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Playing dvds on the ps2 harmful for the console?

DiosEolDiosEol Registered User regular
edited August 2007 in Games and Technology
Some seller advised me not to play dvd movies on my ps2, as it could hinder "dramatically" its normal life expectancy...

Now, whenever I play a movie, I feel guilty...

Any truth to this? Has anyone had bad experiences from "abusing" the ps2 by playing regularly movies?

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  • core tacticcore tactic Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    I've had my PS2 for over five years and played movies on it all the time. It was made to play games on AND dvds.

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  • KMGorKMGor Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    I've heard this from many people. I'm not sure HOW true it is, but the one thing to consider is that DVDs are constantly being spun, unlike games which are in bursts. So there would be more wear and tear in all likelihood. I'm not convinced it is really *that much* more though...

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  • FerrusFerrus Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Sounds like they don't know what they're talking about. If playing regular DvD on PS2s would be harmful, we'd certainly know about it by now.

    I don't use my PS2 to play movies that much but it still works just fine.

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  • Rabid_LlamaRabid_Llama Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    This sounds like BS to me. It may shorten the lifespan of the console, but you will probably have a PS3 before it dies.

    I would not worry about it.

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  • reddogreddog The Mountain Brooklyn, NYRegistered User regular
    edited August 2007
    I've had my PS2 for 6-7 years playing games and DVDs...no problems whatsoever. I've never heard that it would harm it before. Why would they make the PS2 able to play DVDs if it was harmful to the console?

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  • CZroeCZroe Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    It's absolutely true for first-gen PS2s. Heavy disc use of any kind would generate DREs in weeks or months, not years. Sony has now STOPPED repairing these for free (originally done to avoid a class-action lawsuit). DO NOT use it as your general purpose DVD player if you have a SCPH-30000 series PS2.

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  • Mithrandir86Mithrandir86 Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Using different media types on multi-purpose drives always decreases the expected life of the device. It is hardly a problem unique to the PS2.

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  • Evil MultifariousEvil Multifarious Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Man
    Well that explains it

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  • LewiePLewieP Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    I would like to echo what other people have said - it's wear an tear on the drive, and since budget DVD players can be had for next to nothing now, it's unnecasary wear and tear.

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