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byngo
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_ 		8. August 2006 @ 00:33 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi,
I normally switch my ver 6 PS2 off at the rear switch but recently have been using it regularly as a dvd player, and to make things simpler for the wife, I leave it switched on, ie with the red light illuminated on the front panel button.
Is this a standby mode that is O.k to be left like this when not in use or should I always use the rear switch.
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xsh1n0x
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_ 		8. August 2006 @ 02:11 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i ALWAYS leave my ps2 on stand-by (red light like u described). it hasnt hurt my ps2 in any way so far. the red LED light hasnt even burnt out yet.
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lilg_06
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_ 		8. August 2006 @ 06:11 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
@xsh1n0x
Lol, its gonna take a real long time for the LED to burn out. ;)

@byngo
Leaving your ps2 in standy wont affect it in anyway.
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byngo
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_ 		15. August 2006 @ 03:54 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Thanks for the replys
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ZaWarudo
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_ 		15. August 2006 @ 12:17 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Actually, I think it's safer to turn the PS2 on and off using the front power button than the switch in the back.
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lilg_06
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_ 		16. August 2006 @ 08:47 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Using the switch at the back sometimes generates sparks, but it doesnt really affect the ps2. Saves electricity turning it off from the back. :D
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