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Revision as of 23:02, 6 December 2001 by Jzcool (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The Playstation 2 is Sony's second console, released after the Playstation. It was first announced in April 1999, and the news spread quickly. The Playstation 2 i capable of playing two general formats: CD (which means audio CDs and Playstation games) and DVD (which means DVD movies and PS2 games). This gave the system a huge value. It was released in 2000 for about $299 at launch. The PS2 has many advaced features that aren't in other contemporary consoles: initial DVD capabilites (the X-Box has them but you have to buy the remote to play them; that'll put you back $29.95. The Gamecube just doesn't have it eventhough a Gamecube/DVD hybrid is in production by Panasonic, but it'll boost the price about $100 or $150.), Playstation backwards compatibility, and the ability to have almost any peripheral added to it with its USB, FireWire, and Expansion ports.
Specs:
CPU: 128 Bit "Emotion Engine"
System Clock: 300 MHz
System Memory: 32 MB Direct Rambus
Memory Bus Bandwidth: 3.2 GB per second
Co-Processor: FPU (Floating Point Multiply Accumulator x 1, Floating Point Divider x 1)
Vector Units: VU0 and VU1 (Floating Point Multiply Accumulator x 9, Floating Point Divider x 1)
Floating Point Performance: 6.2 GFLOPS
3D CG Geometric Transformation: 66 million Polygons Per Second
Compressed Image Decoder: MPEG2
Graphics: "Graphics Synthesizer"
Clock Frequency: 150MHz
DRAM Bus bandwidth: 48 GB Per Second
DRAM Bus width: 2560 bits
Pixel Configuration: RGB:Alpha:Z Buffer (24:8:32)
Maximum Polygon Rate: 75 Million Polygons Per Second
Sound: "SPU2+CPU"
Number of voices: ADPCM: 48 channel on SPU2 plus definable by software
Sampling Frequency: 44.1 KHz or 48 KHz (selectable)
I/O Processor
CPU Core: Current PlayStation CPU
Clock Frequency: 33.8 MHz or 37.5 MHz (selectable)
Sub Bus: 32 Bit
Interface Types: IEEE1394, Universal Serial Bus (USB)
Communication via PC-Card PCMCIA
Disc Media: DVD-ROM (CD-ROM compatible)