Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!news From: "James Rutherford" Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.freetalk.english Subject: Re: OT: Problems with DVD playback on PS2 Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2002 10:54:59 -0000 Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE) Lines: 97 Message-ID: References: <3C9111A8.A5301E3B@dk.ibm.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: icarus.reflectionsinteractive.com X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Just a warning, DVD playback on XBOX is manky with HDTV (component) for some reason [blocky, vertical fuzz (line inversion?), bad colour reproduction] - looks *far* better through composite. Games work fine... in fact very much more than fine. I suspect the XBOX DVD firmware might be dicky for HDTV (possibly region 2). I'm starting a one-man campaign to find out... "Marc Lambert" wrote in message news:a6ti85$g4420@www.netyaroze-europe.com... > The X-Box works fine with RGB scart. > > > Marc. > > > "Paul Holman" wrote in message > news:a6ssan$g4416@www.netyaroze-europe.com... > > 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 ). > > > > > > > > >