PTherapist wrote on 2020-03-01, 14:39:
The slim is a good choice. It's easier to mod & play PS1 backups (no fiddling around with a paperclip or eject tool)
The fat Ps2 is more easy to mod. More space inside to do hardware mod. Less anti-mod prevention from Sony (older model). You can add a HDD, using a network adaptor, wich is something you can only do to the V12 slim (as far as I remember). And even then, you need to solder in a ribbon cable and even then you will have to find the space inside.
That said.
Every Ps2 model, up to and not included, the last slim with a glossy strip and internal PSU. Can be soft modded, using Free MC Boot. And even then you need a flip-cover to be able to prevent the eject mecanism to sense that the tray or the lid have been opened.
Going for Free MC Boot, modding the Ps2 game ISO to DVD movie ISO and burn it. You can still use the eject mecanism. As the machine thinks that it is a movie. That however only works on Ps2 games on DVD.
As long as it is not the last slim version, you equal options. The older the machine is, the easier a mod is. And going back to the fat ones, you have an awesomme machine for even a Linux setup with keyboard, internal harddrive, mouse and VGA output. Of course you need to Invest heavy in such a kit. Unless you know enough to use third part stuff. Yup, it is possible.
And yup. Every Ps2 can do Ps1 games. And does a generally better job than a Ps1 at that. Few games are incompatible and you get a better video output signal. Heck... Even a Ps3 does Ps1 games.
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