PSONE LCD SCREEN FAQ
SONY PLAYSTATION
CREATED BY: CVXFREAK
COPYRIGHT 2001 BY CVXFREAK
VERSION 2.00
DATE: JUNE 20, 2002
ReBioHazard6587X@hotmail.com
Who would have ever imagined that the PlayStation can simply be played
in a car? I sure didn't. I bought the PS one LCD Screen and it works
like a charm. I have tested several of the screens, but this FAQ is for
the official Sony one, the Pelican PS one Screen and the Interact
"Square" Mobile Monitor. True, there are many more LCD Screens
available, but I haven't been able to test them out, because they're
either not being made anymore, or are very rare. The 3 screens here are
the most common screens available.
The PlayStation (PSone) is copyright 1994-2002 by Sony. The PS2 is
copyright 2000-2002 by Sony. I own no rights to the PlayStation family
consoles.
1. UPDATES
2. SONY PSONE LCD SCREEN
-PRICE
-RELEASE DATE
-FEATURES
3. INTERACT "SQUARE" MOBILE MONITOR
-PRICE
-RELEASE DATE
-FEATURES
4. PELICAN PS ONE SCREEN
-PRICE
-RELEASE DATE
-FEATURES
5. COMPARISONS OF SCREENS
6. PS ONE HARDWARE
7. USING THE VARIOUS LCD SCREENS
8. THE BATTERY PACK
9. CONCLUSION
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STAND-ALONE SCREEN
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The price of the LCD Screen of the PSone retails for $99.99 at most
locations such as Electronics Boutique, Babbages, Software Etc.,
GameStop.com, Toys R Us, KB Toys and other retailers. Some of the older
screens I have seen for as low as $89.
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BUNDLED SCREEN
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On January 8, 2002, Sony will release their PS one LCD Screen again
bundled with their PS one unit. It will retail for $149.99, the price of
a Nintendo GameCube.
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RELEASE DATE
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LCD SCREEN STAND ALONE: November 2001
LCD SCREEN/PSONE BUNDLE: January 8, 2001
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FEATURES
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The third party Interact screen are a simplified TV. It has Line, Mono
and Audio buttons so you can hook your GameCube, Dreamcast, PlayStation
2, original PlayStation, XBOX and all other consoles to the screen to
play (though it won't hook to them). There are headphone jacks so while
in your car, you can play while others listen to your radio. You can
adjust the screen, volume and picture quality. Hooks to the back of the
PS one. All except the Official Sony Screen come with Car Lighter
Adaptor, as this screen uses the plug of the PS one to supply power to
the PS one screen.
The Official Sony Screen requires you to buy a Car Lighter Adaptor
separately. They retail for around $49.99.
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3. INTERACT "SQUARE" MOBILE MONITOR
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STAND-ALONE SCREEN
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The price of the Mobile Monitor of the PSone retails for $129.99 at most
locations such as Electronics Boutique, Babbages, Software Etc.,
GameStop.com, Toys R Us, KB Toys and other retailers.
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RELEASE DATE
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LCD SCREEN STAND ALONE: March 2001
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FEATURES
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Like the official Sony LCD Screen, the Interact Mobile Monitor is a
simplified TV. It has Line, Mono and Audio buttons so you can hook your
GameCube, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, original PlayStation, XBOX and all
other consoles to the screen to play (though it won't hook to them).
There are headphone jacks so while in your car, you can play while
others listen to your radio. You can adjust the screen, volume and
picture quality. Hooks to the back of the PS one. Comes with Car Lighter
Adaptor, as this screen uses the plug of the PS one to supply power to
the PS one screen.
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STAND-ALONE SCREEN
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The price of the Mobile Monitor of the PSone retails for $89.99 at most
locations such as Electronics Boutique, Babbages, Software Etc.,
GameStop.com, Toys R Us, KB Toys and other retailers. Note that I cannot
find this screen anywhere anymore, so I think they discontinued it
(check the section for the Screen Comparisons).
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RELEASE DATE
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LCD SCREEN STAND ALONE: January 2001
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FEATURES
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This only displays PS one games. It has 2 seperate AC Adaptor Plugs
which supplies power to the screen and PS one. It plays PS one games, as
there are no Mono/Audio/Video ports for other systems.
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5. COMPARISONS OF SCREENS
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This section uses a grading system to rate how the screens fare against
each other. It will use STARS (*), letter grades (A-), and number grades
(1-5). The most stars, the highest number and the letter grade closest
to A is the best.
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FEATURE | SONY LCD SCREEN | INTERACT MONITOR | PELICAN SCREEN
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PICTURE QUALITY | ***** A- 5- | **** B+ 4+ | ** C- 3-
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SOUND QUALITY | ***** A 5 | **** B+ 4+ | ***** A- 5-
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SIZE | ***** A 5 | ***** A 5 | **** B- 4-
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POWER USAGE | ***** A 5 | ***** A 5 | ** D- 2-
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DURABILITY | ***** A 5 | ***** A- 5- | * F 1
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COMPANY MAKER | **** B 4 | *** C+ 3+ | *** C 3
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PRICE | ***** A 5 | **** B+ 4+ | ** D 2
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SCREEN SIZE | ***** A 5 | **** B+ 4+ | **** B 4
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AESTHETICS | ***** A+ 5+ | *** C+ 3+ | **** B 4
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/|\OVERALL/|\ | 44/45 98% A+ | 37/45 82% B- | 27/45 60% D-
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PICTURE QUALITY
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The Sony Screen looks clearer than the other 2. The Pelican screen
flickers after 20 minutes of gameplay, which shows defectiveness and low
quality durability.
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SOUND QUALITY
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The Sony Screen sounds SLIGHTLY clearer than the Interact Mobile
Monitor. The Pelican amazingly sounds clear and fluid, but not NEARLY as
good as the Sony Screen.
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SIZE
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The Pelican Screen is the biggest of the screens and the heaviest. Not
good for portability.
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POWER USAGE
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The Sony and Interact Screens use MUCH less power than the Pelican
Screen, which requires 2 adapters and shuts the radio off in your car.
Very bad.
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DURABILITY
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The Sony and Interact Screens have long lasting screens. The Pelican
Screen turns dark and loses color after a few days of use, even hours or
minutes. I had to return my Pelican screen because of its crappy
durability.
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COMPANY MAKER
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Sony is the best, but only gets a B because their PlayStation-related
items have been known to be defective. But they are better than the
terrible memory cards and controllers Interact and Pelican offer.
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PRICE
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The Sony and Interact Screens, which offer better quality, are $10
cheaper than the crappy Pelican screen. Since the Sony one is
considerably better (and compatible) with the PS one, go with that one
instead.
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SCREEN SIZE
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The Sony one is 5 inches, while the rest are only 4 inches. The bigger
screen offers more quality, as you can see smaller objects a lot easier.
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AESTHETICS
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You gotta admit, the Interact one is ugly. The Pelican actually looks
pretty good. The Sony one looks SOOOOOOOOO slick, cool and classy, like
a laptop computer.
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OVERALL
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The Sony Screen is the way to go. It is cheap, beautiful, durable,
stylish and official.
Sony's PlayStation remake took a whole new look. It was smaller, uses
less power and looked cooler. It was dubbed the PS one, because Sony
also released their magnificent PlayStation 2 (PS2) at the same time.
Here is the low down on the PS one.
-Double Speed CD Rom
-Custom Multiple Processors for 3D graphics and CD stereo quality sound
-Full frame video at 30 frames per second
-16.8 Million simultaneos colors
-360,000 polygons per second
-Dedicated 32-bit RISC CPU
-2 MB of RAM
-1 MB of VRAM
-Made by Sony
-Released September 2000
-Loaded with over 100 games
This is required to utilize the portability of the LCD Screen.
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7. USING THE VARIOUS LCD SCREENS
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SONY LCD SCREEN
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Using the screws, attach the screen to the PS one. Connect the
corresponding cables. Plug the Car Adaptor/PS one adaptor to a plug
outlet and turn both the screen and PS one on. Now you get to play your
favorite PS one games on the road!
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INTERACT MOBILE MONITOR
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Using the screws, attach the screen to the PS one. Connect the
corresponding cables. Plug the Car Adaptor/PS one adaptor to a plug
outlet and turn both the screen and PS one on. Now you get to play your
favorite PS one games on the road!
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PELICAN PS ONE SCREEN
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Using the screws, attach the screen to the PS one. Connect the
corresponding cables. Plug the Car Adaptor in your car or both the PS
one adaptor and the separate Screen adaptor to a plug outlet and turn
both the screen and PS one on. Now you get to play your favorite PS one
games on the road!
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8. THE BATTERY PACK
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Available now only from Interact, the LCD Screen won't require car power
of a good 3 hours. It is $49.99 and attaches to the bottom of the PS
one. Powers both Screen and PS one (it depends on how much power the
screen uses to determine time).
NOTE: IT CANNOT BE USED WITH PELICAN PS ONE SCREEN BECAUSE IT USES 2
DIFFERENT AC ADAPTER PLUGS.
Well, this FAQ is done. I did this FAQ because of my personal love for
the PS one, and it being portable only adds to the love.
Thanks to:
-Sony for making the PS one and the best LCD Screen
-Interact for making a pretty good LCD Screen that I love
-CJayC for posting this FAQ
No thanks to:
-Pelican, for the crappy screen
CVXFREAK
ReBioHazard6587X@hotmail.com
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