Now, those of you who entered the playstation2 product description and buying info in Amazon.com probably are interested in buying the system, or  comparing it to the DreamCast.  Hopefully, you will stumble upon this  review.  I am going to give a non-biased review (for the fist part)that  will give viewers something to think about when investigating which new  system they will buy:  DC (Dreamcast) or the playstation2, or wait awhile  for new technology.......  My own thoughts and opinions are at the end.
So, here's part 1:  Amazon.com doesn't give the complete specs and  information for either of these competitors.  When choosing a system,it all  comes down to pure horsepower, and of course, the games.  The Sega  Dreamcast is looking good, with a 200MHz, 128bit central processor,  compared to PlayStation2's precise 294.912MHz, 128bit CPU. Sony is  promising 32Mb of memory, plus 4Mb of video memory for the picture and 2Mb  dedicated to sound effects and music. Sega on the other hand has already  bundled 16Mb of main memory, 8Mb of video RAM and, likewise, 2Mb of sound  memory (with a Yamaha sound card, which is a big plus). Due to the  Dreamcast's 16mb of main memory, it is hard to convert PC games to  Dreamcast.  But, PlayStation2's video memory isn't that great, which could  limit high-resolution textures and image complexity.
In plain old  english, they both are almost equal in how the games will run (they'll run  great), but the way the memory is divied up is different.  But what  about the games?  Dreamcast has a lead over the playstation2 system with  many more games because of it's earlier release date.  On the other hand,  the playstation2 can play old playstation games (which won't use the full  playstation2 capacity).  I would have to say that in time the playstation2  will have more games, just look at the HUGE slew of games the playstation  has now.  On the other hand, many of sega's games have gotten fabulous  reviews, meaning that although sega probably won't release as many titles  compared to playstation2, the games that they will release will be great,  just look at Soul Calibur for example, or Crazy Taxi.
The "extras  and freebies" on a system also influence many buyers.  The dreamcast  homes a 56k internal modem which will allow users to play games such as the  upcoming titles NBA and NFL 2K1 (not to be confused with NBA and NFL 2k)  and Quake3 over the internet.  The Playstation2 though, will allow buyers  to watch DVDs on the system. Playstation will release a modem for the  system in the future.  Well, there you have it, good old complete  specs.
  Part 2:  now for my personal opinions.  I myself, investigated  both systems VERY carefully.......and decided to go with the Dreamcast  system over the playstation2.  Yes, you read correctly, the Dreamcast over  the Playstation2.  By now you're thinking, "why would anyone do such a  thing? "  There are several reasons.  One:  The dreamcast utilizes the  modem right from the get-go, while the playstation2 won't be giving users  the opportunity to use it for awhile, and Sony has not yet given detail to  when it will be able to be used.  Thus, one of the Playstation2's  "freebies" is going to be useless for some time.  Two:  DVD?  Didn't Sony realize that a measely 4mb of video memory just won't do it for  DVD's?  You need much more memory and a higher processor speed to run DVD's  smoothly on a system like such.  For example, to run DVD's very smoothly on  a computer would require 500 mghz plus 16 mb of video memory, or even more.  True, you can run it on 300 mghz and it will run well, but with that  amount of video memory the picture would be terrible, which defeats the  purpose of DVD's.  Thus, both of the Playstation2's freebies are worthless  (or for some period of time when dealing with the modem).  Three:  The  sound processor is mediocre to sub-par on the Playstion2, where as the  Yamaha processor on the dreamcast is a fine piece of hardware.  And lastly,  Four:  a small but VERY annoing querk, the Playstaion2 has only 2  controller slots!  The DreamCast has 4, supporting small parties and get  togethers with friends.
All in all, I personally think the Dreamcast,  with its great hardware specs and head start with it's amount of game  titles is a better buy.  And it's 100 bucks cheaper.  Now, I'm sure MANY  people will disagree with me in the second part of the review, but no one  can disagree with me on the plain old specs in the first part.  So, please  readers, keep this in mind when making your decision.  Thank you.
Now, those of you who entered the playstation2 product description and buying info in Amazon. com probably are interested in buying the system, or  comparing it to the DreamCast. Hopefully, you will stumble upon this  review. I am going to give a non-biased review (for the fist part)that  will give viewers something to think about when investigating which new  system they will buy:  DC (Dreamcast) or the playstation2, or wait awhile  for new technology.... ... My own thoughts and opinions are at the end. So, here's part 1:  Amazon. com doesn't give the complete specs and  information for either of these competitors. When choosing a system,it all  comes down to pure horsepower, and of course, the games. The Sega  Dreamcast is looking good, with a 200MHz, 128bit central processor,  compared to PlayStation2's precise 294. 912MHz, 128bit CPU. Sony is  promising 32Mb of memory, plus 4Mb of video memory for the picture and 2Mb  dedicated to sound effects and music. Sega on the other hand has already  bundled 16Mb of main memory, 8Mb of video RAM and, likewise, 2Mb of sound  memory (with a Yamaha sound card, which is a big plus). Due to the  Dreamcast's 16mb of main memory, it is hard to convert PC games to  Dreamcast. But, PlayStation2's video memory isn't that great, which could  limit high-resolution textures and image complexity. In plain old  english, they both are almost equal in how the games will run (they'll run  great), but the way the memory is divied up is different. But what  about the games? Dreamcast has a lead over the playstation2 system with  many more games because of it's earlier release date. On the other hand,  the playstation2 can play old playstation games (which won't use the full  playstation2 capacity). I would have to say that in time the playstation2  will have more games, just look at the HUGE slew of games the playstation  has now. On the other hand, many of sega's games have gotten fabulous  reviews, meaning that although sega probably won't release as many titles  compared to playstation2, the games that they will release will be great,  just look at Soul Calibur for example, or Crazy Taxi. The "extras  and freebies" on a system also influence many buyers. The dreamcast  homes a 56k internal modem which will allow users to play games such as the  upcoming titles NBA and NFL 2K1 (not to be confused with NBA and NFL 2k)  and Quake3 over the internet. The Playstation2 though, will allow buyers  to watch DVDs on the system. Playstation will release a modem for the  system in the future. Well, there you have it, good old complete  specs. Part 2:  now for my personal opinions. I myself, investigated  both systems VERY carefully.... ... and decided to go with the Dreamcast  system over the playstation2. Yes, you read correctly, the Dreamcast over  the Playstation2. By now you're thinking, "why would anyone do such a  thing? "  There are several reasons. One:  The dreamcast utilizes the  modem right from the get-go, while the playstation2 won't be giving users  the opportunity to use it for awhile, and Sony has not yet given detail to  when it will be able to be used. Thus, one of the Playstation2's  "freebies" is going to be useless for some time. Two:  DVD? Didn't Sony realize that a measely 4mb of video memory just won't do it for  DVD's? You need much more memory and a higher processor speed to run DVD's  smoothly on a system like such. For example, to run DVD's very smoothly on  a computer would require 500 mghz plus 16 mb of video memory, or even more. True, you can run it on 300 mghz and it will run well, but with that  amount of video memory the picture would be terrible, which defeats the  purpose of DVD's. Thus, both of the Playstation2's freebies are worthless  (or for some period of time when dealing with the modem). Three:  The  sound processor is mediocre to sub-par on the Playstion2, where as the  Yamaha processor on the dreamcast is a fine piece of hardware. And lastly,  Four:  a small but VERY annoing querk, the Playstaion2 has only 2  controller slots! The DreamCast has 4, supporting small parties and get  togethers with friends. All in all, I personally think the Dreamcast,  with its great hardware specs and head start with it's amount of game  titles is a better buy. And it's 100 bucks cheaper. Now, I'm sure MANY  people will disagree with me in the second part of the review, but no one  can disagree with me on the plain old specs in the first part. So, please  readers, keep this in mind when making your decision. Thank you.