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PSX was a Sony
Sony

is a multinational corporation list of conglomerates corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest media conglomerates with revenue exceeding US$99.1 billion ....
 digital video recorder
Digital video recorder

A digital video recorder or personal video recorder is a device that records video in a digital format to a disk drive or other memory medium within a device....
 with fully integrated PlayStation
PlayStation

The PlayStation is a 32-bit history of video game consoles video game console released by Sony Computer Entertainment in December .The PlayStation was the first of the ubiquitous PlayStation ....
 and PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2

The PlayStation 2 is a History of video game consoles video game console manufactured by Sony. The successor to the PlayStation, and the predecessor to the PlayStation 3, the PlayStation 2 forms part of the PlayStation of video game consoles....
 video game console
Video game console

A video game console is an game development that produces a video signal which can be used with a display device to display a video game. The term "video game console" is used to distinguish a machine designed for consumers to buy and use solely for playing video games from a personal computer, which has many other functions, or arcade machi...
s. Since it was designed to be a general-function audiovisual device, it was marketed by the main Sony Corporation and was released only in Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
 on December 13, 2003. It was the first system to utilize the XrossMediaBar.

PSX is a fully functional digital video recorder
Digital video recorder

A digital video recorder or personal video recorder is a device that records video in a digital format to a disk drive or other memory medium within a device....
 with RF
RF

Rf or RF is an abbreviation for:* ** Radiative forcing, is an IPCC unit that nominates the global, annual average of radiative imbalance in net heating of the Earth's lower atmosphere as a result of human activities since the beginning of the industrial era....
, S-Video
S-Video

Separate Video, more commonly known as S-Video, and sometimes incorrectly referred to as "Super Video" and also known as Y/C, is an analog signal video signal that carries the video data as two separate signals, lumen and chroma ....
 and composite
Composite

Composite may refer to:Acting, Film, and Studio* Composite card, a marketing tool for actors and especially models* Composite character, a character in an adaptation of a work formed from two or more characters from the original work...
 inputs. It is able to tune analog VHF and CATV. It comes with a remote control
Remote control

A remote control is an Electronics device used for the remote operation of a machine.The term remote control can be contracted to remote or controller....
 and can be also linked with a PlayStation Portable
PlayStation Portable

The PlayStation Portable is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. Development of the console was first announced during History of E3#During the Rise of Online Gaming , and it was unveiled on May 11, 2004 at a Sony press conference before E3 2004....
 to transfer videos and music via USB ports.






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PSX was a Sony
Sony

is a multinational corporation list of conglomerates corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest media conglomerates with revenue exceeding US$99.1 billion ....
 digital video recorder
Digital video recorder

A digital video recorder or personal video recorder is a device that records video in a digital format to a disk drive or other memory medium within a device....
 with fully integrated PlayStation
PlayStation

The PlayStation is a 32-bit history of video game consoles video game console released by Sony Computer Entertainment in December .The PlayStation was the first of the ubiquitous PlayStation ....
 and PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2

The PlayStation 2 is a History of video game consoles video game console manufactured by Sony. The successor to the PlayStation, and the predecessor to the PlayStation 3, the PlayStation 2 forms part of the PlayStation of video game consoles....
 video game console
Video game console

A video game console is an game development that produces a video signal which can be used with a display device to display a video game. The term "video game console" is used to distinguish a machine designed for consumers to buy and use solely for playing video games from a personal computer, which has many other functions, or arcade machi...
s. Since it was designed to be a general-function audiovisual device, it was marketed by the main Sony Corporation and was released only in Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
 on December 13, 2003. It was the first system to utilize the XrossMediaBar.

Features

The PSX is a fully functional digital video recorder
Digital video recorder

A digital video recorder or personal video recorder is a device that records video in a digital format to a disk drive or other memory medium within a device....
 with RF
RF

Rf or RF is an abbreviation for:* ** Radiative forcing, is an IPCC unit that nominates the global, annual average of radiative imbalance in net heating of the Earth's lower atmosphere as a result of human activities since the beginning of the industrial era....
, S-Video
S-Video

Separate Video, more commonly known as S-Video, and sometimes incorrectly referred to as "Super Video" and also known as Y/C, is an analog signal video signal that carries the video data as two separate signals, lumen and chroma ....
 and composite
Composite

Composite may refer to:Acting, Film, and Studio* Composite card, a marketing tool for actors and especially models* Composite character, a character in an adaptation of a work formed from two or more characters from the original work...
 inputs. It is able to tune analog VHF and CATV. It comes with a remote control
Remote control

A remote control is an Electronics device used for the remote operation of a machine.The term remote control can be contracted to remote or controller....
 and can be also linked with a PlayStation Portable
PlayStation Portable

The PlayStation Portable is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. Development of the console was first announced during History of E3#During the Rise of Online Gaming , and it was unveiled on May 11, 2004 at a Sony press conference before E3 2004....
 to transfer videos and music via USB ports. It also features software for video, photo
Photo editing

Photo editing can refer to:* techniques applied to photographs.* The cultural impact and ethical concerns of photo manipulation....
 and audio editing.
Dvd Xmb Img02 Pop
The PSX supports PlayStation
PlayStation

The PlayStation is a 32-bit history of video game consoles video game console released by Sony Computer Entertainment in December .The PlayStation was the first of the ubiquitous PlayStation ....
 and PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2

The PlayStation 2 is a History of video game consoles video game console manufactured by Sony. The successor to the PlayStation, and the predecessor to the PlayStation 3, the PlayStation 2 forms part of the PlayStation of video game consoles....
 gaming using PlayStation 2-based hardware, with Emotion Engine
Emotion Engine

The Emotion Engine is a CPU developed and manufactured by Sony Computer Entertainment and Toshiba for use in the Sony PlayStation 2 video game console....
, Graphics Synthesizer and the I/O processor. It supports online game compatibility using an internal broadband adapter. Games that utilize the PS2 HDD (Final Fantasy XI
Final Fantasy XI

, also known as Final Fantasy XI Online, is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed and published by Square Co. as part of the Final Fantasy series....
) are supported as well.

The PSX doesn't include a controller. A special ceramic-white, USB DualShock 2 was released separately . However, original DualShocks are fully supported by two joystick ports in the back side and memory card
Memory card

A memory card or flash memory card is a solid-state electronic flash memory data storage device used with digital cameras, Personal Digital Assistant and Mobile computers, telephones, music players, video game consoles, and other electronics....
s are also supported via port in the front side.

The PSX is also known for its introduction of Sony's XMB graphical user interface, used later on PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3
PlayStation 3

The PlayStation 3 is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment, and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation ....
, 2008 BRAVIA model TVs and other Sony devices.

Models

The DESR-5000 and DESR-7000 were launch models and featured a 160 GB and 250 GB HDD
HDD

HDD may refer to:*Hard disk drive, a computer device which stores digitally encoded data*Heating degree day, quantitative indices designed to reflect the demand for energy...
. Later improved DESR-7000 models were launched in 2004 with bigger hard disks and supporting improved video, photo and music editing tools.

Technical specifications


DESR-7700
  • Hard disk
    Hard disk

    A hard disk drive , commonly referred to as a hard drive, hard disk, or fixed disk drive, is a non-volatile storage device which stores digitally encoded data on rapidly rotating hard disk platters with magnetic surfaces....
     capacity - 250 GB
  • CPU
    Central processing unit

    A central processing unit is an electronic circuit that can execute computer programs. This broad definition can easily be applied to many early computers that existed long before the term "CPU" ever came into widespread usage....
     and GPU
    Graphics processing unit

    A graphics processing unit or GPU is a dedicated graphics rendering device for a personal computer, workstation, or game console. Modern GPUs are very efficient at manipulating and displaying computer graphics, and their highly parallel structure makes them more effective than general-purpose Central processing unit for a range of com...
     - 90 nm EE
    Emotion Engine

    The Emotion Engine is a CPU developed and manufactured by Sony Computer Entertainment and Toshiba for use in the Sony PlayStation 2 video game console....
    +GS
  • Recordable media - DVD-R
    DVD-R

    DVD-R is a DVD recordable format. A DVD-R typically has a computer storage of 4.71 Gigabyte , although the capacity of the original standard developed by Pioneer Corporation was 3.95 GB ....
     (video mode), DVD-RW
    DVD-RW

    A DVD-RW disc is a rewritable optical disc with equal computer storage to a DVD-R, typically 4.7 gigabyte. The format was developed by Pioneer in November 1999 and has been approved by the DVD Forum....
     (video mode, VR mode)
  • Reproducible media - DVD-VIDEO
    DVD-Video

    DVD-Video is a consumer video format used to store digital video on DVD discs, and is currently the dominant consumer video format in Canada, Europe and Australia....
    , DVD-R
    DVD-R

    DVD-R is a DVD recordable format. A DVD-R typically has a computer storage of 4.71 Gigabyte , although the capacity of the original standard developed by Pioneer Corporation was 3.95 GB ....
     (video mode), DVD-RW
    DVD-RW

    A DVD-RW disc is a rewritable optical disc with equal computer storage to a DVD-R, typically 4.7 gigabyte. The format was developed by Pioneer in November 1999 and has been approved by the DVD Forum....
     (video mode, VR mode), Music CD, CD-R
    CD-R

    A CD-R is a variation of the Compact Disc invented by Philips and Sony. CD-R is a Write Once Read Many optical medium, though the whole disk does not have to be entirely written in the same session....
     (JPEG
    JPEG

    In computing, JPEG is a commonly used method of for photographic images. The degree of compression can be adjusted, allowing a selectable tradeoff between storage size and image quality....
    ), Memory stick
    Memory Stick

    Memory Stick is a removable flash memory memory card format, launched by Sony in October 1998 , and is also used in general to describe the whole family of Memory Sticks....
    , "PlayStation
    PlayStation

    The PlayStation is a 32-bit history of video game consoles video game console released by Sony Computer Entertainment in December .The PlayStation was the first of the ubiquitous PlayStation ....
    " standard CD-ROM, "PlayStation 2
    PlayStation 2

    The PlayStation 2 is a History of video game consoles video game console manufactured by Sony. The successor to the PlayStation, and the predecessor to the PlayStation 3, the PlayStation 2 forms part of the PlayStation of video game consoles....
    " standard CD-ROM / DVD-ROM
  • Length of video that can be recorded on a 4.7 GB DVD-R/RW:
    • HQ about 1 hour
    • HSP about 1.5 hours
    • SP (standard) about 2 hours
    • LP about 3 hours
    • EP about 4 hours
    • SLP about 6 hours
  • Length of video that can be recorded on the hard drive:
    • HQ about 53 hours
    • HSP about 81 hours
    • SP (standard) About 107 hours
    • LP about 164 hours
    • EP about 217 hours
    • SLP about 325 hours
  • Image record system - MPEG2
  • Voice record system - Wave (WAVE files) of Linear PCM (at the time of HQ mode),
  • Dolby Digital
    Dolby Digital

    File:Dolby-Digital.svgDolby Digital is the marketing name for a series of lossy data compression technologies developed by Dolby Laboratories....
     2 Channel (at the time of HSP, SP, LP, EP, and SLP mode)
  • Receiving channel - Ground analog (VHF Low:0-4CH / VHF Med:4-6CH / VHF High:7-13CH /UHF:14-83CH / CATV:CT-7-C99999CH), BS analog
    BS 1363

    British Standard BS 1363 specifies the most common type of domestic AC power plugs and sockets that are used in the United Kingdom, Cyprus, Republic of Ireland, Malta, Malaysia, Singapore and many former British overseas territory....
     (1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15CH
  • Dubbing function - HDD->DVD high-speed Dubbing (12× max)
  • Reproduction function - In-variable-speed reproduction
  • Simultaneous Record and Playback
  • Edit function A-B elimination (GOP)
    • GOP: Group of pictures
      Group of pictures

      In MPEG encoding, a group of pictures, or GOP, specifies the order in which intra-frames and inter frames are arranged.The GOP is a group of successive pictures within an MPEG-coded video stream....
  • Recording function - Electronic program table (EPG)
  • High definition and sound quality 3-dimensional Y/C separation
    • Time Base Correction (TBC)
    • Video D/A converter (12 bits 108 MHz)
    • Ghost reduction tuner, DNR
      DNR

      DNR may refer to:* Do not resuscitate, a medical instruction* Daunorubicin, a chemotherapy drug* Department of Natural Resources, a name of various government entities...
      , Variable Bit Rate (VBR) record, Audio D/A converter (24 bits 96 kHz)
  • Photograph function - File format: JPEG
    JPEG

    In computing, JPEG is a commonly used method of for photographic images. The degree of compression can be adjusted, allowing a selectable tradeoff between storage size and image quality....
     (DCF standard)
    • Memory Stick (only Sony digital still cameras)
    • USB (only Sony digital still cameras)
    • Slide show display
    • Picture rotation (90 degrees, 180 degrees, 270 degrees)
  • Music function - File format: ATRAC3, Media: Music CD
  • Network function - Firmware upgrade
  • PS2 correspondence network service
  • Antenna
    Antenna (radio)

    An 'antenna' is a transducer designed to transmitter or receive Electromagnetic radiations. In other words, antennas convert electromagnetic waves into electrical currents and vice versa....
     input Ground analog: VHF/UHF 75ohmF type connector
    • BSIF: 75ohmF type connector
  • Input-and-output terminal D terminal output (D1/D2) x1,
    • A composite image / S
      S-Video

      Separate Video, more commonly known as S-Video, and sometimes incorrectly referred to as "Super Video" and also known as Y/C, is an analog signal video signal that carries the video data as two separate signals, lumen and chroma ....
       image / stereo sound Output terminal x1,
    • A composite
      Composite

      Composite may refer to:Acting, Film, and Studio* Composite card, a marketing tool for actors and especially models* Composite character, a character in an adaptation of a work formed from two or more characters from the original work...
       image / S image / stereo sound Input terminal x1
  • Optical digital voice output (SPDIF) x1,
  • Ethernet
    Ethernet

    Ethernet is a family of Data frame-based computer networking technologies for local area networks . The name comes from the physical concept of the Luminiferous aether....
     100 base/TX x1,
  • USB (Ver.1.1) terminal x1,
  • "Memory Stick
    Memory Stick

    Memory Stick is a removable flash memory memory card format, launched by Sony in October 1998 , and is also used in general to describe the whole family of Memory Sticks....
    " slot x1
  • "Memory Card
    Memory card

    A memory card or flash memory card is a solid-state electronic flash memory data storage device used with digital cameras, Personal Digital Assistant and Mobile computers, telephones, music players, video game consoles, and other electronics....
    " slot x2
  • Controller terminal x2 (DualShock
    DualShock

    The DualShock is a line of vibration-feedback gamepads by Sony for the PlayStation, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation 3 video game consoles. The DualShock was introduced in Japan in late 1997, and launched in America in May 1998, meeting with critical success....
    )
  • Size 312 × 88 × 323 mm (12.5" × 3.5" × 12.75")
  • Mass – About 5.8 kg (13.75 lb)


DESR-5500
  • Hard disk
    Hard disk

    A hard disk drive , commonly referred to as a hard drive, hard disk, or fixed disk drive, is a non-volatile storage device which stores digitally encoded data on rapidly rotating hard disk platters with magnetic surfaces....
     capacity - 160 GB


DESR-5700
  • Hard disk
    Hard disk

    A hard disk drive , commonly referred to as a hard drive, hard disk, or fixed disk drive, is a non-volatile storage device which stores digitally encoded data on rapidly rotating hard disk platters with magnetic surfaces....
     capacity - 160 GB


DESR-7000
  • Hard disk
    Hard disk

    A hard disk drive , commonly referred to as a hard drive, hard disk, or fixed disk drive, is a non-volatile storage device which stores digitally encoded data on rapidly rotating hard disk platters with magnetic surfaces....
     capacity - 250 GB


DESR-7100
  • Hard disk
    Hard disk

    A hard disk drive , commonly referred to as a hard drive, hard disk, or fixed disk drive, is a non-volatile storage device which stores digitally encoded data on rapidly rotating hard disk platters with magnetic surfaces....
     capacity - 250 GB


DESR-7500
  • Hard disk
    Hard disk

    A hard disk drive , commonly referred to as a hard drive, hard disk, or fixed disk drive, is a non-volatile storage device which stores digitally encoded data on rapidly rotating hard disk platters with magnetic surfaces....
     capacity - 450 GB


External links

  • //www.psx.sony.co.jp/ Official PSX Website (Japan)]