hardware and accessories

At first I thought that getting the vertical stand for the PS2 would be hazardous for its health. What could possibly be worse than making the poor system top heavy? Well, I got the stand anyways, just because I'm so pressed for room in my dorm room and would need it anyways. Fearfully I put the PS2 into the stand as indicated, with the rubber feet nesting snugly into the stand's notched spaces. I was amazed at how stable the stand was. Of course, it's pretty easy to knock over accidentally, but it's not gonna fall over on it's own. And admittedly, yes, it does look pretty cool (I actually think the PS2 looks hideous horizontally), but the vertical stand makes it look something like a miniature Dell Poweredge Server of sorts. If you've noticed, the CD tray on the PS2 has a slotted side. Before getting the PS2, I figured they would handle its vertical capability by putting in a locking spindle like many laptops have, but that would get annoying (hard to pull CDs out). But Sony's design allows you to just pluck down the CD and it'll stay on the tray. I guess the PS2 is just more at home vertically. Also, I have witnessed some skipping from the PS2 on DVDs, but this was in both the vertical and horizontal orientation, so I attribute that to a system problem and not a stand problem.

This is a bonus - a way overpriced, but still a bonus. Basically this turns your PS2 into a tower making it sleeker and easier to place somewhere so that the PS2 takes up less room. Surprisingly enough it looks less stable than what it is. Mine has been through hell and the PS2 has NEVER toppled.

Is it worth it? The verdict is - Yes but not at that price. Since this is a monopoly item for the PS2 then you will just have to splash out if you want it. You do not get value for money but you do get a great addition to your PS2.

I have been using this product ever since I have my Ps2 and it does not scratch my disks. This thing saves a lot of space if you have larger systems like X-Box all in the same room, especially if you have to squeeze a little.
But the downer about this product is that it is overpriced. I got mine assembled with my Ps2 for free and now that I look at it it is way overpriced. A price of about 5 dollars is reasonable. So, if you need space, buy this stand. if you need money, do not buy this stand!