DVD-R Movies on PS2?

[GamemasterN]

Is there a particular way to burn DVD movies to play properly on a PS2? I have tried it a few times but they always run choppy/lagged. I've been using DVD-R media and I've burned them with Nero, I've tried slowing down the burn speed but that doesn't seem to help.

[barkroc2]

should play fine, w/ or w/out a chip in the ps2. does it play good in a dvd player, or your comp? id say bad burn, you get any errors in the burn log, or doing anything to slow down the cpu when your burning the disc?

[GamemasterN]

the DVDs play fine on my PC. I have both a big PS2 and a slim PSTwo. One DVD that I burned plays choppy on the big PS2, but plays ok on the slim. I decided to try buring another DVD at a slower burn speed, (I started with 8x, on my second try I took it down to 4x), and that DVD ran choppy on both PS2s. I've been using Nero Express 6 to burn and my DVD-Rs are Fujifilm 4.7 GB/120 min DVD-Rs "up to 8x write speed"

[eakinsme]

i burn all games, movies at 2x speed.. and it works fine.. also.. try high end discs ritek go4 are the best!

[A03]

Stick with Name Brand Discs..Sony,Verbatim,TDK or Ritek G04 or G05(My Favorite)..Also I use Sonic Record now Deluxe(Excellent Program BTW)..
Since it lacks in your Ps2 likely your PS2 Laser doesn't like the Brand Disc you're using..That's My guess..

[lufcfan]

Correct

[barkroc2]

u ever play backup games on that same media? i agree with the guys above. older ps2 laser worst, slim ps2 laser better, computer laser obviously the best. i burn all my stuff the fastest speed (im impatient) and the cheapest media i can get my hands on (im mad cheap). now i dont buy blank dvd from a garage sale or anything, but i dont pay for riteks (had some and found them less reliable than the memorex i used b4 them). rnm and nero work, but for me, i have had no coasters since switching to dvd decryptor. my best advice: watch the movies on the dvd player if you have one. my friend does the same..ps2 sitting on top of the dvd player, he gets the controls out to watch a movie and waste laser life while preserving his $78 dvd player

[Warlock]

Originally Posted by barkroc2

my best advice: watch the movies on the dvd player if you have one. my friend does the same..ps2 sitting on top of the dvd player, he gets the controls out to watch a movie and waste laser life while preserving his $78 dvd player

I agree. No way i would watch dvd's on my PS2. You can buy dvd players cheaper than you can purchase replacement PS2 lasers. Here in the States you can find dvd players for $29.99.

[GamemasterN]

I burn PS2 DVD game backups on the same media with exactly the same software and they work perfectly. My only troubles come with trying to burn movie DVDs. I have heard alot of people having success playing DVD movies on PS2s that have been burned via DVD Decryptor so I might give Decryptor a go.

[spratster]

the laser will work a dam sight harder reading a dvd (film) than a game ,as far as i am aware !
the game will load from disc certain parts to play then load again where as the films need to read constantly ????? their in could be the problems with the discs ! ritek are cheap enough anyway i pay around £7 for 25 .
and i agree that you should play films on a dvd player and not your ps2 lol

[A03]

Originally Posted by GamemasterN

I burn PS2 DVD game backups on the same media with exactly the same software and they work perfectly. My only troubles come with trying to burn movie DVDs. I have heard alot of people having success playing DVD movies on PS2s that have been burned via DVD Decryptor so I might give Decryptor a go.

My advice on that one or playing Backup DVD-R or DVD+R(Whichever) I use DVD Decrypter as well except one Difference which is instead of making ISO for Single layer DVD's I ripped it like DVD9 format which is ripping in Files and then use DVD Shrink to put it back together in ISO and Burn using RN Deluxe..Strange enough Every DVD player I throw at it, it works like a Champ..

Making Direct ISO doesn't always work just by removing protection or Region Etc..Sometimes you gotta go little further..

[GamemasterN]

I just burned a DVD movie in DVD Decryptor and it turned out to be my best burn yet. The DVD played perfectly on my old big PS2 with exception of one spot in the film where the thing just stopped at a certain frame. Not sure why this happened but I just skipped to the next scene/chapter and the rest of the film played perfectly.

[theguy]

The MOST important thing to burn DVDs for PS2 is to make sure that the burning is done at constant speed.

I use nero7 (even nero6) to burn my DVDs (smartbuy DVD+RW 1-4X [Prodisc]) but nero doesn't tell you the actual speed with which you're burning (like Alcohol) so the best choice is to select the lowest speed supported by you burner and media (in my case 2.4x).

This is because probably there aren't any DVD burners that write at max speed from the begining of the burning process. For e.g. an 8x DVD Writer starts with 4x for the first ~30% than 6x for the next ~40% and the rest will burn it at 8x (numbers are very approx.). This will create problems (choppy/lagged) if you're you're using the PS2 (mine is big not modded & 4 years old) to play them but not on a PC DVD-Drive.

Hope that I helped you.

PS. I use DVD+RW because I store the backed-up movies as small avi files and not DVDs so that I can fit ~6 movies on a DVD-R (economical huh ).

[lufcfan]

Originally Posted by theguy

so the best choice is to select the lowest speed supported by you burner and media (in my case 2.4x).

Sorry mate, I disagree.
Modern media is DESIGNED and MADE to be written at the highest speed possible. Best results are acheived this way on quality modern media using modern burners...

The slowest is an old myth from the infancy of DVD Recordables, and it was true back then, but these days for best results always burn as fast as possible...

[Joe Forster/STA]

And will you be able to read CD's/DVD's, written at highest speed with a (low or high quality, does it matter?) CD/DVD burner, on an old and/or low quality CD/DVD reader, such as that of the PS2 or that of a neighbor/friend with an older PC? You see, I'm having major problems with reading anything off high quality TDK CD-RW's, written at 10x speed (the only speed possible) with a high quality Plextor PX-320A, on my PS2 (modded with DMS4 Pro)... But no problems with TDK CD-R's written at 4x speed! (I didn't want to waste CD-R's, for the purpose of high speed quality tests of write-once media...)