DVD Playback Issues On Consoles Enumerated

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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PS2 DVD software

[Anonymous Coward]

2.10 is the base DVD player software in the SCPH-30001R. The remote control is shipping with version 2.12 on CD (be prepared to allocate 2,051 KB of your PS2 memory card for the DVD Player app, and be sure to have it inserted when you decide to pop a DVD in.) You can hit Triangle at the Browser/Config screen to see what version it'll use.

My experience on PS2

[jvmatthe]

I have the remote control (which I believe means I have driver 2.10) and I had no problems with The Ring or with Unbreakable. I wonder how much of this has to do with dirty or scratched rental discs...I've had a disc that skipped like mad and I just had to clean it off a bit and magically it worked.

Honestly, I haven't thought about DVD issues in ages, although I did have real problems with Jurassic Park III and The Mexican a while back. Nothing since then to interrupt viewing, except the half-second pause when the layer changes.