The Ps1 compared to PS2

**Oktoberfest** · 12-29-2005,03:19 AM

Hey I'm pretty sure that bad media (for backups) can damage the PS2 laser, but does the same apply when using worse CD-R media for PS1?

**zabolyx** · 12-29-2005,01:00 PM

I've used the Wal-mart DuraBrand CDs for the PS1 for several years with no problems... just make sure what ever you are using is Green-silver in color and not blue or green... must be a light green-silver color... at least that's what works in all 4 of my playstations... 3 grey and one PSOne 5400, 7500, 9000, and a PSOne

**DNAS** · 12-30-2005,07:31 PM

How bout the Memorex CD-R's I have some that the side u burn the data to is black like the actual PS1 game itself. On a side note they arent all that expensive around $15 for a 30 pack.

**jon_jon** · 12-30-2005,09:50 PM

I use TY media and they work great. They are known for their reliability.

**zabolyx** · 01-02-2006,09:39 PM

The Memorex blacks... work fine... in fact some said that the black works better... I saw at my local Big Lots! that they had them there on sale... can't remember how much though.

**Oktoberfest** · 01-10-2006,01:24 AM

Will using worse media (but still works) hurt the PS1 laser?

**Den Leiw** · 01-22-2006,06:27 AM

Well the ps1 laser seems to be a lot stronger, my first backups were Kodak CD-r and following those a lot of other crappy Cd-r for like 2-3 years, then my backups began to stop working and I started using decent cdr like tdk or verbatim or whatever it was and after all these years my ps1 is still gonig strong, so I guess whatever cd-r you are using, it s a lot more stable than any crappy ps2 laser

**jurai29** · 01-24-2006,12:16 PM

Myself I've tried the memorex black works EVERY time. I used to hear a lot of people saying "always use verbatim only" without having tried it themselves. I quickly found the verbatim are mediocre, failure rate 80 to 90% with internal mod chips, with game enhancer (even the crap ones) the failure drops to 60%, which is still far too high.

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