PS2 "stuttering" (solved)

Hevach

Noticed my PS2 has started to develop problems. First noticed it in games with full video, they'd freeze and start occasionally. Then dialog would start lagging randomly - a few lines would be fine, then characters would trade subtitles for a bit and then three or four lines would play simultaneously. Now it stops and goes constantly during games - some games it'll flash Reading Disk in a box for a few seconds every time it stutters, in others it'll just freeze for a second.

It's an old system, way out of warranty. Is it just dying on me?

If it is just dead, would it be a better idea to get a new PS2 or would a Gamestop refurbished system be just as good?

JaysonFour

Sounds like your laser's dying on you. Not much you can do but get it fixed (got quoted a price of $60), or buck up and buy a new system for $90.

Just buy a new one and sell the old one before it completely dies.

Hevach

Figured it would be something expensive. $60 is almost as much as I paid for the thing to start with, screw that. I'll wait until next month and buy a new one.

Esh

JaysonFour wrote: »

Sounds like your laser's dying on you. Not much you can do but get it fixed (got quoted a price of $60), or buck up and buy a new system for $90.

Just buy a new one and sell the old one before it completely dies.

I really hope you're not suggesting that he pawn this thing off on some unsuspecting sucker.

JaysonFour

No, maybe sell it to a Gamestop or other place that might want it. Or he could just hang on to it and use it as backup.