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20 of 21 found the following review helpful:
 Exploring the Vertical Dimension Dec 15, 2000
By -deadman-
It took me only two days of owning my PS2 to realize that I really wanted to stand the darned thing on its side. The PS2 just barely fit where my old PS1 used to sit, and there was too little room for the disc tray. My attempts to prop it up between the TV and my cat were pretty much doomed from the start, and I was unsuccesful in trying to get the Army Corps of Engineers to rig up something for me. Thankfully, I came across this thing and bought it. I'm certainly a better person for it.It's interesting to note that I originally installed it on the PS2 *backwards* (that's what I get for not reading the docs). I'm happy to report no ill-effects from this, and was able to easily remove and re-install the Vertical Stand without damage to either the PS2 unit or myself.
17 of 18 found the following review helpful:
And you know this... Dec 01, 2000
The PS2 vertical stand is not a deathtrap for CDs or DVDs...I watched DVDs without any skipping and although I smacked my PS2 a few times by accident nothing happened to the game CDs. Besides looking cool, the stand is surprisingly sturdy. The PS2 will not shake within the stand.....It will move with the stand since it is held pretty tightly...It's worth buying....Let me put it this way, if you're planning on buying a stand, buy the vertical stand...
11 of 11 found the following review helpful:
It stands the PS2 vertically... it does its job Jan 10, 2001
By Salvador Bezos
At first I thought that getting the vertical stand for the PS2 would be hazardous for its health. What could possibly be worse than making the poor system top heavy? Well, I got the stand anyways, just because I'm so pressed for room in my dorm room and would need it anyways. Fearfully I put the PS2 into the stand as indicated, with the rubber feet nesting snugly into the stand's notched spaces. I was amazed at how stable the stand was. Of course, it's pretty easy to knock over accidentally, but it's not gonna fall over on it's own. And admittedly, yes, it does look pretty cool (I actually think the PS2 looks hideous horizontally), but the vertical stand makes it look something like a miniature Dell Poweredge Server of sorts. If you've noticed, the CD tray on the PS2 has a slotted side. Before getting the PS2, I figured they would handle its vertical capability by putting in a locking spindle like many laptops have, but that would get annoying (hard to pull CDs out). But Sony's design allows you to just pluck down the CD and it'll stay on the tray. I guess the PS2 is just more at home vertically. Also, I have witnessed some skipping from the PS2 on DVDs, but this was in both the vertical and horizontal orientation, so I attribute that to a system problem and not a stand problem.
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
 A fashion statement that serves a purpose Mar 06, 2001
By Nelson Ferelli
One of the biggest joys about the PS2 when it first came out was that you can stand the system vertically in addition to the *normal* horizontal position. The system looks like a brilliant work of art when it's standing in the vertical position. I've always loved the design of the PS2 and thought that it would work well in both the horizontal and vertical positions, but after seeing this sleek, black baby sitting upright with the vertical stand, I don't think I'll ever put it back down. The PS2 will in fact stand vertically on its own without the stand, but it adds a great deal of stability to the system. Without it, the system is very prone to tipping over. The PS2 is a precious piece of equipment, so the idea of having the system knocked over numerous times isn't a pretty picture. Also, the laser in most DVD players is very precise and can easily get unaligned. Plus, without the stand, the PS2 looks, well, kinda stupid. The only problem with this thing is that it's quite overpriced, but so are all of the PS2 peripherals. And you can buy other third-party stands which hold games and DVD movies as well, but they just don't look as pretty. In fact, some of them look downright ugly. If you have any plans on having the PS2 stand in the vertical position, the vertical stand a must-have piece of plastic. That is, if you have any sort of a sense for fashion.
13 of 15 found the following review helpful:
I bought my vertical stand for 2 reasons: Jan 28, 2001
By D. K. Malone
A) A PS2 sitting in the vertical stand is one of the coolest looking things known to man. (It's a lot sturdier and more well made than it looks in photos, too.)
B) Besides being space-economical and pleasing to the eye, it's part of a great tongue-in-cheek inside joke from Ken Kutaragi, designer of the PSX and PS2: The very first model of the original PSX manufactured back in 1994/1995 had a tendency to overheat, and this would warp some of the plastic parts in the disc drive. Thusly the laser would sometimes get a little out of alignment and have problems reading disc data, and many PSX owners found that putting the unit on its side would alleviate the problem. And so, with a wink and a nudge, we have the PS2 vertical stand.
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