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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[@Tronicsfix]

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: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYPGloGIgNKdsMk

[@kingbuddy2463]

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

[@mizinoinovermyhead.7523]

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.

[@kingbuddy2463]

@@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

[@BowsettesFury]

Please continue this 🙏

[@BlissinthemiX]

yes fix it more >:)

[@chrismorrison5301]

It would be cool to see you go through the rest of the PSX, I'm very interested to see what secrets it holds.

[@Tronicsfix]

Noted. Thanks

[@marcelo_campitelli]

I second this motion!

[@codypenton4236]

Would love for him to take a look at the disc drive it's huge.

[@codypenton4236]

Would love for him to take a look at the disc drive it's huge.

[@returnofmerenguespersempre6664]

Yup totally.

[@Notpoop906]

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!

[@j_will9]

Also the power beep was the same as the ps3 slim

[@perfectgogeta]

You mean the XMB(Xross Media Bar)

[@Notpoop906]

@@perfectgogeta yes sir!

[@n_tas]

@@perfectgogeta I don't think I'll ever forgive Sony for the abomination that is the word "Xross"

[@j_will9]

@@n_tas I guess it was because the X button is called the Cross button and they wanted to be “cheeky”

[@asarand]

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.

[@Tronicsfix]

Good to know. Thanks for the comment!

[@Zer01neBDTDev]

If the HDD is broken he wouln't be able to fix it.

[@droid1008]

It's nearly impossible because there's a ridiculous amount of encryption on the parts

[@taggounet]

It makes me really happy to see you fixing Japan-exclusive consoles. Good job, as usual!

[@Tronicsfix]

You and me both!

[@MyklBlue69]

Well done spotting the bend in the case! Stellar work as always Steve! 👍🏻👍🏻

[@howardtaylor2509]

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

[@pooooo52]

If had one broken. Still keep it as display

[@esautrash]

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!

[@10100rsn]

Always good to go over the solder joints of the buttons too.

[@angryvideogamenerd2244]

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.

[@heavyarms55]

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.

[@sorakat42]

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.

[@lordsofkobol7385]

Great to see one of these opened up. More please 😃

[@MongoMinutes]

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

[@supahas3821]

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!

[@mahmityigit7719]

I m so happy to find this tutorial. It's working for me. Thank you for sharing

[@AwareOCE]

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!

[@jfncho]

+1 for wanting to see the PSX in action. seems like such a cool device like the Panasonic Q.

[@hashrulsubzero]

Great video, it's not that often we get to see someone working on one of these rare console let alone actually owning it.

[@Tronicsfix]

Thanks! This was a fun one to fix.

[@buzzulinifrancesco]

I can't survive without a new video. Much love to you and your work

[@Tronicsfix]

Ha, ha, good to know! Glad you enjoy my vids.

[@jorgearmandoguerrerolee4911]

Wonderful work, please all we need the another video, test and play jeje Cheers

[@victorterancas]

Didn't know that way of fixing buttons, i would have just change them all. Awesome video! 👍

[@kieranschoen3783]

I had no idea the PSX even existed.

[@Tronicsfix]

I didn't either until several years ago. Pretty cool console.

[@klaasj7808]

the original was called psx, nobody knew there would be a 2nd model

[@offspringfan89]

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.

[@rodryguezzz]

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.

[@zgoaty9235]

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.

[@LeonardoAmorimS]

@@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

[@idnafabdo8621]

Good to see you back 👍😊

[@Mikey___]

Really cool to see one of these, even cooler to see it get put back into action - great job!

[@Mikey___]

Would also love to see a follow up on the system checking that everything else works

[@Tronicsfix]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. If this video does well I'll make another.

[@robertjones8225]

Yes I would love to see you working more on that PSX

[@RohitSharma-zv9cp]

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 :)

[@mtshark7]

Nicely done Steve!

[@CecilTheDarkKnight234]

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.

[@Tronicsfix]

So glad you enjoyed. I've always wanted one too so it was cool to get this one.

[@kanggoo57]

Honestly, you could mod it using a FreeMcBoot and its basically bulletproof after that.

[@virgildeklerk]

Nice one again Steve, you don't see much PSX consoles out there so very nice to see you fix one

[@andymiddleton5677]

Beautiful machine. Nice work!

[@Tronicsfix]

Glad you like it!

[@sylvainsauvage8301]

Cool video as usual! Wonder if these buttons do need to work, doesn't the PS remote have the same functions?

[@doozer2726]

Good tip about rotating the buttons, I wouldn't have thought of that. I assumed they were fixed.

[@WyrmLimion]

This channel was the reason I bought an iFixIT toolkit. Bought for work ofc, been refurbishing laptops with it for weeks now!

[@TheCod3r]

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

[@Tronicsfix]

I'll have to check out his video. I haven't seen that one. This old obscure stuff is pretty cool.

[@TheCod3r]

@@Tronicsfix I think he did a few, I think they were more component level though

[@josephalbert3563]

Love all your videos.

[@BRGKasumi77Main]

Welcome to retro era, Steve. Great video by the way!

[@Tronicsfix]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@BRGKasumi77Main]

@@Tronicsfix you're welcome and I hope to see you repairing more retro and modern consoles too

[@Ancient_Ys]

I've always been interested in this particular model of the ps. I would love to see you examine the rest of it.

[@panoriega]

Is the testing PSX video ready?? :) that's a nice piece of gold! congratulations!

[@SkinnyDoom]

Your videos are so insiring. I’m so hesitant to try this but I have soooo many consoles. They could use some tlc

[@mikeanderson1994]

We definitely need part 2 can't wait !

[@Tronicsfix]

If this video does well I'll make another one.

[@mikeanderson1994]

@@Tronicsfix that's great thank you Steve 👍👍

[@matthewpotter8491]

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.

[@AstralStriderZ]

You don't know how much I want someone like this guy to try to save my BC PS3.

[@pukkaapukkaa3790]

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

[@skiplazauski1497]

Yes. One more video on this unit please!

[@justinprohm]

yeeeeees a PSX repair! I hadn't watched it yet but I know it'll be good being fixed by you

[@joelg.7622]

Yes please, more videos about this device.

[@skaluv]

I was in Tokyo in January 2004 and those things were featured in every electronics shop. It was pretty cool looking.

[@chriss1683]

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

[@HavokCloud]

Yes please continue fixing it!

[@raymondburris5108]

Love these videos!

[@richardbriansmith8562]

Excellent machine great news that you were able to fix it Awesome Video tronicsfix

[@LanderosDGK]

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!

[@pranckstyr]

Please go through the rest of the PSX features. It's interesting to finally see this device being worked on. Thanks.

[@l3azooka_36]

Nice Job!! What an honour it must be 🤝

[@Tronicsfix]

Thanks! Yes, it definitely was!

[@kylebattle9266]

Yes I’d also like to see you go through the rest of it!

[@CharbelAbouDiwan]

Would love to see you going deeper into this PSX!!

[@greg21229]

Great job and yes I would like to see a part 2

[@donnierussellii4659]

Playstation 10?

[@BRGKasumi77Main]

No. It's a combination of PS2 and video recorder

[@Spartan122S]

@@BRGKasumi77Main you missed the joke

[@Tronicsfix]

They should bring back PSX name for the Playstation 10!

[@Michael-dj6pd]

@@Tronicsfix see you in 40 years

[@BRGKasumi77Main]

@@Spartan122S lol

[@AndrewPaul]

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!

[@Tronicsfix]

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!

[@AndrewPaul]

@@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!

[@davidtalbot6918]

Great work as usual!

[@Tronicsfix]

Hey thanks!

[@deebocj]

Definitely show the features 👌!

[@freedomfrochaos7730]

Yes I would definitely like to see a full Video on how you fix a PSX

[@REMEDY-REPAIRS]

Nicely done ✅

[@ThatGuyThatCommentedOn_A_Video]

Yes!!! Your doing playstation2s now. I hope you do more things like this. I my self have done many ps2 fixes so its fun to watch what other people do.

[@techdaddykb]

I used to want one of these sooo badly when I was younger. the aesthetic really called out to me

[@Tronicsfix]

It is pretty cool looking

[@johnspartan15]

I’d love to see you test out the PSX that’s super cool!!!! I just ordered one! Didn’t even know they existed

[@Nooflear]

oh man, I haven't seen one of these in years. great video I'd love to see more.

[@Tronicsfix]

Glad you enjoyed! I'll make more if this video does well.

[@SixtyDoesStuff]

Yes, please! I'd love to see more of this thing in action

[@ArreglandoCosas]

Beautiful console, i did not know it existed till now. I would love to see more of it. Great video Steve!

[@SNC2319]

Looks better than the PS5 does.

[@ArreglandoCosas]

@@SNC2319 totally!

[@cjvillarreal217]

Full video please! Definitely want to see you fix the dvd drive!

[@TheThanos6974]

It would be cool if you played some PS2 classics on there, as well as plugging memory cards and accessories. Nice job once again. Greetings from Greece!

[@Gaming-Enthusiast]

This was a awesome video 👌👌👌

[@vincemorath676]

Great video. Thanks for sharing.

[@Tronicsfix]

Thanks for watching!

[@Double.J]

Do it!! I thought I heard of a PSX before, but apparently not because I even had to ask what it is. But now I’m totally intrigued with this.

[@Tronicsfix]

It's a pretty cool console!

[@IvanMTG1]

Bending that metal plate was clutch. I saw it the moment u put it up on cam!

[@green3639]

you earned your self a new sub!

[@MaxRager80]

Good Job Steve!

[@Tronicsfix]

Thanks!

[@matthewmaidment8464]

Definitely would love to see a breakdown video of this psx

[@paulsan26]

Nice video! That machine is awesome, I hope to have one some day.

[@Tronicsfix]

Yes, this is a cool one. Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@briandoss9232]

That is really awesome!!!

[@SJSOmar]

Usually with old tech like car amplifiers I go ahead and re solder every component because there might be solder cracks over time

[@KiwiKoNZ]

Nice fix dude! 😏👍✨

[@bryanortega7242]

I see your videos everytime i hop on youtube i have a xbox one x/s that needs a deep clean and maybe a new touch of thermal paste how much .

[@nicktimur]

you are one of the best youtubers for these stuff

[@Tronicsfix]

Hey thanks!

[@zeebull]

Definitely in for more

[@crimecity]

Great video lad keep up with the good work

[@Tronicsfix]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@crimecity]

@@Tronicsfix thank you

[@elerivalduke9840]

something I used to do at my old job was use a sharpie to mark across the screw and onto the board, occasionally I'd leave little happy notes for the next person with a signature and a number to call

[@fsfs555]

I have one of these. It mostly works but the DVD drive is bad, which is common. They're nonstandard units so they're not easy to replace. The other common failure is the hard disk, which is apparently hard-coded to the chassis for security which prevents replacement even with the same make and model of drive, let alone upgrades.

[@mukeshgoolcharan6121]

Good stuff man

[@BoringSalmon]

Would love to see more videos about the PSX. So little is known about it I feel like.

[@emineomax]

daaaaaamn i was NOT expecting this video!!!

[@MrYessireebob]

Yes more PSX repairs please

[@nightcorefusion3884]

The PS2 is by far one of my favourite childhood consoles. (Though I was in my mid teens at the time it came out...) But the PSX has always been my favourite design for it. If I had gotten into collecting video games rather than anime, I'm sure I would have bought one of these by now. Instead, I have $10K worth of blu rays and DVDs as well as a $4K server to back it all up.

[@Tronicsfix]

Holy cow, that's quite the collection!

[@GamerBoy870]

Wow 👏 😮

[@GamerBoy870]

@@Tronicsfix i hope you can get that console working I've seen other KZbinrs talk about this console.

[@FKJBSDK]

One of the rarest stuff indeed and yes please show us how it runs.

[@mbopstropsnosky]

Man I love your videos. And will like to use jlcpcb but can you make a tutorial on how to order one with assembly include. I feel lost when try to include the assembly.

[@RavenWitchShade]

I know I'd be down for seeing more of what the PSX can do :)

[@abelreiscarvalho7143]

I would love to see the ongoing of the video soon 😀

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