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this may be nonsense but i read in OPS2 mag that a guy has a solution for using RGB scart to watch DVDs.....
he said
you wil need a tv with 2 scart sockets(no model specified)
simply connect your PS2 via an official sony RGB scart lead to the AV2 socket. in AV1 DVD playback is green. but by placing the scart in AV2 it gives you RGB quality with games and DVDs. this is not my idea i read it in a mag.
but you can give it a go and let me know if it works cos i cant be ar$ed to pull all my TV out.
he said
you wil need a tv with 2 scart sockets(no model specified)
simply connect your PS2 via an official sony RGB scart lead to the AV2 socket. in AV1 DVD playback is green. but by placing the scart in AV2 it gives you RGB quality with games and DVDs. this is not my idea i read it in a mag.
but you can give it a go and let me know if it works cos i cant be ar$ed to pull all my TV out.
I don't think that PS2 uses Macrovision, as the effects of the 'green screen' are not consistent with Macrovision's interference. This from http://www.dvdweb.co.uk :
"Macro vision is a copy protection system that is commonly applied a vast majority of disks (any region) that offers the effects of causing any attempted copies to have massively varying colour balances and no hold on the picture, rendering copies useless.
Macro vision can also cause problems with some projectors and a few displays.
Some videos on the market such as those made by Ferguson are not affected by macro vision."
As you can see, Macrovision only affects a *copy* and not the original output.
PS2's green screen is due to a modification made internally to the hardware. The SCART issue you've heard (i.e. 'normal' picture through a SCART lead) of is caused by one of two things:
1. The cable being used is *not* a true RGB SCART lead, but a composite lead using a SCART connector. Similar to the lead supplied with the PS2, but fully integrated and without the phono connectors. These cables only have a few of the 21 pins.
2. The SCART socket on the TV is not a true RGB SCART. Most TV's have at least 2 SCART sockets, but on all but high-end TV's, only one is true RGB. A true RGB SCART lead carries several different signals, including composite video. Therefore connecting a true RGB SCART lead to a non-RGB SCART socket (AV2 on most TV's) will actually be using the composite video signal and not RGB.
"Macro vision is a copy protection system that is commonly applied a vast majority of disks (any region) that offers the effects of causing any attempted copies to have massively varying colour balances and no hold on the picture, rendering copies useless.
Macro vision can also cause problems with some projectors and a few displays.
Some videos on the market such as those made by Ferguson are not affected by macro vision."
As you can see, Macrovision only affects a *copy* and not the original output.
PS2's green screen is due to a modification made internally to the hardware. The SCART issue you've heard (i.e. 'normal' picture through a SCART lead) of is caused by one of two things:
1. The cable being used is *not* a true RGB SCART lead, but a composite lead using a SCART connector. Similar to the lead supplied with the PS2, but fully integrated and without the phono connectors. These cables only have a few of the 21 pins.
2. The SCART socket on the TV is not a true RGB SCART. Most TV's have at least 2 SCART sockets, but on all but high-end TV's, only one is true RGB. A true RGB SCART lead carries several different signals, including composite video. Therefore connecting a true RGB SCART lead to a non-RGB SCART socket (AV2 on most TV's) will actually be using the composite video signal and not RGB.
This is not really of any use but just thought I would let you know.
My video is probably ten years old, I connect via scart (only got one). Obviously with games this is fine and I can record my self if I choose to be sad. However with DVD'S the picture does not go green. The colours seem to stay the same, its just that every 2ish seconds the picture goes really crap (Like its not tunned in correctly)then it reverts back to a good picture.
Unfortunately it stays doggie for long enough to be unwatchable.
BTW I have read somewhere that if you remove one pin/wire from the scart connector you can bypass the macrovison protection. I have not tried this yet and I assume it would be trial and error to find the correct wire/pin.
Also I would guess in doing this you are defeating the object and are going conventional instead of RGB.
There could be away after all actually, just had a thought.
With Sky Digital the box-office programs have copy protection and you can buy, for about £50.00 a decoder/unencrypter that removes the macrovision protection. I believe that the PS2 uses the same type of thing. If this is the case then you should just be able to connect this or something similar inline and fingers crossed it might just work.
Just did a search and you could have a look at this site. Not much english at the moment but I think you can get the general jist of things.
all the w's. mediatronic.fr/engdecodeur.htm
Or you could try playstationmods.com
My video is probably ten years old, I connect via scart (only got one). Obviously with games this is fine and I can record my self if I choose to be sad. However with DVD'S the picture does not go green. The colours seem to stay the same, its just that every 2ish seconds the picture goes really crap (Like its not tunned in correctly)then it reverts back to a good picture.
Unfortunately it stays doggie for long enough to be unwatchable.
BTW I have read somewhere that if you remove one pin/wire from the scart connector you can bypass the macrovison protection. I have not tried this yet and I assume it would be trial and error to find the correct wire/pin.
Also I would guess in doing this you are defeating the object and are going conventional instead of RGB.
There could be away after all actually, just had a thought.
With Sky Digital the box-office programs have copy protection and you can buy, for about £50.00 a decoder/unencrypter that removes the macrovision protection. I believe that the PS2 uses the same type of thing. If this is the case then you should just be able to connect this or something similar inline and fingers crossed it might just work.
Just did a search and you could have a look at this site. Not much english at the moment but I think you can get the general jist of things.
all the w's. mediatronic.fr/engdecodeur.htm
Or you could try playstationmods.com
yes it does work, but
a) you only get a composite connection from the rgb scart in the other socket
b) you can seriously damage your tv's scart sockets by constantly connecting and disconnecting....unfortunately SCART is designed as a permanent sort of connection and isn't very robust.
My personal solution was to buy:
1.sony av adapter with s-video out
2.ps1/ps2 rgb scart cable
3.third party s-video-svideo cable
4.stereo phono cable
plug the three cables into the adapter, then the adapter into the ps2.
connect the scart, phono and s-video to the approriate inputs on your tv (you can use a scart-s-video block if your second scart is s-video compatible) make sure the phono cable for sound is connected to the same input channel as the s-video.
then just change channel to watch dvd/play games.
for dvd, you use the input channel that has the s-video and phono leads connected, then for games, you use the channel that has the rgb connection.
much easier than swapping cables.
However, the box that the adapter comes in recommends that you do not connect two adapters at once. not sure if this means what I'm doing is dangerous but if in doubt DO NOT try it!!!!!! (ps I'm NOT responsible if you guys try this and it fries any of your gear......mines been ok so far though.)
If any of you are lucky enough to have an amp with optical in, then you don't have to bother with the phono cables!
a) you only get a composite connection from the rgb scart in the other socket
b) you can seriously damage your tv's scart sockets by constantly connecting and disconnecting....unfortunately SCART is designed as a permanent sort of connection and isn't very robust.
My personal solution was to buy:
1.sony av adapter with s-video out
2.ps1/ps2 rgb scart cable
3.third party s-video-svideo cable
4.stereo phono cable
plug the three cables into the adapter, then the adapter into the ps2.
connect the scart, phono and s-video to the approriate inputs on your tv (you can use a scart-s-video block if your second scart is s-video compatible) make sure the phono cable for sound is connected to the same input channel as the s-video.
then just change channel to watch dvd/play games.
for dvd, you use the input channel that has the s-video and phono leads connected, then for games, you use the channel that has the rgb connection.
much easier than swapping cables.
However, the box that the adapter comes in recommends that you do not connect two adapters at once. not sure if this means what I'm doing is dangerous but if in doubt DO NOT try it!!!!!! (ps I'm NOT responsible if you guys try this and it fries any of your gear......mines been ok so far though.)
If any of you are lucky enough to have an amp with optical in, then you don't have to bother with the phono cables!
this may be nonsense but i read in OPS2 mag that a guy has a solution for using RGB scart to watch DVDs.....
he said
you wil need a tv with 2 scart sockets(no model specified)
simply connect your PS2 via an official sony RGB scart lead to the AV2 socket. in AV1 DVD playback is green. but by placing the scart in AV2 it gives you RGB quality with games and DVDs. this is not my idea i read it in a mag.
but you can give it a go and let me know if it works cos i cant be ar$ed to pull all my TV out.
he said
you wil need a tv with 2 scart sockets(no model specified)
simply connect your PS2 via an official sony RGB scart lead to the AV2 socket. in AV1 DVD playback is green. but by placing the scart in AV2 it gives you RGB quality with games and DVDs. this is not my idea i read it in a mag.
but you can give it a go and let me know if it works cos i cant be ar$ed to pull all my TV out.