PSX (digital video recorder)

PSX
	PSX on display at CEATEC 2003
Developer	Sony Computer Entertainment
Manufacturer	Sony Corporation
Product family	PlayStation
Type	Digital video recorder; Home video game console;
Generation	Sixth
Release date	JP: December 13, 2003;
Introductory price	160 GB = 79,800 ¥, 250 GB = 99,800 ¥
Discontinued	JP: 2005;
Media	DVD Video (DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM); CD; PlayStation game disc; PlayStation 2 game disc;
Operating system	XrossMediaBar, G Guide
CPU	90nm EE+GS
Storage	PlayStation 2 memory card 8 megabyte; PlayStation memory card (128 kilobytes/1 megabit); 160 GB Hard Drive (5000 series),; 250 GB Hard Drive (7000 series);
Display	Composite video; S-Video; D-Terminal;
Sound	Dolby Digital 5.1; DTS 5.1;
Input	Remote control
Controller input	DualShock 2, DualShock
Connectivity	Details: * 2 × MagicGate memory card 1 × i.LINK IEEE 1394 interface; 1 × USB 1.1; 1 × MemoryStick/PRO/Duo; 2 × infrared receiver; 2 × DualShock 2 controller port; 1 × Fast Ethernet (100 base/TX); 1 × D-Terminal out (component video); 1 × VHF/UHF in; 1 × VHF/UHF out; 1 × BS-IF in; 1 × BS-IF out; 1 × S-Video out; 1 × composite video out; 2 × S-Video in; 2 × composite video in; 1 × S/PDIF out (TOSLINK); *7500/7700 only ;
Power	100 V, 50/60 Hz
Dimensions	312 mm × 323 mm × 88 mm (12.3 in × 12.7 in × 3.5 in)
Mass	5.8 kg (13 lb)
Successor	PlayStation 3
Related	PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable
Website	http://www.psx.sony.co.jp/

The PSX is a Sony digital video recorder with a fully integrated PlayStation 2 home video game console. It was released in Japan on December 13, 2003. Since it was designed to be a general-purpose consumer video device, it was marketed by the main Sony Corporation instead of Sony Computer Entertainment and does not carry the usual PlayStation branding. Initial sales were strong, with the console selling 100,000 units during its first week, thus selling out.^[2] Its high cost, however, resulted in poor sales later on,^[3] prompting Sony to cancel plans to release the PSX outside Japan.^{[citation needed]} After the price had been lowered in September 2004, sales increased again.^[4]

^ Sony. "PSX DESR-7700 5700 Parts". Retrieved 19 December 2013.
^ "PSX drives strong year-end sales for Sony". 7 January 2004.
^ "Next Gen Console Wars: Revenge of Kutaragi" Archived 2013-01-23 at the Wayback Machine, TeamXbox website, June 13, 2005
^ Iwamoto, Yoshiyuki (2006). Japan on the Upswing: Why the Bubble Burst and Japan's Economic Renewal. Algora Publishing. ISBN 978-0875864624.

[1] Sony. "PSX DESR-7700 5700 Parts". Retrieved 19 December 2013.

[2] "PSX drives strong year-end sales for Sony". 7 January 2004.

[3] "Next Gen Console Wars: Revenge of Kutaragi" Archived 2013-01-23 at the Wayback Machine, TeamXbox website, June 13, 2005

[4] Iwamoto, Yoshiyuki (2006). Japan on the Upswing: Why the Bubble Burst and Japan's Economic Renewal. Algora Publishing. ISBN 978-0875864624.

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