Why
is PlayStation the best-selling system on the planet? We could go on
for days, but then we start to sound kind of nuts after awhile, so we'll
just cut to the chase -- we know you'd rather be playing.
CD-Quality
Sound
Full Motion
Video
Unbelievable
Storage
If it's specifics
you're looking for, a closer look under the hood follows. Choose from the
short list and the full story.
|
CPU
NTSC Display Resolution
MODE | Resolution (H x V) | ||
(non-interlaced) | |||
0
1 2 3 4 |
256x480
320x480 384x480 512x480 640x480 |
||
(non-interlaced) | |||
5
6 7 8 9 |
256x480
320x480 384x480 512x480 640x480 |
MODE | COLORS | ||||
4
8 15 24 |
16
256 32,768 16,777,216 |
SPRITE SIZE | BIT DEPTH | |||||
4 bit | 8 bit | 16 bit | ||||
8X8
16X16 |
280K
110K |
280K
70K |
160K
40K |
GEOMETRY
ENGINE (GTE)
Type | Per second |
Flat shaded | 1.5 M |
Gouraud, textured and light sourced | 500 K |
DATA DECOMPRESSION
ENGINE (MDEC)