BROKEN Sony PSX - Let's Try to Fix This Piece of History!
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BROKEN Sony PSX - Let's Try to Fix This Piece of History! A PSX is basically a combination of a PS2 and a digital video recorder. They were sold new only in Japan (beginning in 2003) but one of my Patreon supporters Marcel sent this to me because he thought I would like to make a video trying to fix it.
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If you like this type of video you'll probably like this video where I try to fix a broken original Halo Xbox. Check it out: ua-cam.com/video/wRceNRKmjzg/v-deo.html
Can u please help me I have a six year old gaming laptop here and I'm having a 100% disk usage problem whenever I run anything
I'd definitely be interested in a more in depth look. Even if there is nothing ese to fix I'd be interested in looking over the board layout to see what belkongs to the ps2 and what belongs to the DVR.
@@mizinoinovermyhead.7523 it was the hdd causing the 100% disk usage but now I can't seem to run anything without high cpu and gpu usage
Please continue this 🙏
yes fix it more >:)
It would be cool to see you go through the rest of the PSX, I'm very interested to see what secrets it holds.
Noted. Thanks
I second this motion!
Would love for him to take a look at the disc drive it's huge.
Would love for him to take a look at the disc drive it's huge.
Yup totally.
i love how the user interface is so similar to what they later did on the PSP and PS3 with the rows / columns system. awesome stuff. first time seeing one of these powered up!
Also the power beep was the same as the ps3 slim
You mean the XMB(Xross Media Bar)
@@perfectgogeta yes sir!
@@perfectgogeta I don't think I'll ever forgive Sony for the abomination that is the word "Xross"
@@n_tas I guess it was because the X button is called the Cross button and they wanted to be “cheeky”
Well, I don't know about anyone else, but I definitely want to see a video where you test the rest of the components of this unit and repair anything that needs it.
Good to know. Thanks for the comment!
If the HDD is broken he wouln't be able to fix it.
It's nearly impossible because there's a ridiculous amount of encryption on the parts
It makes me really happy to see you fixing Japan-exclusive consoles. Good job, as usual!
You and me both!
Well done spotting the bend in the case! Stellar work as always Steve! 👍🏻👍🏻
Great to see a rare retro unit saved from landfill!
If my Panasonic Q ever breaks (which it will do as its on the original drive belt) then I'll be sure to contact you to see if your up for the challenege :D
If had one broken. Still keep it as display
Great to see one of these opened up. More please 😃
Always good to go over the solder joints of the buttons too.
oh heck yeah, I'd love to see further testing of the PSX, see how it works, and if it has more issues, how you solve them.
great video!
I love Your Videos man I’m Currently Training Myself to Fix my first PlayStation 2
You Really Inspire me I can’t Stress this enough when I Say Please don’t stop Making Videos.
I m so happy to find this tutorial. It's working for me. Thank you for sharing
I really like seeing you fix older devices or more obscure ones. I feel like it can be more interesting visually to watch. It's fun to see what has and has not changed over time.
Good to see you back 👍😊
Great stuff Steve. Andrew Paul had a mess with one of these recently too. I think this sort of thing is coming back into fashion lol
I'll have to check out his video. I haven't seen that one. This old obscure stuff is pretty cool.
@@Tronicsfix I think he did a few, I think they were more component level though
Nicely done Steve!
I would be glued to your channel if you did more psx/retro console repairs. I've learned so much from you and your videos is great
Great video, it's not that often we get to see someone working on one of these rare console let alone actually owning it.
Thanks! This was a fun one to fix.
Love all your videos.
I can't survive without a new video.
Much love to you and your work
Ha, ha, good to know! Glad you enjoy my vids.
Wonderful work, please all we need the another video, test and play jeje Cheers
Very cool, nice to see that nothing else was actually broken. From what I remember these PSX HDDs are proprietary, so any further repairs needed would have been a nightmare. Cheers!
Enjoyed seeing you work on a more obscure device in gaming history. Would love to see a deeper dive into it. The PSX is known to be a flawed device, so I bet there may be more under the surface to take care of.
Such entertaining and satisfying videos, I wish I had access to this information back when I was a teenager messing with any device I could get my hands on!
Really cool to see one of these, even cooler to see it get put back into action - great job!
Would also love to see a follow up on the system checking that everything else works
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. If this video does well I'll make another.
Love these videos!
I've always wanted a PSX but given their high failure rate, It's just better to let serious collectors to buy and take care of them.
Also great work as always, I really do enjoy watching your video's and your methods for repairing them.
So glad you enjoyed. I've always wanted one too so it was cool to get this one.
Honestly, you could mod it using a FreeMcBoot and its basically bulletproof after that.
Yes I would love to see you working more on that PSX
Great video as usual! The real problem is when the HDD fails, as IIRC, the disk holds encryption keys, tied to the machine, and the system does not accept a regular HDD as a replacement, essentially turning into a fancy paperweight.
Despite this, always wanted one of these for the aesthetics. Thing may be unreliable, which is rare for Sony products, but it's gorgeous and would look good in my TV rack.
Not being able to replace the hard drive is one of the dumbest things I've seen Sony do. And it's great how they did the same thing with the PS5.
With the various software out now to handle conversion of software files and encryption keys, I’m sure there’s a way to get a replacement drive into it; but then the larger issue becomes whether or not conversion adapters would work to put a SATA SSD inside as I believe the HDD inside the PSX is an IDE drive and IDE to SATA adapters can vary wildly in quality and reliability, and IDE drives aren’t exactly known for speed.
@@zgoaty9235 It's not that simple, until today its encryption has not been solved, but there are ways to bypass this problem without breaking the encryption, there is a method that uses an original PS2 HDD together with an FMCB Memory Card
Yes please continue fixing it!
Didn't know that way of fixing buttons, i would have just change them all. Awesome video! 👍
Nice one again Steve, you don't see much PSX consoles out there so very nice to see you fix one
+1 for wanting to see the PSX in action. seems like such a cool device like the Panasonic Q.
Nicely done ✅
Good tip about rotating the buttons, I wouldn't have thought of that. I assumed they were fixed.
Yes please, more videos about this device.
Beautiful machine. Nice work!
Glad you like it!
We definitely need part 2 can't wait !
If this video does well I'll make another one.
@@Tronicsfix that's great thank you Steve 👍👍
Welcome to retro era, Steve. Great video by the way!
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.
@@Tronicsfix you're welcome and I hope to see you repairing more retro and modern consoles too
I've always been interested in this particular model of the ps. I would love to see you examine the rest of it.
Nice Job!! What an honour it must be 🤝
Thanks! Yes, it definitely was!
I swear...this man is so darn interesting and fun to watch no matter what's the video about. I'd watch him watch paint dry and still be entertained
Yes I’d also like to see you go through the rest of it!
Hiiii i want to say thanks ever since I was a kid, I have been always wanting to repair consoles and build pc's and I fixed over 10 consoles 2 play stations and 8 Xbox and they all have gotten successful because of your videos thank you :)
Is the testing PSX video ready?? :) that's a nice piece of gold! congratulations!
Great work as usual!
Hey thanks!
I had no idea the PSX even existed.
I didn't either until several years ago. Pretty cool console.
the original was called psx, nobody knew there would be a 2nd model
Definitely show the features 👌!
Yes. One more video on this unit please!
Remember being in my local magazine store (pre internet days) in the early 2000s and seeing this in a gaming mag for the first time. Was blown away by it. Couldn’t get my head around the DVR part at the time (something we obviously take for granted now). Thought this was so cool and always wanted one.
Your videos are so insiring. I’m so hesitant to try this but I have soooo many consoles. They could use some tlc
That is really awesome!!!
You don't know how much I want someone like this guy to try to save my BC PS3.
This channel was the reason I bought an iFixIT toolkit. Bought for work ofc, been refurbishing laptops with it for weeks now!
Would love to see you going deeper into this PSX!!
Good stuff man
you earned your self a new sub!
This was a awesome video 👌👌👌
Excellent machine great news that you were able to fix it Awesome Video tronicsfix
yeeeeees a PSX repair! I hadn't watched it yet but I know it'll be good being fixed by you
Definitely in for more
Good Job Steve!
Thanks!
Great job and yes I would like to see a part 2
I was in Tokyo in January 2004 and those things were featured in every electronics shop. It was pretty cool looking.
Full video please! Definitely want to see you fix the dvd drive!
Please go through the rest of the PSX features. It's interesting to finally see this device being worked on. Thanks.
oh man, I haven't seen one of these in years. great video I'd love to see more.
Glad you enjoyed! I'll make more if this video does well.
Yes I would definitely like to see a full Video on how you fix a PSX
Bending that metal plate was clutch. I saw it the moment u put it up on cam!
Beautiful console, i did not know it existed till now. I would love to see more of it. Great video Steve!
Looks better than the PS5 does.
@@SNC2319 totally!
daaaaaamn i was NOT expecting this video!!!
Nice fix dude! 😏👍✨
Great video. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Great video lad keep up with the good work
Glad you enjoyed!
@@Tronicsfix thank you
you are one of the best youtubers for these stuff
Hey thanks!
Playstation 10?
No. It's a combination of PS2 and video recorder
@@BRGKasumi77Main you missed the joke
They should bring back PSX name for the Playstation 10!
@@Tronicsfix see you in 40 years
@@Spartan122S lol
Please do more!
I used to want one of these sooo badly when I was younger. the aesthetic really called out to me
It is pretty cool looking
Yes more PSX repairs please
Addicted to your channel! Almost wish I never found it😂😂 I already tinker with cars man the consoles were the one thing where I could still say "ignorance is bliss"
Now my console has a maintenance schedule 🙄😅 cheers
Cool video as usual! Wonder if these buttons do need to work, doesn't the PS remote have the same functions?
Excellent video Steve. These are fun bits of kit to work on - mine's rather ill currently but it's slowly getting there ha ha!
Hey Andrew! I heard you have some videos on these. I need to go watch them before I work on this more! Thanks for stopping by!
@@Tronicsfix Sure do bud - it was supposed to keep me occupied through lockdown but it ended up sitting in a box until very recently. Oops ha ha!
One of the rarest stuff indeed and yes please show us how it runs.
Yes, please! I'd love to see more of this thing in action
Would love to see more videos about the PSX. So little is known about it I feel like.
Nice piece of Collection
Definitely would love to see a breakdown video of this psx
At exactly 4:54, if you look right above his finger, inside the boards at the edge of the console; you can literally see a baby spider move out of camera view as he moves his hand.
Amazing video though! Keep up the great work! Save the consoles!
Nice video! That machine is awesome, I hope to have one some day.
Yes, this is a cool one. Glad you enjoyed the video!
I’d love to see you test out the PSX that’s super cool!!!! I just ordered one! Didn’t even know they existed
I remember getting one of these when they were new!
I would love to see the ongoing of the video soon 😀
Cool video I heard of them hadn't soon one
Ya man would love to see you test the whole thing
Good to know. Thanks for the comment!
Awesome videos thumbs up
Usually with old tech like car amplifiers I go ahead and re solder every component because there might be solder cracks over time
Hope to see more of the PSX in the future.
great work
Well done
I definitely wanna see the rest of this psx