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Originally posted by MakgSnake
But There Is This One Strange Thing The SHOP Keeper Told Me When I Was Buying My Ps2. He Said........Dont Use Ps2 As A DVD Player, As Its Lense Would Die Sooner. He Meant That......If The Lense Is Suppose To Live For 4 Years.......It'll Die In 2 Years. Cause Of DVD's (Movies) And Games Being Played On That. It Uses Twice The Power Then. Something Like That!.!

Makg, you really have to stop believing what people tell you! The shop keeper probably told you that so you would buy more games rather than DVDs. Games give Mr. Shopkeeper more money than DVD sales. See what I'm getting at?

Considering the majority of PS2 games now come on DVD (i.e. those games with silver on the bottom rather than blue or black) playing DVD movies will not make any difference to your lens lifespan!

The PS2 is designed to use DVD format discs, whether they be movies or games. Neither will harm your system.

I've had my PS2 for 18 months now. In that time is has always been on the vertical stand. I have used Audio CDs, PS1 games, DVD films, PS2 format games and PS2 DVD format games. Believe me, if anything goes wrong with my PS2 you lot will be the first to know.

So until then, relax and don't worry. Enjoy your PS2!

Edit: Meryl Silverburg, I too have very low volume from my PS2 when viewing DVDs. But if I use a separate audio out to my Hi-Fi then it's okay. But I have also noticed (much like Audio CDs) that some DVDs are recorded louder or quieter than others... Don't worry - it's not a problem with your PS2. My Pioneer DVD player is also quiet when the sound is coming via the TV, but again when I feed it via my Hi-Fi it's okay. Hope this helps.

- S