Great place to buy classic consoles with modern mods.
Ordered a PS2 with "proper" HDMI (eg, taken from before the internal video digital-to-analogue converter, not just a plug-in PS2-HDMI) to revamp my console range. Never used OldSkoolConsoles.com before and didn't find many reviews so I'm writing one now.
It came in the expected time, and was well packaged.
The console was classed as impressive condition, and it was - my current PS2 is reasonable condition ( just a broken cd front), and what I got was better so I'm pretty happy with the new one. It came with two mods (as far as I can see); the HDMI mod and a PSU mod which removes the existing power supply and replaces it with a 19V DC input, similar to many laptops.
I swapped over the HDD and memory cards from my old PS2, and it booted right up when I switched it on, ready to play. I've since added some converters that will allow me to play wirelessly with PS3/PS4 controllers instead of wired PS2 controllers, and this fits all my needs now. The HDMI output seems much less laggy when compared to even analogue-out to a modern TV, if you can find one with analogue inputs any more. That Digital-Analogue-Digital conversion takes time, and this product keeps it all in the digital domain, reducing image latency. Another great side effect, HDMI output is crisp and clean, better than the original IMO.
One downside is that there's an £80 additional charge for extended options. This isn't OldSkoolConsoles though, it's the people making the Digital-to-HDMI converter that's installed. And really, you want these options. At least OldSkoolConsoles are up-front about this, so I knew I'd likely want it for at least some of the consoles I want from them.
The headline extended option is 1080p, and given that the PS2 usually outputs a 480i/480p signal (1080i as well, in some games like GT4). All of these scale pretty well into 1080p (480 * 2 = 960, for instance), but not so well into 720p. It worked OK in 720p, but was so much better with a 1080p output. I wanted the best, and that meant upgrading. Bear this in mind if you're wanting to get the best out of your investment.
Overall, a complete win, and I will be back for a Dreamcast, when I've saved up enough money.
Note, they also sell the mods themselves, so that you can DIY it. This costs less but even though I'm handy with a soldering iron, I didn't think I was good enough to install this. There's a lot of connections, and I haven't soldered a flexible cable to a circuit board before, so I decided it would be better to just buy a new console this time.