i would avoid using the ps2 as a primary dvd player. it introduces a lot of video de-compression artifacts on some titles, and its 5.1 decoding properties are very weak compared to stand-alone dvd players.

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[Post edited by posters5 on Oct 3, 2004]

Okay, what is the XBox then? (I know I should look it up but I am just too lazy). Who makes it? What is a golden and silver disc?

xbox is microsoft's video game console.

gold/silver/purple/black/etc. discs are the different kinds of discs that are used by different disc manufacturers. presumably, the different dyes used tax dvd lenses because they have to re-adjust certain properties to be able to read the different colored discs.

My Mintek 5860 plays everything I threw in there except for XviDs/DivX's

Wow, I'm going to resurrect this post :D

Only because I have been using my PS2 for DVDs for about 3 years, give or take a few months. It is hooked up to my receiver with a fiber optic cable and the sound is very good, or even awesome. I don't have anything to compare it to. It is very clear and crisp, and my subwoofer is more than adequate!! I would ASSUME that the quality of the sound depends on the cables you use and the receiver/speaker assortment you have. I'm able to hear movies in 5.1 DD and DTS and I've been pleased since day 1. One of the main reasons of having the PS2 in my room with my home theatre stuff, is so I can enjoy games as well. They sound great on a 5.1 system, especially games like ESPN 2K5 Football and Star Wars Battlefront.

Just thought I'd share.....Good day to all!

"The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed." -S.K.

no it sucks

Yeah, that´s mature. Can we hear an argument?

Gotta tell you though. We went with another player and PS is used just for games. I swear I do not know how it works. I have never played a single videogame in my life.

No divan yet, though. The one that is soft enough costs more than the new flat TV. Go figure.

The humming may annoy you. It annoyed me.
You can listen to a DVD through your FL and FR speakers if you plug the PS2's red and white wires into the red and white-colored holes in the back of your home theatre system's DVD player. Most of the time, anyways. :D

You can also use the fiber optic port in the back of the PS2 and connect a fiber optic cable from there to your receiver, so you can enjoy discrete surround, as well as DTS. A lot of the newer games, and even some of the older ones as well, are encoded with Dolby Pro-Logic II to give you split surrounds during gameplay, which is neat for games like Need For Speed, or sports games......shoot, even Bounty Hunter sounds cool!

-Dave

(I realize the PS2 isn't the BEST dvd player on the market, being that it's designed for games...and it hums :) but for the room I have, and the setup I have, it's adequate.)