# Tell me about your PS2 DVD experiences

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-ps2-dvd-experiences/113224>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 10, 2002, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-ps2-dvd-experiences/113224 "2002-06-10T10:07:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![gonzoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2002, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-ps2-dvd-experiences/113224/21 "2002-06-11T14:56:01Z")

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defiantely try laying it flat. For the record, mine is flat.

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**Author:** ![gonzoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2002, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-ps2-dvd-experiences/113224/22 "2002-06-11T14:58:37Z")

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or definately even. Although laying it flat defiantly may feel better.

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**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2002, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-ps2-dvd-experiences/113224/23 "2002-06-11T17:25:49Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Slacker \*  
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> DVDs from any region? Do tell… \*\*

[http://www.tqgames.co.uk/shop/ps2/dvdx.shtm](http://www.tqgames.co.uk/shop/ps2/dvdx.shtm)

TV has to be ntsc compatible. Don’t know if there’s a American version for playing PAL though.

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**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2002, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-ps2-dvd-experiences/113224/24 "2002-06-11T17:35:44Z")

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Oh and as for the parental lock problem. You have to go into the options and set a password and set the restriction to 1 or the hightest number (I can’t remember wether 1 is the highest or lowest setting)

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**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2002, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-ps2-dvd-experiences/113224/25 "2002-06-11T23:10:36Z")

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Yes, it seems some of the earlier PS2s were not very reliable.

The newer PS2s have the dvd drivers in the chips themselves, so no need to store them on  
the memory card.

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