xBox / PS2 installation question
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Topic: xBox / PS2 installation question
Posted By: 808vip
Subject: xBox / PS2 installation question
Date Posted: November 17, 2004 at 8:42 PM
Does anyone know how to hook up a XBox/PS2 to their A/V system and maintain their game systems memory when the vehicle is turned off? any suggestions or "work arounds"?
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Posted By: dxav
Date Posted: November 18, 2004 at 7:48 AM
You would need to find a way to supply constant power to the system. There would be a current draw associated with this idea, that you would need to find out or measure.
In a house, this is done automatically, as a wall outlet won't ever 'die out'. But in a car, you have only a finite amount of voltage to supply from the battery.
Basically, you would have to find a way to wire the game console similar to your in-dash receiver. Where this is a constant 12V, and an ACC 12V.
Good luck, hope this helps.
DXAV
Posted By: silversi17
Date Posted: November 20, 2004 at 12:06 AM
why are your game systems losing their memory anyway? I have both ps2, and an xbox, and have left them unplugged for days at a time, and never lost any information. You shouldn't have to worry about it.
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Posted By: 808vip
Date Posted: November 20, 2004 at 10:43 AM
silversi17,
when you turn on you xbox does it let it continue where you left off..i.e. When playing Halo2 and you turn off your car, and then the next time you're in your car and start playing you would have all the missions saved to the point where you stopped?
i swear i created a profile on the game but when i played it the next day the profile wasn't there. So my kids are stuck on the first level.
i'm gonna check on my game settings right now to make sure it's on auto-save.
Thanks guys
Posted By: silversi17
Date Posted: November 20, 2004 at 7:56 PM
If it's not saving you're profile, there might be a problem with your xbox. -------------
Posted By: kickerstang
Date Posted: November 23, 2004 at 9:04 AM
get a memory card, solves all problems
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what!?!?! you want some??
Posted By: dxav
Date Posted: November 23, 2004 at 12:56 PM
'stang,
Yeah, but not all games allow saves to a memory card.
DXAV
Posted By: realitycheck
Date Posted: November 23, 2004 at 2:57 PM
Yeah me and my friend have beat halo 2 its always let us pick right back up where we left off.
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Posted By: dedlyjedly
Date Posted: November 24, 2004 at 2:44 PM
the xbox is like a computer in that it saves some memory (game settings and saved levels) whether plugged in or not. but some memory like system time and date will reset everytime its unplugged. the ps2 uses a solid state memory card that won't be affected by power source at all
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