Compatibility

I have view several sites that say that DVD-R's work on sony playstation 2 but when i ever i try to play them it says disc read error. Does anyone know if playstaions do play them? Is it only certain models or am i doing something wrong?

 

Yes they work, but do you have a mod-chip in you ps2?

 

No Do i need one?

 

You don't need a mod chip if you want to play movie DVD-R on your ps2 but you need one to play games.

 

Oh by the way I recommend you RecordNowMax burning software for your ps2 games. But Alcohol 120% is pretty good to.

 

Do you know why i keep getting disc read errors when i try to play burned movies then?

 

You don't give enough informations, there are so many ways to burn a DVD movie and you don't tell me how do you backup your movies.

 

I rip them using dvd decryptor then i use dvd2one and i burn them using nero. THey work in standalone players and in my computer so i know that they do infact work but just not on playstations.

 

Try using RecordNowMax(make an data disk with your video_ts and audio_ts in your hard drive) instead of Nero(Some compatibilities issues with DVD players), if it doesn't work it is because of the media brand you use.

 

it might be your ps2 does it work with other movies and games
my ps2 started to say disk error with the regular games so i broght it in

and Im getting a dvd burner and i wanted to know whats the best burners out there.i heard that the Sony DRU-500A internal DVD burner is pretty good for burning ps2 games. what should i get

 

The 2 bests burners by pc magazine:
sony dru and pioneer A-05

I have the Pioneer A-05 and I'm very please with it. Made more than 140 movies backup and work also great for ps2 games. And I'm using very cheap media (0.78 each). I didn't need the +r feature because many people including myself agree that a good DVD-R will always be better than a good DVD+R,I mean better by more compatibles and the DVD-R will work on all ps2 versions, they are also alot more cheaper. But if you think that you will use +r discs go for the Sony(it supports both -r/+r). But you can't be wrong about those 2 burners, they are both very good.
If you want to know more about -r/+r just click this link:
http://lib1.store.vip.sc5.yahoo.com/lib/meritline/WhatisDVDR.pdf

 

It could be the playstation every now and then with real movies it says disc error. So far it has said it with all dvd-r's. WHat did you have to get fixed? And how much did it cost?

 

Nero is bad for compatibility.

I used nero initially but I have 4 standalones (different models).

I found that just one format (in nero) would NOT be compatible with ALL my standalones.

I then changed to recordnowmax, just burned the VIDEO_TS folder as data disc (as joblow said) and ALL worked fine including my PS2 (which would not before)

BTW : What about the region code (of backup/PS2) do they match up?

Hope this helps

 

I will try record max now. Does anyone know how much it is or where i can get a good deal on it? Because the dvd's don't work on my standalone at home (samsung dvd-m301), they worked on one at school and at my girl friends house so i guess its either the media or nero. Thanks for all the help.

 

You can download a trial version at www.orlogix.com, try it first before buying.

Prices are available on the site, cannot remember how much I paid, BUT IT WAS WORTH EVERY PENNY.

 

Ok so i bought recordnow max and it still does not work on my playstation. I also upgraded my version of nero and still nothing. I have not tried it on my standalone yet. Do all playstation 2 play dvd-r? Also does the media really make that much difference? And can someone let me know what is a good kind to buy so this compatability thing doesn't happen again.

 

Media is a big issue.

Recommended media is the media which uses the ritek dye G03/G04, it is fairly expensive but still cheap.

Check out www.blankdiscshop.co.uk for dvd media.
I am in the uk and I use the above for my media supplies. Service is great and price, well I cannot find cheaper

 

Herbsman is the end of your message a way to make it so older version of ps2 will play dvd-r's?