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"Help with PS2 DVD player"

My friend has his PS2 plugged through his video using the S-Video cable that comes with his PS2. When he plays DVDs he gets problems with the picture flashing dark and light.

Is there anything he can do to sort this out? Like getting a different scart cable?

~Thanks~

Ah, I see.

I stand corrected.

Well its in both. Obviously if there is non on the particular DVD then it wont be affected. What I meant was that to completely bypass the problem for every DVD you need to alter the hardware. Or something like that.

Geffdof wrote:
> I think the copy protection is built into the hardware.

Not so. I remember testing a load of DVD's on it to see if every one didn't work and about one in ten were fine.

I seem to remember LOTR: Fellowship was one of the ones that was ok.

Geffdof wrote:
> Whatever you do, dont get a scart cable because it makes the screen go
> green when you watch films.


Ah, that sorta happened to me with my copy of the Incredibles. The screen kept going red, it gets really annoying, all the other films are OK though

According to a site i've just stumbled across, you can remove Macrovision (thats the name of the copy protection software by the way, the thing you want to bypass) by either altering the insides with a soldering iron (which isnt really the best option) or performing a "Hack" with a remote control. Most of the hacks are to stop region encoding, but if you look throught the lists you should find some that stop the Macrovision. The down side here is you'll need to buy a new DVD player (unless you have one thats hackable already, of course). So basically, if you have look through the list and find some that are hackable to be Macrovision free and buy the cheapest one of them.

Thats all i really know about this. Sorry I cant help any more than that.

Just to stress one point. Its the "Macrovision" that you are trying to bypass. If you can get a player that does, it should work fine.


Edit:- forgot to post the link
[URL]http://www.videohelp.com/dvdhacks.php?dvdplayer=&hits=50&topcomments=List+all+by+Hack+Comments[/URL]

The company I was thinking of was called techtronics, but doesnt seem to exist anymore. I have found an FAQ that may be of use to you [URL]http://www.dvddemystified.com/dvdfaq.html#1.11[/URL]

*keeps looking*

Thanks

Pterry much, yeah, unless its been modified. There used to be a company who specialised in selling premodified DVD players but I cant remember their name sorry. They were all sold at a reasonable price with waranties and stuff. I'll search the net and see if i can find any for you.

Would it be the same with any DVD player?

There is no way to avoid it by simply swaping a cable (that I know of). I think the copy protection is built into the hardware. Whatever combination of cables you try it wont let you see the screen properly. The companies assume that you are trying to copy the DVD onto a VHS which is why the picture gets scrambled.
I remember seeing advertisements a few years back for regular DVD players that could be "chipped" to avoid the copy protection for cases such as your own. I've no idea if this can be done for the PS2 and have no idea of the price, but as far as I am aware, messing with the inside of the hardware is the only way to get around this.