If you wanted to get rid of a Dreamcast and a PS1, what would you do with them? We genuinely don’t need or ever use them and needed to clean out the space they have occupied for the last however many years. Chuck 'em? Find a charity? Sell 'em?
You’re going to be sorry when the zombie apocalypse comes.
I’d probably donate the PS1 if any charity wants it (along with games) and sell the Dreamcast as the limited titles make it of less use but still popular (I think) among collectors.
At worst case, if no charity takes the PS1, put it up on freecycle.org and make someone’s day.
If the PS1 is an old school PS1 (and not a PSOne as the title suggests), you may be able to sell it at a high price to a sucker^H^H^H^H^H^Haudiophile if it happens to be model SCPH-1001 or SCPH-1002.
You don’t get rid of Dreamcasts. You put in a Soul Calibur disc, weld the cover shut, and plan to keep it hooked up to your TV forever.
Or is that just me?
No. No it is not just you.
That would make it difficult to play Power Stone 2. Are you sure you’re doing it right?
Sell them. No reason to just give them away. You’ll get at least $20 or more for each of them, especially if you have some games to go with them.
Sorry - not a PSOne, but a PS 1. SCPH-7001.
Just give them away. No reason to sell them. It’ll take at least $20 of your time to try and sell them. Pay it forward. At least that what I did with my Gamecube.
FWIW, I donate stuff like this to a thrift store. In my case, the local humane society thrift store. They’ll usually be happy to take it off your hands if you have all the parts to make it work, especially if you have games to go with it.
Going this route is, IME, easier than finding someone to give it to, plus it allows you to take a tax deduction, plus it helps the charity raise money, plus the person who ends up with the system is likely to be someone who will really use it instead of some jackass who takes the item off your hands just because it is free and then tosses it in a closet for 2 years and then throws it away.
Dreamcasts are both a bit unreliable and plentiful; they are no more than $20 or $30 by themselves. Considering all the great games I would say giving it another go is a great idea; I just rebought Shenmue myself.
Since my amusement at the expense (oh the punanity) of audiophiles never ends, I have to ask… why?
I’ll take your dreamcast. I always wanted to try the original Jet Set Radio.
It’s supposedly very good at playing audio CDs… but you have to wonder what they might be on about when you read things like
Before I started my listening tests, Michael had a warning for me: “Plug in the units — turn ‘em on — and don’t turn them off.” It seems the PlayStations sound best when left on all the time. Michael was right. You shouldn’t even listen for the first three days. Both units need every second of the break-in period.
I read the MSNBC story you linked to, and a few articles on the 6moons site it references. I’m not seeing much in the way of quantifiable proof, but there sure are a lot of “You won’t believe it until you hear it!” sort of testimonials. Does anyone even attempt to explain why it should sound better than a CD player costing thousands more?
NO. And if you suggest it, they will tell you that no test can replicate their delicate ears, and if you suggest a blind test, they will hit you (or ban you if it’s on a forum).
You could also check out these audio improving pens!
You could try calling a local Children’s Hospital to see if they’ll take them as a donation. Sick kids won’t be -too- picky that it’s not the latest technology, and might get a kick out of some of the older games.