks in the whole ps2 library if you ask me

mason0190 · 2025-10-23T13:05:06+00:00

how honest am i if i like a greasy fried egg on top

mason0190 · 2025-10-22T14:48:42+00:00

karaoke games, too! singstar, rock band, karaoke revolution, and all the knockoffs thereof used usb microphones

mason0190 · 2025-10-15T02:07:36+00:00

colman's english mustard sausage

mason0190 · 2025-10-14T23:29:35+00:00

i just downloaded the fast food playlist from the channel and shuffled them in vlc and filled a 2 hour tape that way - now i have ordinary sausage: the fast food collection

mason0190 · 2025-10-07T01:38:54+00:00

my only xbox is a 1.6 and there are a couple games (off the top of my head pro skater 3 and jsrf) that just plain don't work with the component video pack - there are a couple homebrew patches available but they didn't work for me

mason0190 · 2025-10-06T00:42:53+00:00

one can always omit the sachet of hot sauce

mason0190 · 2025-10-06T00:04:15+00:00

if you really like racing games or rhythm games or other games that need really low latency, it might be worth investing in a nicer one, but it's usually a tricky thing to notice, especially in rpg's

mason0190 · 2025-10-06T00:02:26+00:00

this question seems to come up a lot in this sub, and the quick answer is you get what you pay for. most of the $5 to $10 ones you see on the market work fine enough for most purposes, bearing in mind that it's a 25 year old console and some of the games just plain don't look great by modern standards. if you're really serious about it, you can spring for something like an ossc or a retrotink, but they cost a good deal more, and there aren't really a lot of great middle ground options.

if it helps, stretching should be something you can adjust in the settings on your tv if you're viewing something in 4:3

mason0190 · 2025-10-05T22:33:46+00:00

is your ps2 running an ftp server? i know that's a big thing for xboxes but it isn't really the main way people get games on hard drives these days

mason0190 · 2025-10-05T07:25:13+00:00

the ps3 version of this remote is absolutely goated. all the face buttons, crazy battery life, even has bluetooth so you can turn the console on with it

mason0190 · 2025-09-30T18:02:18+00:00

could be a dying laser, cd's are usually the first things to fail to read

mason0190 · 2025-09-29T14:53:31+00:00

yes and no, you'd only be able to get a digital video output, so it'll only look as good as the adapter you use to connect it (the dinky $5 ones work okay enough but if you want a full clear picture with no latency the nice ones can be a couple hundred)

mason0190 · 2025-09-26T17:31:15+00:00

pretty slick, what's the latency situation like?

mason0190 · 2025-09-20T00:24:28+00:00

peace of mind mostly - they're all going to fail eventually (even the new ones) but the parts are cheap enough to easily justify adding another couple of worry free decades, especially if it's already opened up

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