Good thread Curl.
My answer: Sega Saturn
The reason: I rented both a SS and a PS1 from my video store for a week each.
Conclusion: I thought Ridge Racer was better than Daytona. But, since I don't care much about racing games, I didn't buy either system.
Next, I saw the reviews from EGM magazine for Tomb Raider - and they scored the PS1 version better than Saturn.
So, after that, I bought a PS1,