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Title: I-Pac 2 PS2 or USB Cable Any Performance Difference?
Post by: edge10 on June 01, 2010, 11:15:43 am

Is there any advantage of using USB over PS2?

Thanks in advance.

Title: Re: I-Pac 2 PS2 or USB Cable Any Performance Difference?
Post by: Zebidee on June 01, 2010, 01:44:28 pm

Usually less problems when you use PS2 as it is a simpler and more robust standard than USB (e.g. PC BIOSes recognise PS2 automatically, quickly & easily) , but it depends upon the PC really.

Title: Re: I-Pac 2 PS2 or USB Cable Any Performance Difference?
Post by: syph007 on June 01, 2010, 02:01:59 pm

I'm pretty sure you can get usb to have a higher polling rate than ps2.  It isn't by default, but you can change it with a util.

Title: Re: I-Pac 2 PS2 or USB Cable Any Performance Difference?
Post by: kronic24601 on June 01, 2010, 03:07:35 pm

Polling rate shouldn't matter with an ipac. (feel free to correct me if wrong).

In my experience (as I have used both with my ipac) the only difference is USB is plug and play, and PS2 is not. Meaning, if you unplug, or try to plug in the PS2 for the Ipac while the system is on, you will have to reboot.

This is the only difference I have found (albeit there may be some micro unnoticeable other effect I am unaware of).

Personally I use the PS2 so it leaves more USB slots for other items ...

Title: Re: I-Pac 2 PS2 or USB Cable Any Performance Difference?
Post by: Blanka on June 01, 2010, 04:47:01 pm

Who makes a mobo with PS2 anyway today?

Title: Re: I-Pac 2 PS2 or USB Cable Any Performance Difference?
Post by: Hoopz on June 01, 2010, 04:48:28 pm

Quote from: Blanka on June 01, 2010, 04:47:01 pm

Who makes a mobo with PS2 anyway today?

Oh poop.  That's gonna start another war.   ;D

Title: Re: I-Pac 2 PS2 or USB Cable Any Performance Difference?
Post by: kronic24601 on June 01, 2010, 10:25:10 pm

see my sig  ;)

EDIT: Just found this long page from Andy at Ultimarc ... pretty much explains the question in detail: http://www.ultimarc.com/usb_vs_ps2.html (http://www.ultimarc.com/usb_vs_ps2.html)