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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~

grr...

Del Rogeo wrote:
> Yeah.
>
> I got it from an ex-cat shop for £3.99. Come to think of it
> that was pretty stupid. Ex-catalogue is basically synonymous with
> "crap that doesn't work properly, right? What did i expect?

i suppose £3.99 isnt too much to lose, but you should still go back and try and get another one/refund if you can be bothered.

They are useful and it saves keep reaching round the back of your TV to change the Scart plugs

My PS2 does the same damn thing, but I'm kinda screwed because my TV doesn't have any AV outputs, just cable.



Does that make as much sense as I think it does?

Whatever you do, dont get a scart cable because it makes the screen go green when you watch films. If you just use the composite cable with the scart adaptor and plug it straight into your tv it should work fine. As someone already said the reason its not working now is because of copy protection software not allowing you to pass the signal through the video player.

And before anyone says "but ive got a scart cable and its fine" you probably dont have a proper 21 pin cable.

Del Rogeo wrote:
> I bought a multi-scart adapter the other day but the sound doesn't
> work on anything I plug in it for some reason.
>
> Any ideas?

Similar thing happened to me. My PS2 and Xbox work fine, but my DVD player doesnt have any sound on it. I still have to swich cables now so it seems pointless having the adaptor.

He plugs it throught his video so he can get surround sound, which he would be able to if he plugged it into his TV.

So no ideads how to get around the flashy screen whilst still been able to plud through the vid?

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.

Would it be the same with any DVD player?

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.

Thanks