PlayStation

launch model, Japan · SCPH-1000 · Sony · 1994

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Rarity

Japan only

Why

It was released only in Japan; it’s rare in our markets, so we don’t set a rarity level. рынок не используется: 3 объявл. против 3780 у playstation (продавцы редко пишут ревизию); released only in the region JP, not in Europe - no lower than Uncommon. Estimate: exact units produced unknown.

Specs

Released: 1994-12-03
Type: home console

Description

The SCPH-1000 is the first PlayStation model, released in Japan on 3 December 1994 at 39,800 yen. It is the only PlayStation model with an S-Video port, which later models dropped. Early units are known for CD drive problems because the plastic laser sled wore unevenly.

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Details from sources

Rev. A/B hardware, board PU-7, BIOS 1.0 (1994-09-22). Only PlayStation model with an S-Video direct-out port; dual-ported VRAM graphics memory (later switched to SGRAM on Rev. C). Known for CD-drive laser-sled wear and FMV/colour-banding issues on early units. Last digit of the model number = region: 0 Japan (NTSC-J, 100V PSU), 1 USA/Canada (NTSC-U/C, 120V), 2 PAL (220-240V; sub-codes 2A Australia, 2B UK/Ireland, 2C rest of PAL Europe), 3 Asia outside Japan (NTSC-J video, wide-range 110-240V PSU). Source: SCPH-9000 series service manual via en Wikipedia "PlayStation models".

At a glance

PlayStation: when was it released?: 1994
PlayStation: how many variants?: 2 variants

Data source: en.wikipedia.org

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