Hey you, technician dudes! Here’s a little query for you
Jing just got some DVDs from a friend, and we were going to take a look using my PS2. Sound good, picture good… color is black and white. Neat-o. After some fiddling (as the anti-techno girls we are) we decided to simply resort to scream for help. Now, any ideas or carrots?
One time, I was playing FFX, and I wanted to sit on the couch so I pulled the PS2 forward a bit so the controller would reach to the couch, and I accidentally pulled the a/v cord just the slightest bit so the color went away! I thought it was pretty cool, but I just wiggled it back into place and it was normal again. Maybe that’s what happened…?
It might not be the DVD player, but it could also be your TV.
I have a 28" Philips one in my room that shows my Slayers DVDs B/W, but luckily, our widescreen shows the colors normally. Of course, our regular DVD polayer doesn’t run the Slayers Try DVD’s, so I have to drag my PS2 and the region X thingy downstairs if I wanna watch 'em… ditto with Excel Saga :(…
It may have something to do with NTSC compatibility. Check out how it workjs with each one of your televisions. Helped me, so maybe you too?
I need an RGB Scart cable to play import DVDs in full colour on my PS2, Weiila. You might wanna look around for one of those if that’s the problem, and you can get those that are made especially for the PS2. They’re pretty cheap - I think mine cost about a fiver (in GBP, of course :P)
These are the only DVDs ever to enter this house. It’s anime. =P Ranma ½, to be exact. And I already checked if the cables were loose… goes through the suggestions Right, so downstairs to another TV it goes!
Very important! Weiila/Jing, are you connecting your PS2 to a VCR, or directly to your TV? Because many DVDs incorporate an anti-piracy feature that purposefully degrades the signal, so that if it goes through an extra device on its way to the TV (such as a VCR), the picture gets all wacky. The idea is that if someone tries to record a DVD onto a VHS tape, it won’t come out properly. For me, this always resulted in the image fading in and out periodically. I have to directly connect my PS2 to the TV for it to play DVDs right.
If you connect your PS2 through your VCR, try hooking it right into the TV. Of course, this means you must have A/V in on your TV. If not, there are converters from A/V to RF, but those might also degrade the signal. You can always borrow a friend’s TV for testing, though… surely you can get ahold of one that uses A/V.
Glory to the world, it finally worked. We pretty much dug out an older TV from the closet of “Stuff to be used when moving out”, and it had color. And there was much rejoicing.