EDIT: Crap, I didn't mean sharing roms over a network like I was plugging things into my router. I meant the Raspberry Pi being connected directly to the PS2 via an ethernet cable. Can't edit the title.
Currently I'm using a Raspberry Pi 3B to share roms to my SCPH-39001 PS2 fat over SMB through a direct wired connection between the Pi and the official network adapter for the PS2 Fat, which seems to work worlds better for me in Dragon Quest VIII than did sharing the roms from my PC through the router to the PS2 (all connections wired). At least for FMV, which seems to run full speed finally using the Pi to share roms to the PS2. But is there much to gain by going with internal storage for the PS2 instead of using the Raspberry Pi SMB method? I don't want to use a hard drive though, too much of a pain swapping the IDE connector for a SATA and then finding a bracket to hold the drive in place, so would likely go with an SD card adapter instead if I go with internal storage. Am I likely to see better performance from an internal SD card or is the Raspberry Pi 3B directly connected over ethernet to the PS2 fast enough to ensure I don't get any skipping in FMV for example? I just moved on to using the Pi method so Dragon Quest VIII is the only game I have tested with it, but seems to run nicely.
Currently I'm using a Raspberry Pi 3B to share roms to my SCPH-39001 PS2 fat over SMB through a direct wired connection between the Pi and the official network adapter for the PS2 Fat, which seems to work worlds better for me in Dragon Quest VIII than did sharing the roms from my PC through the router to the PS2 (all connections wired). At least for FMV, which seems to run full speed finally using the Pi to share roms to the PS2. But is there much to gain by going with internal storage for the PS2 instead of using the Raspberry Pi SMB method? I don't want to use a hard drive though, too much of a pain swapping the IDE connector for a SATA and then finding a bracket to hold the drive in place, so would likely go with an SD card adapter instead if I go with internal storage. Am I likely to see better performance from an internal SD card or is the Raspberry Pi 3B directly connected over ethernet to the PS2 fast enough to ensure I don't get any skipping in FMV for example? I just moved on to using the Pi method so Dragon Quest VIII is the only game I have tested with it, but seems to run nicely.
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