Am I screwed??!!!!!!!!!!!! :-(

[SIS3970]

Hi,
I recently boucht a sony ps2 and now I'm searching this forum to know wich writer is best for burning ps2 compatible dvd's.

However, I came to the conclusion that it isn't that simple to author a good dvd that works on a ps2.

all I want is to play my pictures(digital photocamera) on my ps2
and copy dvd-movies from family-members(I know it's illegal but he's my father for GODS......)

I just can't believe that sony isn't capable of making a gamingdevice that a little more compatible than this!!!!!!!!!

Isn't there anyone out there that also has a ps2 and a dvd-burner with some good comments????????

Please, tell me, AM I SCREWED

Also if anyone knows some good development sites for ps2 please post a reply.
Hardware sites....
News of evolution of ps2( like what they are inventing for use with ps2 etc...)

Best regards from a very dissapointed fellow......
sis

[jeex]

you're pretty much screwed, the ps2 isnt very flexible

[alucard2050]

your screwed dude. every question that i have seen on here about anything that has to do with burning something for the ps2 has gotten negative results. although i havn't seen much on here about back-up games but everything else you want to do is still very underdeveloped..........

[Sefy]

Yup, I agree with the rest, you are pretty much screwed, but I don't see why the high surprise ? check the DVD Players list and check and see that nearly every SONY DVD pretty much sucks when it comes to flexibility and compatibility.

[bosss7beta]

You might not be screwed. This is a bit of a reach but it might work.

I used to have a problem with a Playstation 1 for which I bought a VCD adaptor. The PS unit would not play ANY VCDs on CD-Rs but played pressed VCDs fine. The I had a MOD chip put into it and they all worked without a problem. Even 99 minute CD-Rs recorded to maximum capacity.

There are mod chips for the PS2 which suggests copied games on DVD-Rs could work (why else would you have a mod chip for it) which might also suggest DVD video on recordable DVDs will work.

There are a lot of mights but if it worked for the PS1 it (hehe) might work for the PS2.

Have fun.

[AlphaGeeK]

Hmm, just done some very quick checks and it looks like my UK PS2 will play DVDs I have burned on to DVD-RW using my Pioneer DVR-A03 and VideoPack5.

The movies are mpeg-1 VCD compliant so I don't know about mpeg-2 DVD compliant but I'd be amazed if it didn't play them.

The menu structure I build in VP5 does not seem to work on the PS2, but I am still getting to grips with VP5 and think its menu building is a bit stupid... perhaps it's me who's stupid?

Come to think of it, the DVD I tested this on, the menus are a bit broken on my stand-alone player as well.

I'm sure if you spend enough time investigating, it'll be possible to play moveis on the PS2 from DVD-R/W.

[kon]

By pure chance I tested a DVDr burned with DVDIT using pioneer A03
on a friends PS2 here in the UK. It worked fine! the disk had 2 mpeg2 movies and a starter menu.

Also this was a cheapo unbrnaded DVD.

so dont give up yet.