Playstation 2 and DVD's

[medjay]

I've had my game system for a couple of years now and it's gotten so the damn thing has a hard time playing DVD's rented from the store. If the DVD isn't brand new out of the package it freezes, jumps around and eventually displays the dreaded "Unable to read disk". So it looks like I'm going to have to go buy a DVD player.

My questions: It has always been my understanding that the PS2 is a high end DVD player itself comparable to any other brand, so what's really going on? Any PS2 owners having a similar problem? Are regular DVD players just as sentitive when it comes to playing older disks rented from the store? Is all this DVD technology really just kinda shitty?

And I do have the cleaning kit in case anyone was going to suggest that.

 

[Ice Cold]

We've had rented problems using a gaming console dvd and regular dvd player... things are usually scratched up enough so some part of the rented dvd can't play right.

 

[Guest]

first of all, a PS2 is for playing VIDEO games, not DVD's. Thats what DVD players are for. The configurations are different.

 

[Spinaroonie]

That happens to me.... usually a reset or two will get it reading... as for everything else..

It's actually a slightly lower quality player... and dvd technology isn't quite where you think it is.

 

[Spider_Guy]

I find that with my PS2, it doesn't like to play blue CDs, and DVD's.

When something like that happens to me. I get out a lens cleaner. Pretty much just a CD with a mini brush on it. Cleans the lens of the PS2 and makes it all run fine again.

Other things I've found out from asking around and all that is....

1. Too much weight on top of the PS2 can make the fragile parts inside malfunction. (Sorry don't know the technical name for all the parts..lol).

2. Tipping it from inverted to verted can do the same thing to those fragile parts.

I'm no expert on the matter. But have you noticed if any of the DVD's were blue?.

 

[Cuckolded_BlK_Male]

I've vowed to never buy another console game system, so I have no idea.

 

[Gilly Bean]

De Sade, PS2's are equipped with as DVCD readable, actually.



Now, as for the system, after a while they do get worn down, but Most older DVD players tend to do the same.


When I rent dvd's, they run fine most the time on the ps2 (which is only 2 months old), but on our bedroom dvd (which is 3 and half years old), they tend to skip easier, and become more unreadable.


Likely, your system is just getting worn, what with being a few years old, and what not.

 

[Guest]

De Sade, PS2's are equipped with as DVCD readable, actually.

I've taken them apart. I know the deal.

 

[medjay]

and dvd technology isn't quite where you think it is.

Right. VHS tapes are durable and rather fool proof. I've seen DVD's come from the rental store looking like someone used them as dinner plates. If a regular DVD player has just as hard a time reading them as the PS2 I guess I'll save my money for a little while. I'll just hope that in the future they can come up with something that can better endure the handling people tend to give to things they don't own (or that they do own; it's a shame the way people treat their electronic eqipment).

 

[badasschick]

I haven't played DVD's on my PS2, but my old DVD played died right in the middle of the Sixth Sense this past summer, just went dead like that. I had it for 4 years though.

My new one is working out well. The funny thing is, the snazzier 5 disc changer player I have now, was less expensive than the stripped down one I got 4 years ago.



Suggestion: coat the disc down with some smooth peanut butter then wipe it off with a soft cloth. This will fill in the scratches, and works like a dream.

 

[grimreefer]

I had a PS2 for about the same amount of time and it eventually quit playing DVD movies entirely. THEN the games were unreadable. I've tried all kinds of cleaners but, nothing. When I return to FL I'll probably send it in for repairs and Sony has a pretty good policy. If their tech can't fix it in roughly 15 minutes then they shitcan it and send out a new one. (exagerration but they did this for a friend of mine. It only cost him S&H.)

 

[Gilly Bean]

Dvd players themselves are not nessecarily at fault.

Rentals are used almost nightly, most of the year, by all sorts of people.


I got a kick out of renting DVD's at first, but quickly dound it wasn't worth the effort. The DVD's people purchase stay in better condition because they are watched what, 3 or 4 times a year? As opposed to 300 times a year?


Getting a new dvd wouldn't be a bad idea, but renting rather than buying will give you crap quality.

 

[lorddragonwolf]

some dvd's just wont play on the ps2

 

[Spider_Guy]

Suggestion: coat the disc down with some smooth peanut butter then wipe it off with a soft cloth. This will fill in the scratches, and works like a dream.

Toothpaste also works wonders

 

[nike]

actually, we are having problems with our PS2 player. WE just called Best Buy and not only can we trade it in (under warranty) for another PS2, but somehow we ended up getting 100 dollars extra in addition. Crazy...

 

[Gilly Bean]

actually, we are having problems with our PS2 player. WE just called Best Buy and not only can we trade it in (under warranty) for another PS2, but somehow we ended up getting 100 dollars extra in addition. Crazy...

Did you buy it when it was still going for 300? Cause that would explain the extra 100....


100 would be nice for new games.... -drools-


My 4 year old is drooling over Dark CLoud 2. Yes, 4 years old. Lil stinker is as much of an addict as his dad, and he knows what the hell he's doing. Scary.

 

[nike]

Did you buy it when it was still going for 300? Cause that would explain the extra 100....


100 would be nice for new games.... -drools-


My 4 year old is drooling over Dark CLoud 2. Yes, 4 years old. Lil stinker is as much of an addict as his dad, and he knows what the hell he's doing. Scary.

no, i dont think so. I cant wait to get Dark Cloud 2. I loved the 1st one.

 

[Fyrefly]

My PS2 is working fine. Had it for around 2 years now at least. Only time I've had probs is when I've rented dvds bc rentals get treated like crap by some folks. It really pisses me off the way they are treated. When I've watched my own dvds no problems tho.

 

[medjay]

Dvd players themselves are not nessecarily at fault.

Rentals are used almost nightly, most of the year, by all sorts of people.


I got a kick out of renting DVD's at first, but quickly dound it wasn't worth the effort. The DVD's people purchase stay in better condition because they are watched what, 3 or 4 times a year? As opposed to 300 times a year?


Getting a new dvd wouldn't be a bad idea, but renting rather than buying will give you crap quality.

There are maybe 1 or 2 movies a year I feel are worth paying $20 dollars for. If a rental is going to give me shit quality I'd rather just get the VHS tape. The only problem is I prefer letterboxing. And sometimes the extra features are cool.

I guess my new strategy will just have to be getting to the store in time to be the first guy to rent the damn DVD before someone else gets a chance to put his grubby mitts on the thing.

 

[Fyrefly]

Ditto MedJay, same reason here (I prefer letterbox).

I've actually done that; tried to be one of the first to rent a dvd at the video store. pays to do it - makes such a difference when you rent something that isn't all fucked up. i can't believe how some folks must just trash their rentals. amazes me

 

[Gilly Bean]

There are maybe 1 or 2 movies a year I feel are worth paying $20 dollars for. If a rental is going to give me shit quality I'd rather just get the VHS tape. The only problem is I prefer letterboxing. And sometimes the extra features are cool.

I guess my new strategy will just have to be getting to the store in time to be the first guy to rent the damn DVD before someone else gets a chance to put his grubby mitts on the thing.

For DVD's, all I rent now, is the brand new releases, because I know they haven't been sitting on a shelf for 2 years, being veiwed X amount of times.


Again, VHS lasts longer, when put under the stressful conditions of rental. It's one of the main reasons video stores havce 3x as many video's than dvd's in stock. They are more expensive to buy, and get damaged much easier.


btw- both peanut butter and toothpaste may work temporarily, but the long term affect on the cd/dvd AND the player they are used by, isn't worth it.

 

[medjay]

My PS2 is working fine. Had it for around 2 years now at least. Only time I've had probs is when I've rented dvds bc rentals get treated like crap by some folks. It really pisses me off the way they are treated. When I've watched my own dvds no problems tho.

This is my situation exactly. At least I know it's not just me and I can hold off on chucking my PS2 out the window.

 

[Fyrefly]

Just chuck the rentals out the window.

 

[Spinaroonie]

Suggestion: coat the disc down with some smooth peanut butter then wipe it off with a soft cloth. This will fill in the scratches, and works like a dream.

If you take a green marker and run it along the edge of an audio cd, it will sound better.

 

[Worm]

My PS2 is giving me problems playing DVDs that are in good condition. There are a few dvds in my collection that it refuses to play. I finally broke down and bought me a real dvd player and it plays the dvds my ps2 won't. I have heard getting the new PS2 dvd drivers help.