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    Bought a Jap PS2 by mistake

    Just bought an old PS2 (in Oz) and presumed it would be a PAL console. However, I've ended up with a SCPH30000 NTSC-J import model (with a huge stepdown convertor I think). I can play PAL games fine, so this leads me to a few questions...

    Without opening the thing up to check, it's got to have been chipped right?

    And if it can play PAL games, it's 99% sure to play NTSC-US & J games too?

    Why don't DVD's play (only region 4 & 2 tested I think)? Can't seem to read the discs at all. I thought all mod-chips did region free DVD - perhaps it's just knackered?

    Will an RF convertor on an ancient telly still work with an NTSC PS2 ok (or will is be B&W)?

    Any words of wisdom would be great.
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    #2
    If you can play PAL games on there, you should be able to play anything, backups included.

    As for DVD's, I assume it does read the discs, but doesn't bi-pass the region protection? Not all modchips bipass the DVD Movie region protection actually, you might have just landed one that doesn't.

    As for RF... doubt it.

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      #3
      Cheers for the info. I've just ordered AR2V2(jap) from Play-Asia, as I'd like DVD functionality a lot. Also ordered NTSC-US Ico, (which ashamedly I've never played). If both of these work, I'll be a happy chappy.

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        #4
        how do the games boot on it, if you just put the disc in and go then its probably got a messiah 2 chip in it

        if its a jap ps2 then it wont be able to play pal dvds as the frame buffer isn't big enough on ntsc ps2s

        region 1 dvd should work fine with a region x

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          #5
          Originally posted by wod
          how do the games boot on it, if you just put the disc in and go then its probably got a messiah 2 chip in it

          if its a jap ps2 then it wont be able to play pal dvds as the frame buffer isn't big enough on ntsc ps2s

          region 1 dvd should work fine with a region x
          PAL games just start straight away - haven't tried anything else yet. I'm chuffed it's chipped already - only cost me 40 quid. Bargain.

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            #6
            Some chips play DVDs if you hold down the power (reset) button while its red for a few seconds.

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