Another reason for SCPH-1002's getting rarer are probably the audiophiles who modify them into CD players, because of the high-quality components used in that model or whatever it was. I'm not that big of a PlayStation fan, but I honestly cringe every time I see photos of someone's "former" 1002 with a bulky power supply, unneeded ports removed, new casing, etc. Get proper CD players guys, and stop IMO "destroying" perfectly fine consoles! <.<
Exactly! To you 1002 owners out there... don't ruin them by turning into CD players. I honestly plan on buying a 1002 just to save it from ending in the hands of someone who ruins it. >.> EDIT: Just found out wich 9002 console was my first one and it works wooohoo, although with the same weird sounds as #3. :s
Playstation 1 (al where tested at recieviing time, not 100% sure now) #01 SCPH-9002 C3793386 PAL Working, weird scart mod (no video connector, scart is attached) #02 SCPH-5502 C8568754 PAL Working, no screws at casing, missing PIO plate #03 SCPH-9002 C2071382 PAL Working, scratch near powercon, #04 SCPH-5502 C8901450 PAL Working #05 SCPH-5552 C8148389 PAL Working modchip (no typo near 5552) , no warning text #06 SCPH-5502 C7369582 PAL Working #07 SCPH-1002 C6180653 PAL Working, Modchip (only one im sure atm, my first ps1, got from Ex ) Caution in ENG and Fr #08 SCPH-7002 C7105975 PAL Working, missing pio, Playstation one (al where tested at recieviing time, not 100% sure now) #09 SCPH-102 C4733998 PAL Working, modchip #10 SCPH-102 C5115055 PAL Working, weird stuff on top, loose plastic sounds inside #11 SCPH-102 C3582571 PAL Working #12 SCPH-102 C6570694 PAL Working #13 SCPH-102 C4012241 PAL Working When modchip, its sure, other unkown atm. all second hand. i can remember that all tested with 1 retail real game (pal) Have fun and release all your info guys/girls you have or find All except noted have a warning text in Slovenian beginning with "pozor! V Pristroji je vysoke napeti!"
Thanks so much dude! Well done. Lots of PS1's for my list, tyvm. I'm really jelly on the SCPH-5552 Only the 5502 came here. and i ofcourse have 1-3 of those. maybe even more haha. But yeah! Added to the list. Also, i have to congratulate you on your saving of so many 5502's, good job!!! Here is one of my 5502's SCPH-5502 - C7548212 PAL - If it's my 3rd one, it didn't work when I got it
#5 5552 sadl got a modchip, no much diferent between #4 5502 actualy. but not sure if correct board is inside. bacuse my 5552 has modchip, all light screws (no black ones) and board seems complete identical. #5 compared to #4. 5552 has no warning.
I've got a couple of 1002 models I think..... They used to chuck them away when I worked for Gamestation so I used to save them from the bin
Great to hear!!! That someone actually decided to SAVE them! Instead of throwing them away... of how many 100x were made.. i really doubt many are left when you hear what people are saying.. overheating.. etc. Keep them, even though they don't work I think after like 5-10 years. 100x will be nearly extinct haha. Sadly.
Here are my 4 PSXs. They're all NTSC-U, except for the 9000 which is NTSC-J, obviously. SCPH-9000 A1088002 (Working) SCPH-9001 U1403173 (Working) SCPH-1001 U9415499 (Working) SCPH-1001 U5469918 (Dead laser, I think, and it's missing the disc tray, though I think it's lying around here somewhere…) You ought to edit your original post with a collection of all the serials people have posted thus far.
When I got there I was told they were really unreliable and thus no warranty could be given on them so a spade used to be put through them, I saved many a retro delight from that fate as I never believed in trashing good hardware.
Ah, okay, that would also be nice as I'm trying to get as many serials as I can, the problem is that those ebay serials can be binned while the ones you people have you can update, you never know what happens to those ebay / yahoo ones. I'm also hopefully buying a PS1 tomorrow, my 20th, looking forward to see which it its.
Ah I see, Binned is when people are throwing away. I kind am hoping for a list where some wouldn't be thrown away, and yes, that is nice. Will check it out. PS1 serial DB is what I'm aiming for. Like have a list of consoles that people here have and aren't necessarily going to be binned soon.