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PS2: Horizontal or Vertical?
08-29-01, 09:44 AM
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PS2: Horizontal or Vertical?
Down or up? Which way is better overall??!!
edit: post your reasons as well
edit: post your reasons as well
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08-29-01, 10:29 AM
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I like mine down. I currently have my PS1 on top of it. I plan on putting my XBOX on top when it comes out. Since I have a few little kids running around, I didn't want to take the chance of it tipping over.
08-29-01, 10:50 AM
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I have been trying to convince people that you should NEVER put your ps2 vertically I have multiple games with circular scracthes from playing it that way only a few times. Some people dismis it but I have seen too many wrecked games from multiple systems for it to be a freak thing.
08-29-01, 11:29 AM
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im sorry to hear about the mishap you guys.. i heard it from a rep at funcoland and they said the same thing, so i bought a horizontal thing from pelican, it's nice put dvds and games on top and controllers on the side ..
08-29-01, 01:54 PM
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Horizontal. I'm afraid it'll topple over if I place it vertically.
I guess setting it vertically is supposed to make the laser last longer, but my Playstation lasted a long time (and it was always set up horizontally). The only reason I think it died is because I dropped it a few time.
I guess setting it vertically is supposed to make the laser last longer, but my Playstation lasted a long time (and it was always set up horizontally). The only reason I think it died is because I dropped it a few time.
08-29-01, 02:43 PM
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I used to have it vertical and I experienced no problems with scratched discs or the other problems that some people complained about when having the system vertical. However, now I keep it horizontal just to be on the safe side. If you do want to stand it up vertically, then use the stand 
08-29-01, 03:20 PM
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Originally posted by edstein
I like mine down. I currently have my PS1 on top of it. I plan on putting my XBOX on top when it comes out.
I like mine down. I currently have my PS1 on top of it. I plan on putting my XBOX on top when it comes out.
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08-29-01, 07:01 PM
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Originally posted by HN
physically on top of the PS or like on top as in an above shelf? I don't think you'd want to put the Xbox physically on top of another component, it's bigger than some VCRs.
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physically on top of the PS or like on top as in an above shelf? I don't think you'd want to put the Xbox physically on top of another component, it's bigger than some VCRs.
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08-29-01, 11:05 PM
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Vertical w/ a vertical stand, because:
1. No one else other than me in the apt. to knock it over,
2. It looks sorta cool,
3. There's no more room in my A/V cabinet! I've already got my cable box perched on top of my TV... I thought about getting an adjustable PS2 vertical stand to use with my cable box.
1. No one else other than me in the apt. to knock it over,
2. It looks sorta cool,
3. There's no more room in my A/V cabinet! I've already got my cable box perched on top of my TV... I thought about getting an adjustable PS2 vertical stand to use with my cable box.
08-29-01, 11:13 PM
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I had mine vertical since I got in last year but the other day I moved it to do some cleaning and left it horizontal just for a change. I've never had a problem having it vertical. not a single one of my games have even the slightest scratch.
