Can an NTSC-J PS2 play NTSC-J DVDs?
Can an NTSC-J PS2 play NTSC-J DVDs?
If yes, what kind of hardware do I need to track down? I'm in the U.S., by the way.
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Not necessarily.
You can get Asian R3 NTSC-J ps2's and you can get Japanese R2 NTSC-J ps2's.
Personally i'd prefer a R3 player (Which is what I have). DVD's in Japan cost alot and unless your after something really obscure you can find it on R3 quite alot cheaper.
Here is P-A's listings - http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-14-71-o-49-en.html
If the machine is Asian, its R3. If its Japanese its R2. Both will play NTSC-J titles for PS1 and PS2.
You can use any ps2 slimline power supply as they are universal.
You can get Asian R3 NTSC-J ps2's and you can get Japanese R2 NTSC-J ps2's.
Personally i'd prefer a R3 player (Which is what I have). DVD's in Japan cost alot and unless your after something really obscure you can find it on R3 quite alot cheaper.
Here is P-A's listings - http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-14-71-o-49-en.html
If the machine is Asian, its R3. If its Japanese its R2. Both will play NTSC-J titles for PS1 and PS2.
You can use any ps2 slimline power supply as they are universal.
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get a modchip and play an region or homeburned DVD you want.durias wrote:Many thanks for this info, Neorichie...
I have the Gradius Options special DVD and I'm looking for a way to play it. This is a great start for me.
proboably alot cheaper than shipping a Jap PS2 to your house.
the gradius options DVD sucks anyways tho

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I'll check when I get back from vacation but I'm pretty sure it's R2.neorichieb1971 wrote:If you have the box of the ps2, the region code is stamped on the box somewhere. A round circle with a number in it.
It came with the power supply. Do you mean the DVD remote control? Are those region locked?neorichieb1971 wrote:You can use any ps2 slimline power supply as they are universal.
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