PLaytstation 2 and DVD's! Who has the solution?

[Harvy2001]

Im frikken tearing my hair out, Ive ripped blade 2 and encoded it 3-4 times at differfent rates but my PS2 refuses to play them properly!!!!!


Ive used cheap Mirror media both +RW and +R both work fine in the PC yet refuse to in the PS2, im getting jerky play and sometomes it pauses and freezes the player, I have one of the latest PS2's too, not the old one, whats pissing me off is DVD games work fine off these media.


I also burnt it too Phillips DVD+R media which i thought was the best around and same thing.



So WHO has the solution, what media do you use and what do u burn it with, drive+software????


Im pissed off as the PS2 is my only DVD player for the living room.

[Harvy2001]

ok guys this is not a media issue, shall I tell you why???


I just did a straight copy of a DVD5 disc, it was the extras disc that came with 'Braveheart' UK.


I copied it by using DVD Decrytper to HDD and then to Phillips DVD+R using Nero, worked flawlessly.



So Im thinking when u re-ecode a movie it mess's it up and the PS2 cant cope????

[kitty]

Cheap media often gives poor results unless you've done thorough testing.

Read the comments on the PS2
http://www.vcdhelp.com/dvdplayers.php?DVDnameid=445&Search=Search&#comments

Some media might not play...

[Chasm]

Just get a cheap $50 dvd player? You're stressing yourself out....

[Harvy2001]

Yeah but how can the media make a difference if the fact is when i do a straight copy of a DVD onto cheap media it works fine???



It appears to be that the PS2 does not like re-encoded media that uve messed about with??



Something is a foot here.



can someone give me a link or explanation of what reencoding does to a VOB.

[RealaT]

I've been trying for 6 months to get my own home made dvds to work properly in my ps2 and it goes without saying that the ps2 is a really, reeaalllyy bad dvd movie player. Anyway, try these they seem to help with me...

Use TOP quality media.
Use Recordnow Max to burn the dvd using the non-joliet data option.

[queeg]

not sure about v7 ps2 but up to at least v5 ps2 cannot read dvd+r only
dvd-r which is why your dvd`s wont play

queeg

[rubberman]

Do you have a modchip installed?

I have a magic2 installed and the DVD picture is jerky and freezes. The solution is to add a .1uf capacitor on the 'S' wire. they say that cures it.

[Harvy2001]

hmmmm now this is makes things a little more interesting.........


(BTW my PS2 is Version 5 UK as it has R at the end of the model number meaning it also has the latest DVD drivers on ROM i believe)



Anyways I just went round my friends house and the DVD works flawlessly in his Version 3 machine, YES he has a old PS2 with the old DVD drivers, a PS2 bought on launch day in the UK.

Both of us have the Messiah chip installed.


This is cheap Mirror media!!!!!!!!! DVD+R!!


So now it would appear the issue most likely lies with the latest DVD drivers I believe they have issues with re-encoded material.