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DVD On The PS2 For Dummies

post #1 of 9
11/28/02 at 1:33pm
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OK, since my brother is getting a PS2 for Christmas we'll forget about the combo thing. I have a couple of questions related to DVD on the PS2:

1. How good is the PS2 as a DVD player?

2. Is there any way for it to play multi-region?

Please give as much info as possible. Thanks!
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post #2 of 9
11/28/02 at 2:22pm
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Darth Algar:
1. How good is the PS2 as a DVD player?
Adequate - depends on what TV and leads you plan to use. The quality would make DVD snobs vomit, but for yer average mainstream viewer, they probably wouldn't notice. Get a remote as well, because navigating a DVD menu with the joypad is horrible.

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Darth Algar:
2. Is there any way for it to play multi-region?
Yep - buy the Region X tool from Datel. Plug it in the memory card slot and your PS2 is All Region.
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post #3 of 9
11/28/02 at 5:15pm
It's like getting an alarm clock with a radio in it. You wouldn't use it as your hi-fi if you had the choice, but at a push it does the job.
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post #4 of 9
11/28/02 at 5:56pm
It was probably just my TV, but I got some edgy outlines of characters/objects in the films I watched on it.
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post #5 of 9
11/29/02 at 1:56am
I hate using my PS2 as a DVD player, but until I rescue mine from my girlfriend's house, it has to do. The main problem I have is the fact that it doesn't read half of my discs. I had to go through 20 minutes of coaxing it to play Blue Velvet the other night, only to give up and play Amelie instead. I finally ended up watching through my computer on my TV. Sadly, that was easier.
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post #6 of 9
12/6/02 at 6:38pm
Will the region X tool mess anything up in the long run? Are there any mishaps that can occur because of it's use?
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post #7 of 9
12/7/02 at 3:00pm
Not at all. The region X tool is completely safe. It operates just like a Gameshark. I use one for my mod-chip, no problems as of yet.
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post #8 of 9
12/7/02 at 3:28pm
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Guyute vs. the Mooninites:
Not at all. The region X tool is completely safe. It operates just like a Gameshark. I use one for my mod-chip, no problems as of yet.
Do you have to have a mod-chip to use Region X?

(Sorry, this is all new to me)
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post #9 of 9
12/7/02 at 4:43pm
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Darth Algar:
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Guyute vs. the Mooninites:
Not at all. The region X tool is completely safe. It operates just like a Gameshark. I use one for my mod-chip, no problems as of yet.
Do you have to have a mod-chip to use Region X?

(Sorry, this is all new to me)
No. It's a CD and a plug-in that goes in the memory card slot. But, like the GameShark (or Action Replay as it's known in Britain) it can be used in place of a mod chip by interrupting the PS2's boot sequence, allowing you to boot from an original disc, then swap it for a pirate game.

This is why Sony rape Datel with lawyers on a regular basis.
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