# PS2 as DVD player - FFW/Rewind faster than 2x?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 14, 2007, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps2-as-dvd-player-ffw-rewind-faster-than-2x/400125 "2007-04-14T17:42:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2007, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps2-as-dvd-player-ffw-rewind-faster-than-2x/400125/1 "2007-04-14T17:42:57Z")

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My dvd player just died, so we’re using the playstation for now. I eventually figured out how to turn off the stupid parental controls, but I can’t figure out if there’s a way to fast forward or rewind faster than 2x (which is dreadfully slow).

Is there a way to do this without buying the special DVD remote?

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**Author:** ![TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/51bf81/32.png) [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2007, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps2-as-dvd-player-ffw-rewind-faster-than-2x/400125/2 "2007-04-14T17:46:00Z")

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[QUOTE=iamthewalrus(:3=]  
Is there a way to do this without buying the special DVD remote?  
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Nope. Really lame on their part.

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**Author:** ![Red\_Barchetta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2007, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps2-as-dvd-player-ffw-rewind-faster-than-2x/400125/3 "2007-04-14T18:03:10Z")

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Nope, PS2’s DVD player is as barebones as you get. I’d seriously suggest picking up a cheapo $30 player in lieu of the PS2’s.

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**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2007, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps2-as-dvd-player-ffw-rewind-faster-than-2x/400125/4 "2007-04-14T18:39:48Z")

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Yeah, I’m going to. This is just a stopgap until I go shopping. Thanks for the answers.