▲ 878 ▼ It's a bit ostentatious (media.piefed.world) submitted 8 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@piefed.world to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works 83 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] red_tomato@lemmy.world 112 points 8 months ago (14 children) Placing PS1 that way is atrocious permalink fedilink source hideshow 14 child comments replies: [–] criticon@lemmy.ca 28 points 8 months ago (7 children) PS2 also developed laser issues if used that way, I can't recall PS3 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 20 points 8 months ago* (5 children) ps2 developed laser issues regardless. i've tuned and cleaned so many of those. should have charged but i liked my friends. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] kieron115@startrek.website 2 points 8 months ago (2 children) do you know if there was a way to fix the Dreamcast laser? I was like 19 when mine started failing and I think I just kept turning up the voltage pot a teeny bit to fix it for a while until it eventually burned out. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 child) I do not know, but I learned the ps2 method by searching on the internets. I hate to recommend YouTube and reddit, but those are probably your best bets. If the laser itself is not salvagable, there's always replacing the laser. I don't know if it's plugged or soldered in, but if it already doesn't work, what more can you do to it? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] kieron115@startrek.website 1 point 8 months ago I gave it away years ago once dreamcast emulation became a thing, I was mostly just curious! permalink fedilink source parent [–] joelfromaus@aussie.zone 2 points 8 months ago (1 child) We had one that had to be cleaned every 3 months or so. The laser would begin sticking on the guide rails and have to be re-lubricated. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago I'd just refocus or whatever that white knob did, and clean the dust off the lens permalink fedilink source parent [–] numanair@lemmy.ml 1 point 8 months ago PS3 originally had drives that failed anyway. Had to bake my OG, as well as replace the bd drive. permalink fedilink source parent [–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 8 months ago (2 children) Some of us had to play ours upside down after the laser got all jank or something permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] papalonian@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago Haha yup. My OG PlayStation only worked upside down. permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (1 reply) [–] VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago (1 child) Hell, the PS5 is shown vertical but with the stand in the horizontal configuration. The PS2 and PS4 also had stands available because they weren't stable on their side out of the box, and the systems aren't shown with them. Unsure about the PS3. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] numanair@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 months ago Also they didn't rotate the logo on the ps2 permalink fedilink source parent [–] DamienGramatacus@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago True, the real way was upside down because the laser wouldn't read the disc after a few years and it needed a little gravity boost to get closer. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] criticon@lemmy.ca 28 points 8 months ago (7 children) PS2 also developed laser issues if used that way, I can't recall PS3 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 20 points 8 months ago* (5 children) ps2 developed laser issues regardless. i've tuned and cleaned so many of those. should have charged but i liked my friends. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] kieron115@startrek.website 2 points 8 months ago (2 children) do you know if there was a way to fix the Dreamcast laser? I was like 19 when mine started failing and I think I just kept turning up the voltage pot a teeny bit to fix it for a while until it eventually burned out. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 child) I do not know, but I learned the ps2 method by searching on the internets. I hate to recommend YouTube and reddit, but those are probably your best bets. If the laser itself is not salvagable, there's always replacing the laser. I don't know if it's plugged or soldered in, but if it already doesn't work, what more can you do to it? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] kieron115@startrek.website 1 point 8 months ago I gave it away years ago once dreamcast emulation became a thing, I was mostly just curious! permalink fedilink source parent [–] joelfromaus@aussie.zone 2 points 8 months ago (1 child) We had one that had to be cleaned every 3 months or so. The laser would begin sticking on the guide rails and have to be re-lubricated. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago I'd just refocus or whatever that white knob did, and clean the dust off the lens permalink fedilink source parent [–] numanair@lemmy.ml 1 point 8 months ago PS3 originally had drives that failed anyway. Had to bake my OG, as well as replace the bd drive. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 20 points 8 months ago* (5 children) ps2 developed laser issues regardless. i've tuned and cleaned so many of those. should have charged but i liked my friends. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] kieron115@startrek.website 2 points 8 months ago (2 children) do you know if there was a way to fix the Dreamcast laser? I was like 19 when mine started failing and I think I just kept turning up the voltage pot a teeny bit to fix it for a while until it eventually burned out. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 child) I do not know, but I learned the ps2 method by searching on the internets. I hate to recommend YouTube and reddit, but those are probably your best bets. If the laser itself is not salvagable, there's always replacing the laser. I don't know if it's plugged or soldered in, but if it already doesn't work, what more can you do to it? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] kieron115@startrek.website 1 point 8 months ago I gave it away years ago once dreamcast emulation became a thing, I was mostly just curious! permalink fedilink source parent [–] joelfromaus@aussie.zone 2 points 8 months ago (1 child) We had one that had to be cleaned every 3 months or so. The laser would begin sticking on the guide rails and have to be re-lubricated. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago I'd just refocus or whatever that white knob did, and clean the dust off the lens permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kieron115@startrek.website 2 points 8 months ago (2 children) do you know if there was a way to fix the Dreamcast laser? I was like 19 when mine started failing and I think I just kept turning up the voltage pot a teeny bit to fix it for a while until it eventually burned out. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 child) I do not know, but I learned the ps2 method by searching on the internets. I hate to recommend YouTube and reddit, but those are probably your best bets. If the laser itself is not salvagable, there's always replacing the laser. I don't know if it's plugged or soldered in, but if it already doesn't work, what more can you do to it? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] kieron115@startrek.website 1 point 8 months ago I gave it away years ago once dreamcast emulation became a thing, I was mostly just curious! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 child) I do not know, but I learned the ps2 method by searching on the internets. I hate to recommend YouTube and reddit, but those are probably your best bets. If the laser itself is not salvagable, there's always replacing the laser. I don't know if it's plugged or soldered in, but if it already doesn't work, what more can you do to it? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] kieron115@startrek.website 1 point 8 months ago I gave it away years ago once dreamcast emulation became a thing, I was mostly just curious! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kieron115@startrek.website 1 point 8 months ago I gave it away years ago once dreamcast emulation became a thing, I was mostly just curious! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] joelfromaus@aussie.zone 2 points 8 months ago (1 child) We had one that had to be cleaned every 3 months or so. The laser would begin sticking on the guide rails and have to be re-lubricated. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago I'd just refocus or whatever that white knob did, and clean the dust off the lens permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago I'd just refocus or whatever that white knob did, and clean the dust off the lens permalink fedilink source parent
[–] numanair@lemmy.ml 1 point 8 months ago PS3 originally had drives that failed anyway. Had to bake my OG, as well as replace the bd drive. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 8 months ago (2 children) Some of us had to play ours upside down after the laser got all jank or something permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] papalonian@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago Haha yup. My OG PlayStation only worked upside down. permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (1 reply)
[–] papalonian@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago Haha yup. My OG PlayStation only worked upside down. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago (1 child) Hell, the PS5 is shown vertical but with the stand in the horizontal configuration. The PS2 and PS4 also had stands available because they weren't stable on their side out of the box, and the systems aren't shown with them. Unsure about the PS3. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] numanair@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 months ago Also they didn't rotate the logo on the ps2 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] numanair@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 months ago Also they didn't rotate the logo on the ps2 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DamienGramatacus@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago True, the real way was upside down because the laser wouldn't read the disc after a few years and it needed a little gravity boost to get closer. permalink fedilink source parent
