XMB started becoming standard on Sony TVs around 2006. The music/video streaming stuff started as Bravia Internet Video Link (BIVL) around 2008, that was originally an add-on box for the set before eventually being integrated around 2010. These all ran Linux (and technically still do), from about 2004 to about 2016 give or take a few years; before the transition to AndroidTV.
When they first showed this TV on Austin Evans channel the TV was in the Dutch languages. + You see on 4:06 when he scrolls trough system the Dutch TV sender SBS 6 and RTL
lot of mid to late 2000's and even some early 2010's Sony Bravia tv's used the XMB interface. i for example have KDL32-W4000 that i used to use my my 32 inch monitor/tv from 2008 to 2017. it uses XMB menus for it's functions like setup you channels, control your picture settings and inputs. not the most complex setup, but it was cool to see the same menus from my PS3 and PSP on my tv back in the day.
@@fcubeboy4959 you're thinking specifically of RGB SCART. SCART is a universal connection of sorts that can carry all kinds of signals like composite, S-Video, RGB and on some televisions even component.
Never heard it described as European HDMI either. We had SCART since at least the early 90s. When I got to NA in 2005 I was so surprised TVs didn’t have SCART. Every TV in Europe had it. It hasn’t been used on TVs for about a decade now though. Still use SCART for RGB signal on my old CRT for retro consoles.
@@wertywerrtyson5529 it's european HDMI in a sense that it carries audio and video through a single connector, the rest of the world used RCA jacks which needed multiple connectors (except for japan, they had their own niche connector for component video)
Hmm I would love to see that, I think a pstv2 that was basically a mini ps3 would do well enough for the production costs. The original pstv I was able to buy when it came out and was dirt cheap at 45$. (the small gaming unit not an actual tv) A ps5 capable one is selling at a loss but a ps3 could have some kitch appeal and actually be worth the price (mainly for hacking)
So I actually learned about this and bought one for myself over a year ago. I thought it was such a cool concept and even back then there werent a ton of these going around. I bought it used for around $780 US dollars. Came with a bundle of pal region games, a third party controller, a generic sony remote control and a memory card with free tuna installed and was in some of the strangest packaging I have ever received from someone though it did get here unharmed. Since then ive bought the controller it was supposed to come with and have softmodded it to make it read as a ntsc developer console which allows me to play any region ps1 or ps2 game official or otherwise without needing to prep anything. All in all, this was such an awesome buy and is my favorite tv despite having a modern Bravia for my ps5.
I have always wondered why Sony, the company known for video games and televisions, has never merged the two more often. It seems like a no-brainer! You would think a true PlayStation TV would sell really well.
When you've made upwards 60,000+ products, how pray tell does one do model numbers "simple?" Honestly, Sony's model numbers are pretty logical compared to other companies.
The fun fact about SCART. Even though it was mainly a European thing you can still play NTSC games through SCART on a PAL TV with no issues from what I remember since SCART can do both 50/60hz and will display in full speed and color.
Pretty dope. Always great discovering gaming tech that the world as a whole has no idea it even exists. It's definitely a collector's item status now, but if I were to say want to get one to actually use, I'll have to assume being a UK market product, it's a PAL region locked PS2 in that base??
Ken forgot to take into account inflation, so going by the listing he showed looks to be approximately 2011. The 22" tv is closer to $400 if i did the math / googiling correctly lol.
I have one of these. Got it a few years ago from eBay. It's immaculate and came in the original box. I connected my PS3 to it and games looked better than on my OLED due to that native 720p resolution. Also connected an OG Xbox through the component input.
I'd never heard of these before now. I suppose the TV would get the digital signal directly from the PS2 instead of being converted to analogue then back to digital at the TV.
What happens if you put a freemcboot memory card in it? Like you could open ulaunchelf file explorer an see if there's anything interesting that's on there from factory?
Would probably require FunTuna/ForTuna on the memory card instead, and if you were to install it from the console itself, you'd likely try the FreeDVDBoot install method.
We had the regular version of this TV in 2010 from Best Buy Essex store and used to watch the choppy RUclips app all the time. It was brought for the new Sky + HD box and PS3 via HDMI
They need to make modern versions of these. Imagine a PS5 TV in 4k. These unique versions of consoles were a very niche thing but they become incredibly rare. I'm also intrigued by the idea of a tv with a built in Nintendo Switch dock where you just slide the console into the TV itself, maybe it has a separate docking bay to charge the joy cons separate of the console tablet itself. That way you maintain the portability, but it still consolidates the format of the platform into a tidier package. We need this stuff to exist in modern gaming imo.
I picked up one a few years back, its a cool bit of history but is so redundant, it plays only region 2 PAL DVDs, so some UK DVDs don't work. The panel is so bad too, so much ghosting.
HDMI was a worldwide standard and SCART, all one word not S-CART was analogue and the best way to get RGB video off devices of its age. Also SCART predated HDMI by about 30 years..... It was American video that was beyond dated and behind the times.
I remember buying a new small TV for my bedroom thinking It was good then this came out and wishing I'd bought it instead for around the same price. Still think it would be perfect in 2024 because of the fact it not only has 4x HDMI but Scart, VGA, Composite and Compoment...etc plus a PS2 built in. I keep an old Samsunng TV around because it has similar ports albeit only 2 HDMI, came in handy when I pick up an Atart 520 STE computer then got a scart adapter and needed a display to test/use it on .
I was like, awesome! I need this in my game room! Immediately jumped on eBay to see 2 for 3k and 5k oof! Need to start saving now. Appreciate you showcasing this, man! Im an avid gamer/ retro gamer from the 90s and had no clue this existed!!!
SOCOM and Midnight Club along with Spy Hunter was the games that I got with the PS2 I got one back in 2003. My favorite SOCOM was 3 and I really liked Midnight Club 2 because I could unlock a LAPD Crown Vic. But 3 Dub Edition Remix was the best of the generation.
I believe if Midnight Club came back it would get good reception considering there’s a online play mod for Dub Edition out rn. And GTA V is just a Car customization/ racking game now
When I upgraded to a gaming laptop I gave my old ps2 to my cousins years ago and when they got a ps4 they returned the ps2 to me I was shocked when I saw it like seeing my dear old friend
I remember when they were selling these off back in the day, i saw them brand new for £100 and i punch myself every single day for not buying a load of them
This goes to show that besides CRTs, Ps2 looks natively good on old Bravias, on LCD technology, not that good on LED technology where it needs adaptors
I would like to see you talk about the Philips Cinema 21:9 - 58PFL9955H/12 from back in 2010. It's an ultrawide television, not many video's on RUclips on it and I think you would find it interesting to check it out
Could you softmod it with that exploit using a specially configured memory card? I take it it has no hdd possibility but it has a network adapter? Thanks, dude this video was cool!
I'm a 30 yo Brit that has own multiple ps2s and still have one set up in my living room and I had no idea this product existed. I would have 100% bought one
6:10 Take Two didn't make or publish Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition that was Rockstar San Diego, after Midnight Club LA on PS3 they worked on improving the driving in Grand Theft Auto V, before being one of the many studios that worked on Red Dead Redemption 2.
If Ken just wants to film 2000s nostalgia vids, I would be down for it
XMB started becoming standard on Sony TVs around 2006.
The music/video streaming stuff started as Bravia Internet Video Link (BIVL) around 2008, that was originally an add-on box for the set before eventually being integrated around 2010. These all ran Linux (and technically still do), from about 2004 to about 2016 give or take a few years; before the transition to AndroidTV.
This actually also release in the Netherlands and Belgium aswell, although quite rare here, they do pop up every now and then.
When they first showed this TV on Austin Evans channel the TV was in the Dutch languages. + You see on 4:06 when he scrolls trough system the Dutch TV sender SBS 6 and RTL
Can confirm,i own one in belgium,i bought it used for 40€
Ken that's not how we pronounce SCART
lot of mid to late 2000's and even some early 2010's Sony Bravia tv's used the XMB interface.
i for example have KDL32-W4000 that i used to use my my 32 inch monitor/tv from 2008 to 2017.
it uses XMB menus for it's functions like setup you channels, control your picture settings and inputs.
not the most complex setup, but it was cool to see the same menus from my PS3 and PSP on my tv back in the day.
It’s pronounced scart. Not s-cart. And it was the European alternative to component video, not HDMI.
@@fcubeboy4959 you're thinking specifically of RGB SCART.
SCART is a universal connection of sorts that can carry all kinds of signals like composite, S-Video, RGB and on some televisions even component.
@@vtec5862 Yeah I kind of meant RGB SCART, which is it’s primary use
@@fcubeboy4959 nerd
Uhm actually ☝️🤓
The hdmi part in his sentence is referring to how common SCART was being used in Europe.
totally threw me hearing SCART (pronounced like cart with an s in front of it) called S - Cart haha
Never heard it described as European HDMI either. We had SCART since at least the early 90s. When I got to NA in 2005 I was so surprised TVs didn’t have SCART. Every TV in Europe had it. It hasn’t been used on TVs for about a decade now though. Still use SCART for RGB signal on my old CRT for retro consoles.
it's not even HD, it's like composite but with more pins and rgb support
Honestly could be a UK thing but I've never heard it be called an S-Cart
@@namesurname4666 it does theoretically support up to 1080i but it wasn't really used much.
@@wertywerrtyson5529 it's european HDMI in a sense that it carries audio and video through a single connector, the rest of the world used RCA jacks which needed multiple connectors (except for japan, they had their own niche connector for component video)
is not exclusive for UK, is exclusive for europe, In Spain, you could also buy that TV.
I would love to see a teardown of this TV, to see the PS2 internals and how they got connected to the TV itself internally
I actually own one of these 😁 such a cool pickup for me. I picked it up at a recycle centre for a good price. Someone had donated it! Insane, I know.
Increase its value with the "MechaPwn" exploit so it becomes region free and can play back up discs. The internal PS2 is a SCPH 90004 model.
@@ar89synth no way
Imagine a PS5 TV like this today!
What a waste. A whole TV with a built in console to play 4 games? Lol
Hmm I would love to see that, I think a pstv2 that was basically a mini ps3 would do well enough for the production costs. The original pstv I was able to buy when it came out and was dirt cheap at 45$. (the small gaming unit not an actual tv) A ps5 capable one is selling at a loss but a ps3 could have some kitch appeal and actually be worth the price (mainly for hacking)
@@collinsgichuhi8255 Objection! The ps5 can play ps4 and can stream ps3 games so the ps5 does have games actually
@@collinsgichuhi8255this isn’t 2021 no more 🤦🏾
@@Xgloryboynick sorry My bad. The PS5 has 4 games and 1 VR game.
Chances are that you could've sourced 1st party remote from Sony still to this day.
I never knew this existed, looks like a cool collective device
The picture quality of the PS2 on this screen actually looks nice and sharp. Does anyone know how it’s connected internally ? RGB or component ?
midnight club and socom with the first 30 seconds.. man of culture. those games specificlly got me thru 4-6th grade
So I actually learned about this and bought one for myself over a year ago.
I thought it was such a cool concept and even back then there werent a ton of these going around.
I bought it used for around $780 US dollars.
Came with a bundle of pal region games, a third party controller, a generic sony remote control and a memory card with free tuna installed and was in some of the strangest packaging I have ever received from someone though it did get here unharmed.
Since then ive bought the controller it was supposed to come with and have softmodded it to make it read as a ntsc developer console which allows me to play any region ps1 or ps2 game official or otherwise without needing to prep anything.
All in all, this was such an awesome buy and is my favorite tv despite having a modern Bravia for my ps5.
I've got a PS2 TV, picked up cheap on ebay 12 years ago-ish someone was selling pick up only and I was the only bidder. Love the thing
The TV was a different league!
I have always wondered why Sony, the company known for video games and televisions, has never merged the two more often. It seems like a no-brainer! You would think a true PlayStation TV would sell really well.
Using midnight club 3 dub edition is goat refference
Dear Take Two, free idea, merge the concept of Midnight Club into GTA6 as an expansion. Add those kind of story lines, and vehicle customization.
Even though PSX basically PS2 + DVR, yet most people call PS1 fat as "PSX" to differ it to PsOne.
One retailer can just ask sony to make something like this? How is this not something with Sony TVs already?
Can't sony name their model numbers be simple FOR FIVE MINUTES!?
When you've made upwards 60,000+ products, how pray tell does one do model numbers "simple?" Honestly, Sony's model numbers are pretty logical compared to other companies.
I was hoping we could get to hang with you and eat some chips and fill our bellies with Sprite and play Guitar Hero for the PS2.
Ken bringing retro tech is pure fire!!🔥🔥🔥🔥
The fun fact about SCART. Even though it was mainly a European thing you can still play NTSC games through SCART on a PAL TV with no issues from what I remember since SCART can do both 50/60hz and will display in full speed and color.
Pretty dope. Always great discovering gaming tech that the world as a whole has no idea it even exists. It's definitely a collector's item status now, but if I were to say want to get one to actually use, I'll have to assume being a UK market product, it's a PAL region locked PS2 in that base??
We need a hat collection, bro always has dope hats on
Ken forgot to take into account inflation, so going by the listing he showed looks to be approximately 2011. The 22" tv is closer to $400 if i did the math / googiling correctly lol.
It's like Nintendo Allowing Sharp to make a Famicom TV.
@@conradojavier7547 not at all, Sony is making all components in this case.
I have one of these. Got it a few years ago from eBay. It's immaculate and came in the original box. I connected my PS3 to it and games looked better than on my OLED due to that native 720p resolution. Also connected an OG Xbox through the component input.
I'd never heard of these before now. I suppose the TV would get the digital signal directly from the PS2 instead of being converted to analogue then back to digital at the TV.
put spinner rims on a 4090, for the culture
I LOVE when BIG CHANNELS take ideas from smaller channels or ideas . Retro Ghetto had this on his channel.
EXACTLY bro. Tired of people like linus talking about things AsphaltLicker2004 reviewed 12 years ago.
PSTV was great! Have mine still and was only 40$ cad.
What happens if you put a freemcboot memory card in it? Like you could open ulaunchelf file explorer an see if there's anything interesting that's on there from factory?
Would probably require FunTuna/ForTuna on the memory card instead, and if you were to install it from the console itself, you'd likely try the FreeDVDBoot install method.
We had the regular version of this TV in 2010 from Best Buy Essex store and used to watch the choppy RUclips app all the time. It was brought for the new Sky + HD box and PS3 via HDMI
Oh man, Midnight Club 3 Dub edition is my favorite PSP game!
2:58 sounded so weird to me as in the UK we would call that input a Scart not S-cart!
They need to make modern versions of these. Imagine a PS5 TV in 4k. These unique versions of consoles were a very niche thing but they become incredibly rare. I'm also intrigued by the idea of a tv with a built in Nintendo Switch dock where you just slide the console into the TV itself, maybe it has a separate docking bay to charge the joy cons separate of the console tablet itself. That way you maintain the portability, but it still consolidates the format of the platform into a tidier package. We need this stuff to exist in modern gaming imo.
Love your vids
I picked up one a few years back, its a cool bit of history but is so redundant, it plays only region 2 PAL DVDs, so some UK DVDs don't work. The panel is so bad too, so much ghosting.
HDMI was a worldwide standard and SCART, all one word not S-CART was analogue and the best way to get RGB video off devices of its age. Also SCART predated HDMI by about 30 years.....
It was American video that was beyond dated and behind the times.
I actually got one of them and it's considered one of THE holy grails of my gaming collection by me 😅
I LOVE MIDNIGHT CLUB 3! 😍😍😍
Wait does this mean the ps2 has native hdmi?
Never knew this. Thats pretty awesome.
Austin checks in on him like I check in on my 14 year old when he is way to into fork knife with his friends.
bloody hell finally, ken has his own channel!
Ironically I have a ps2,ps3 hooked up to a 32" Sony Bravia tv from 2010 and it is still going strong.😂
I remember buying a new small TV for my bedroom thinking It was good then this came out and wishing I'd bought it instead for around the same price.
Still think it would be perfect in 2024 because of the fact it not only has 4x HDMI but Scart, VGA, Composite and Compoment...etc plus a PS2 built in.
I keep an old Samsunng TV around because it has similar ports albeit only 2 HDMI, came in handy when I pick up an Atart 520 STE computer then got a scart adapter and needed a display to test/use it on .
Here for the tsunoda cap
@@podio_km4g532 thought I was the only one who noticed.
now I'm a bit curious to see if it's compatible with free mcboot with either MX4SIO or with a raspberry pi.
very first smart tv? they should have made a ps3 version though
I found some dissassembly photos of this online sometime this year, and they straight up have a 9000x motherboard shoved into the base.
Need 1 !
The thing is so awesome! This totally makes more sense branding this as the PlayStation TV ❤
thats actually pretty awesome, they should do this with pretty much every iteration
This is pretty cool
Any stress I had so far today just went away the second I heard that startup sound
I never thought this existed. Thanks for sharing!
I was like, awesome! I need this in my game room! Immediately jumped on eBay to see 2 for 3k and 5k oof! Need to start saving now. Appreciate you showcasing this, man! Im an avid gamer/ retro gamer from the 90s and had no clue this existed!!!
He brought me back with the Spinners comment 😂
playing midnight club 3 with ken is now added to my bucket list
SOCOM and Midnight Club along with Spy Hunter was the games that I got with the PS2 I got one back in 2003. My favorite SOCOM was 3 and I really liked Midnight Club 2 because I could unlock a LAPD Crown Vic. But 3 Dub Edition Remix was the best of the generation.
I believe if Midnight Club came back it would get good reception considering there’s a online play mod for Dub Edition out rn. And GTA V is just a Car customization/ racking game now
Is the image for ps2 stretched or ps2 games have wide viewing at that time.?
When I upgraded to a gaming laptop I gave my old ps2 to my cousins years ago and when they got a ps4 they returned the ps2 to me I was shocked when I saw it like seeing my dear old friend
I remember when they were selling these off back in the day, i saw them brand new for £100 and i punch myself every single day for not buying a load of them
SCART is not "European HDMI" although it could output up to 1080p it was a pure analog signal, not a digital
PS Vita TV is pretty cool once it's modded, that thing made more sense than a TV with a PS2 in the base. I can't remember it here in the EU.
i’d spend 5000$ on that😲😲
I've been looking for one of these for a while and the prices are through the roof.
actually its not really that rare or hard to get, in the UK you can get one for around £70-80
Sucks there is no video out to hook it up to other TVs and monitors.
MIDNIGHT CLUB 3!!!
This goes to show that besides CRTs, Ps2 looks natively good on old Bravias, on LCD technology, not that good on LED technology where it needs adaptors
All sony tvs of that era used the xmb. As well as bluray players
Indeed, I've got a 46" TV from 2010 that uses it.
I would like to see you talk about the Philips Cinema 21:9 - 58PFL9955H/12 from back in 2010.
It's an ultrawide television, not many video's on RUclips on it and I think you would find it interesting to check it out
its philips which means its trash.
God how I remember the days of straightening my SCART pins. Horrendous!
How the heck did you pronounced SCART??!?!?!!
This thing is AMAZING to say the least. Imagine if free Mcboot could load off of this TV
One of the few types of PS2 where it's patched out. I hear FreeDVDBoot works on it though.
Could you softmod it with that exploit using a specially configured memory card? I take it it has no hdd possibility but it has a network adapter?
Thanks, dude this video was cool!
I'm a 30 yo Brit that has own multiple ps2s and still have one set up in my living room and I had no idea this product existed. I would have 100% bought one
I have such a TV, I can sell it for £6000
@@_RaidenMei_ yeah alright, I'll spend x10 more what it's worth, to buy it off some random in yt comments. Give your head a wobble yeah?
@@Webbsy You can offer your price
6:10 Take Two didn't make or publish Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition that was Rockstar San Diego, after Midnight Club LA on PS3 they worked on improving the driving in Grand Theft Auto V, before being one of the many studios that worked on Red Dead Redemption 2.
Not forgotten, just expensive. Still expensive.
I would've liked if he tested out the RUclips app to see if it actually worked. It most likely wouldn't, but I still would've liked to see an attempt
We Be Playing Ico With this one🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥
More like “This Rare PS2 Has A TV Built In!”
8:30 ...beware of what?
@@bubbledoubletrouble sniper
I’m sorry but this guy hasn’t got a clue
Okey so i put a monitor on a ps2 and done. I literally remade this product in 2024.
Thanks for the video this is good to know. I just saw one on ebay a couple of days ago.
I saw this back in the day for a very cheap price at my local mall iirc
1:29 anyone saw gt run backwards?
8:50 LOOOOOOOOL
I miss this era..
SCART is "basically European HDMI"?! No, its not. I think it could be used for an HD signal, but 99% of the time it was just European composite.
That tv probably runs at 110v also, you just need an adapter.