Hi- I have an older model Playstation 2 that plays DVD movies but with
a twist: the picture keeps fluctuating from a nice bright picture to
dim, very dim. When it becomes dim it lasts for about 13 seconds then
it brightens up nicely again for a few seconds only to dim again for 13
seconds and the cycle continues. I thought it was the TV, but it does
the same thing on every TV I try. The games play just fine. I only
experience this problem with DVD movies. Has anyone seen this before ?
Thank you.

moonlite

"moonlite" wrote in message
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Hi- I have an older model Playstation 2 that plays DVD movies but with
a twist: the picture keeps fluctuating from a nice bright picture to
dim, very dim. When it becomes dim it lasts for about 13 seconds then
it brightens up nicely again for a few seconds only to dim again for 13
seconds and the cycle continues. I thought it was the TV, but it does
the same thing on every TV I try. The games play just fine. I only
experience this problem with DVD movies. Has anyone seen this before ?
Thank you.

Sounds a bit like Macrovision protection.

N

Thanks ! Macrovision ? But the same DVD's play fine if I use a regular
DVD player.

moonlite

"moonlite" wrote in message
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Thanks ! Macrovision ? But the same DVD's play fine if I use a regular
DVD player.

Just a guess but Macrovision screws with the AGC system on VCRs and may do
the same to your Playstation.

N

Try hooking your PS2 directly to a different television. If you have
it hooked into the A/V input jacks of a VCR or a VCR-TV combo you are
probably seeing the result of a copy protection scheme like
Macrovision.
electricitym
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Thank you very much. You were right, especially you electricitym ! I
had the PS2 hooked up to a TV/VCR combo. I tried a regular TV (not a
combo) and the picture is fine. I said earlier I tried the machine on
several television and now I'm realizing they were ALL combo units.
Thanks again for your time !

moonlite