How do I play Region 2 DVDs on US PS2?

[DC_Warrior]

Hi guys,

Is there any way to do it with a code and not buying the Region X adapter (it's extremely hard to find in Canada)?

I tried some of the codes for the Jap PS2s that are able to play Region 1 DVD's but that didn't work.

Any help would be great.

Thanks

[shin_kai50]

there is gameshark (don't know which version) but it allow you to choose any region.(maybe gameshark ver.2.0 or something)

[DC_Warrior]

Thanks for the answer, but is there a code for it like there is for the Jap one?

[shin_kai50]

NO

[DC_Warrior]

Well I got a Gameshark V2 and whatnot, and I went to the region selection, it looked like it was about to load it then it said something along the lines of "Incompatible TV signal" or something like that. What do I do now? Damn, I just blew $70 on a Gameshark and it doesn't work.

[yg1968]

Gameshark removes region protection but you still need an NTSC/PAL TV to play a PAL DVD on a North American (NTSC) TV.

It might be cheaper to buy an apex 1500 or a prima 1500 which converts the PAL signal to an NTSC one. You can find the prima 1500 at futureshop in Canada for a 100$.

See this website for the remote hack on the prima 1500:

http://www.nerd-out.com/darrenk/Voxson_DVDT172/DVDT172.htm

[DC_Warrior]

*sigh* Well I got rid of my old DVD player and bought the PS2 in order to do this gameshark thing. Now this all backfires on me. I don't know if I can blow another $200 on a DVD player. Is there any type of adapter that I could hook up to my TV in order for this to work? I have a standalone RF Modulator if that does anything please let me know.

Thanks for all the help guys!

[a]

There are a few directions you can go from here. You can either find a decoder card for your computer (e.g. Hollywood Plus), which could do realtime conversion for you. The drawback is, you need to have your computer near your tv and it has to be on of course. These cards do a decent job and cost around USD 100.

You can also get a standalone PAL-to-NTSC signal converter. I have no idea whether there are analog-only or one-way-only converters, which you might be able to find from a store like Radio Shack. Professional converters around do a very good job, but they'll eat your savings badly, from around USD 300 to USD 500 depending on their features.

I might even say I'm lucky to be european, the standard TV-set around here is always PAL/NTSC-compatible. Depending on your needs (i.e. if gaming is not the priority for you), and as PS2 lacks any support for (S)VCD and any modules to change this are still in their very early beta stages, I'd definitely recommend getting rid of your PS2 and buying an affordable (S)VCD-compatible DVD player with an internal signal converter. I'm in the process of getting a DVD player to sit alongside my PS2 for this very same purpose.

In a nutshell, buying a PAL compatible TV set in North America, or finding yourself a standalone signal converter (even if you get it cheap) is propably the most expensive way you can go, sorry about that.

You should still do a search on google to prove my words, use search terms like "standalone pal ntsc converter". You might still hit a jackpot, doing a very fast search just now I didn't.

[yg1968]

It is cheaper to get a DVD player that converts the PAL signal to an NTSC one such as the Prima-1500 (sells for Cdn$100) or the Apex-1500. I have heard good things about the Maleta (which is more expensive). See suggestions on this website:

www.nerd-out.com