PS2 wont play a DVD

[swanny]

Do some DVD's just not work with PS2? I cant get this movie to play, none of the controls do anything.

 

[BodyDroppedNikes]

buy an Xbox

 

[MaaseyRacer]

Originally posted by xyswany@Sep 17 2004, 06:00 PM
I cant get this movie to play

[post=391735]Quoted post[/post]​

Sounds like bootleg porn to me.

 

[posol]

what dvd is it?

 

[cheese9988]

Mine has the same problem, it was a great dvd player...........for awhile

 

[TurboMirage]

ive had my ps2 since jan 2002, and i modded it about a year ago to play PAL JDM games and all region dvds....

i dont understand why all the PS2's die...

 

[Sabz5150]

Originally posted by TurboMirage@Sep 18 2004, 12:35 PM
ive had my ps2 since jan 2002, and i modded it about a year ago to play PAL JDM games and all region dvds....

i dont understand why all the PS2's die...

[post=391885]Quoted post[/post]​

PAL is european.

 

[swanny]

Originally posted by pissedoffsol@Sep 17 2004, 11:24 PM
what dvd is it?

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It was some chick flick for my girl, "confessions of" something. And the PS2 is like brand fucking new, I've only logged about 10 hours tops on it. It seems to read the DVD's it's just that I cannot get it to start the DVD in anyway.

 

[TurboMirage]

Originally posted by Sabz5150+Sep 18 2004, 03:33 PM-->

TurboMirage

@Sep 18 2004, 12:35 PM
ive had my ps2 since jan 2002, and i modded it about a year ago to play PAL JDM games and all region dvds....

i dont understand why all the PS2's die...

[post=391885]Quoted post[/post]​

PAL is european.

[post=391937]Quoted post[/post]​

yea whatever.

 

[jamesA]

Originally posted by Blanco@Sep 18 2004, 02:27 PM
They die because the DVD laser isn't strong enough to play DVDs. The lasers only read a game disk at a load or save point, otherwise they're inactive. When you play DVDs the laser is active the entire time, that's why the DVD laser is always the first to go. It's pretty accurate to say that you decrease the life of your system by a month per DVD. Just buy one of the $40 DVD players from WalMart or get the warrenty from GameStop.

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werd. That's why I have a DVD player and a PS2.

 

[Wytt]

While it's true that PS2 has some lazer trouble, this is not the case, or at least not to me. Basically, it's just the PS2 can't read that DVD. You have to keep in mind that there are so many DVD encoders out there, and because of that, it creates a bit of incompatiblity. Typically, you don't see this in normal DVD players because everything is done in hardware, but the PS2 is done in software, same with the X-Box, and that's where the incompatiblity really shows. You have to keep in mind, you bought a video game system that plays DVDs, not a DVD player that plays video games. Just do yourself a favor, go and buy a DVD player, you can find some cheap ass one for like $20 to $40.

 

[StealthMode]

i don't think PS2's were really made to run DVDs. sure they can, but that's not what they're meant for.

 

[Wytt]

Originally posted by Blanco+Sep 19 2004, 09:48 PM-->

Wytt

@Sep 19 2004, 12:54 AM
While it's true that PS2 has some lazer trouble, this is not the case, or at least not to me.  Basically, it's just the PS2 can't read that DVD.  You have to keep in mind that there are so many DVD encoders out there, and because of that, it creates a bit of incompatiblity.  Typically, you don't see this in normal DVD players because everything is done in hardware, but the PS2 is done in software, same with the X-Box, and that's where the incompatiblity really shows.  You have to keep in mind, you bought a video game system that plays DVDs, not a DVD player that plays video games.  Just do yourself a favor, go and buy a DVD player, you can find some cheap ass one for like $20 to $40.

[post=392113]Quoted post[/post]​

I just go off of my girlfriend's two years at GameStop and what she learned at her Manager's Training Conference. If it won't play one DVD, it's already breaking. It's a brand new system so there's no reason there should be a compatibility problem. At my girl's store, they won't take a used PS2 that refuses to play any DVD or DVD game.

[post=392341]Quoted post[/post]​

Actually, I work for GameStop, and while I can't speak for her store, I can speak for my store. It is true that we won't except a PS2 that can't read all media, (or at least not for full credit), but it's is totally untrue that just because it can't read a DVD that's it's on it's way of breaking down. (If anything, the most common problem for PS2 is not reading CD based media, ie PS1 games, "blue disc" PS2 games, etc). As for my claim for incompatibility, it is documented on IGN (click here to check it out). Like I said, the PS2 is a video game system that can play DVDs, not a DVD player that can play PS2. In other words, it's main job is to play games. In fact it's main job is to play PS2 games, there are about 10 to 15 PS1 games that won't work with the PS2 (Mortal Kombat Trilogy and Final Fantasy Anthology are the two big titles). Want to watch movies, get a DVD player where it's main job is to play DVDs. Hope that helps...

 

[Wytt]

 

[JDMPlaya]

Originally posted by TrailorParkPimp@Sep 18 2004, 02:41 AM
buy an Xbox

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[TurboMirage]

Originally posted by Wytt+Sep 19 2004, 11:58 PM-->

Originally posted by Blanco@Sep 19 2004, 09:48 PM
Wytt

@Sep 19 2004, 12:54 AM
While it's true that PS2 has some lazer trouble, this is not the case, or at least not to me. Basically, it's just the PS2 can't read that DVD. You have to keep in mind that there are so many DVD encoders out there, and because of that, it creates a bit of incompatiblity. Typically, you don't see this in normal DVD players because everything is done in hardware, but the PS2 is done in software, same with the X-Box, and that's where the incompatiblity really shows. You have to keep in mind, you bought a video game system that plays DVDs, not a DVD player that plays video games. Just do yourself a favor, go and buy a DVD player, you can find some cheap ass one for like $20 to $40.

[post=392113]Quoted post[/post]​

I just go off of my girlfriend's two years at GameStop and what she learned at her Manager's Training Conference. If it won't play one DVD, it's already breaking. It's a brand new system so there's no reason there should be a compatibility problem. At my girl's store, they won't take a used PS2 that refuses to play any DVD or DVD game.

[post=392341]Quoted post[/post]​

Actually, I work for GameStop, and while I can't speak for her store, I can speak for my store. It is true that we won't except a PS2 that can't read all media, (or at least not for full credit), but it's is totally untrue that just because it can't read a DVD that's it's on it's way of breaking down. (If anything, the most common problem for PS2 is not reading CD based media, ie PS1 games, "blue disc" PS2 games, etc). As for my claim for incompatibility, it is documented on IGN (click here to check it out). Like I said, the PS2 is a video game system that can play DVDs, not a DVD player that can play PS2. In other words, it's main job is to play games. In fact it's main job is to play PS2 games, there are about 10 to 15 PS1 games that won't work with the PS2 (Mortal Kombat Trilogy and Final Fantasy Anthology are the two big titles). Want to watch movies, get a DVD player where it's main job is to play DVDs. Hope that helps...

[post=392362]Quoted post[/post]​

FFA is hit or miss. it works on SOME PS2's and others it wont. it just happens to work on mine.

 

[corvetteguy]

This happens allot, just open it up and clean the lense, i have done this before and it worked fine....