Just bought a DECHA00A off eBay. Wanted a full BC for ages but they're rare as hens teeth in the UK having never been released here.
In addition it would require being sent away for downgrading before I could play UK PS1/2 games on it and even then I can't seem to find a solid answer on whether I would have to dump them to an ISO first.
So instead I found a relatively reasonably priced-ish, warranty sealed debug model and decided to take the plunge there instead.
It has the COK-001 full BC main board and is completely region free and comes with a 500gb HDD, hoping to install Rebug on it as downgrading a debug system should just be a matter of getting the right official Sony 3.55 software for it.
While I'm at it, does anyone have any opinions on reballing a PS3 that's never had YLOD? It is unnecessary or will it genuinely help to prolong the lifespan over my usual routine of lifting the IHSs and increasing fan speeds?
In addition it would require being sent away for downgrading before I could play UK PS1/2 games on it and even then I can't seem to find a solid answer on whether I would have to dump them to an ISO first.
So instead I found a relatively reasonably priced-ish, warranty sealed debug model and decided to take the plunge there instead.
It has the COK-001 full BC main board and is completely region free and comes with a 500gb HDD, hoping to install Rebug on it as downgrading a debug system should just be a matter of getting the right official Sony 3.55 software for it.
While I'm at it, does anyone have any opinions on reballing a PS3 that's never had YLOD? It is unnecessary or will it genuinely help to prolong the lifespan over my usual routine of lifting the IHSs and increasing fan speeds?