DVD Playback Issues On Consoles Enumerated

Posted by simoniker on Saturday August 9, 2003 @06:58AM from the added-extra-works-most-of-time dept.

Thanks to IGN.com for their updated list of DVDs that play back incorrectly on consoles, including the Xbox and, particularly, the PlayStation 2. It seems DVD layer changes are a particular problem, but the article points out that "...with at least three different sets of DVD drivers out for the [PS2] system, there are quite a few discs that have problems running", and also raises the little-known fact that the only way to upgrade your PS2 DVD drivers "..is to pick up the Sony PlayStation 2 DVD Remote. The $20 remote includes a disc that will copy the latest (2.10) drivers to a memory card."

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Another way to update DVD driver? by rritterson · 2003-08-09 07:24 · Score: 2, Insightful

Hasn't anyone ripped the driver update to .ISO or .BIN so that it can be shared across the net? I'd be more than a little peeved if Sony cracks down on this (restricting access to a driver update? That's worse than Microsoft)

Or maybe Sony is cracking down, forcing you to spend your $20 to get the update?

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