Playstation 2 drivin me nuts >.<

[phairestofthemall]

Heya fellas, first post here *wave* :]

Anyway, my psx2 is driving me crazy; it stops playback halfway through Galaxy Quest and Star Wars 2, and just chops/quits like mad all over Jason vs. Freddy. That last issue was particularly annoying, b/c my friend is featured in the extras on it (the guy flashing the crowd at Camp Hack n Slash) and I was all stoked to see it. :[

Is there some firmware upgrade or gizmo I can use to make the thing work better? FYI I bought it pretty quick after release, so I'm guessing it's an early version (how can I check?) and I have the DVD remote control installed.

TIA!

P.S. I'm also shopping for a DVD-burner finally, and wondering if there's anything I need to know- features in the burner I should have, like bitsetting and whatnot- to ensure it burns stuff that will be compatible with my psx2. Please advise there also if ya know, thanks again!

[RottenFoxBreath]

i had a ps2 that wouldnt play dvds properly with the remote installed(official sony dvd remote).
uninstalled the crap driver/firmware prog,and it was fine.
it may be the media,dirty or scratched,or dust inside the ps2.
you might actually be better off getting a cheap dvd player to use instead,as i had a lot of problems with mine to get it to work with +- media.
as for dvd burners,get a pioneer,be it a 107,or the new dual layer compatible 108,its 16speed dvd burning compliant too,so a full movie wont take more than a few minutes.
with the pioneer 107/108,theres not much need to mess about with bitsettings,ive never had to.
the best burning software out there IMO,is CopytoDVD,by VSO.many may disagree,but since using it ive never had a coaster,or had to mess about with software,bitsetting,etc.
just put the files in,select burn dvd movie,and its done.

[louthewiz]

Use a dvd/cd cleaner for your ps2 I had the same problem and it worked.

[andkiich]

For $30 you can get a realy DVD player that plays everything and anything.