Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!news From: "Paul Holman" Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.freetalk.english Subject: Re: OT: Problems with DVD playback on PS2 Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 13:07:57 -0000 Organization: SCEE Lines: 60 Message-ID: References: <3C9111A8.A5301E3B@dk.ibm.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 43.193.234.102 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 One could also borrow the install disc for the DVD remote from a friend - essentially it installs an updated version of the DVD player software onto a Memory Card (which must be left in the PS2 when booting up a movie). I'm afraid the SCART/green screen aspect was not a SCE decision. (Output switches from RGB to "Component" - which is fine if you live in Australia or have a Toshiba TV which support this) I would be interested if Xbox has to adhere to the same rule .. Paul "Mark O'Shea" wrote in message news:3C9111A8.A5301E3B@dk.ibm.com... > Yeah, I've been there. My CD playback was choppy and some CD's would not play > at all. And when a couple of my DVD's started coughing I thought about ripping > the PS2 open and cleaning the lens. I hesitated and wondered if I should, had a > cup of tea, and realized my warranty had run out four months ago. And the rest > is history. > CD and DVD playback is perfect now, except for "O Brother, were art thou?" > where I was obviously pissed the last time I saw it, hence the 1 1/2 inch > scratch across the Read-Only surface. > But as Scott I would advise on letting Sony do it for you. > > Regarding DVD's with the new drivers being able to play through a SCART lead I > would say that is false. At least I have had no such luck. > > Chris W.: In order to update your drivers you have to buy the Sony DVD remote > which apart from containing the remote and a infrared receiver also includes a > CD with DVD driver update. You simply insert the CD, follow what it says, and > when you're done you have 2.2MB( I think) less space on your memory card : ) It > does get rid of the out of synch speech problem but apart from that I'm not > enough of a DVD connoisseur to say that it improves image quality or anything > like that. Anyway I'm more than happy with the DVD playback before and after. > By the way also make sure your driver( the current one ) is below 2.10E > otherwise there is no point in buying the remote for the sake of the driver. > > > Mark > > > PS. I also cleaned my PC DVD-ROM drive and guess what, it also works > flawlessly with all my DVDs ( used to fail and say read error ). >