/vr/ - Retro Games

[Anonymous No.8173426]

I want to use my ps2 as a dvd player so I can watch old anime on my crt, how do I get burned dvds to play? Are there any softmods I can use?

[Anonymous No.8173430]

Alternatively could I somehow play video files from usb or hard drive instead?

[Anonymous No.8173434]

>>8173426
The PS2 plays burned DVD videos right out of the box. No softmod required.

You will be wearing out your laser though.

[Anonymous No.8173437]

>>8173434
I tried playing an old one earlier today but I got the red error message. Maybe it's the file format?
So I should probably pursue playing off external storage. What are my options?

[Anonymous No.8173440]

>>8173437
You did uh burn it as a dvd video right. it's a specific format. it's not just an mp4 on a disc.
anyway you can use Simple Media System

[Anonymous No.8173451]

You can try Simple Media System (SMS) for media playback. No idea if it's good or not, seems to be the only one around.

[Anonymous No.8173464]

>>8173451
It's pretty bad. The problem is you have to use .avi format which nobody uses anymore and the file sizes aren't ideal as a result. Also if you're loading media from USB and you have like 100+ items in a folder expect it to take a long time to populate the list, if it even does. That's a pain in the ass. Requires a lot of conversion time if you plan on watching through something like anime series too. It was a novel media player in its day but these days you're better off not even bothering. If a media player specifically to use with a CRT is something you're interested in, I'd recommend nabbing a softmodded PS3 or Wii instead. The media players available for those are a lot more robust, particularly Movian on PS3, and you're going to have a much easier time with either of them.

[Anonymous No.8173474]

>it's 2006
>have a new but shit PC with a burner
>friends are into dvds
>hey anon can you burn this movie onto a dvd for me
>sounds easy enough, sure
>get handed a 700mb divx avi file
>look up how to do this
>some dvd players can play divx files on a disc
>that would be nice
>but the chances my friend's player supports that are zero
>look up how to do it properly
>oh you need to convert it first
>download pirated nero or whatever
>it converts to dvd format and burns it for you
>click start
>eta: 16:59 hours
>uses 100% cpu
>I can't do shit with it in the mean time
>eventually it finishes
>quality is extremely shitty
>disc skips about halfway through
>explain these problems to my friend and hand them the dvd
>they're impressed anyway and act like I'm some fucking genius

[Anonymous No.8173483]

Somewhat on topic, is it possible to listen to audio CD images on GDemu? I can't seem to find anything about this and it's something I've been very interested in since I got one

[Anonymous No.8173507]

Just use a PS3 if you have one. It's what I do. My PC is near to it, so I can also transfer the files through ethernet and play them in Movian. I've tried usig Universal Media Player, but it has some problems.

[Anonymous No.8173527]

Get an Xbox instead
DVD Video is an awful format for home recordable use since the amount of video per disc is tiny compared to more modern encoding formats like h264

[Anonymous No.8173539]

>>8173434
>wearing laser out faster myth

[Anonymous No.8173549]

>>8173483
I was curious enough to try and it turns out you can! Convert audio tracks to CCD/IMG/SUB using UltraISO, add them to your SD card the same way you would a Dreamcast game image, and you can listen to """"CDs"""" with GDemu. I'm honestly a little surprised that it worked. and glad. I missed that stupid CD player screen.

[Anonymous No.8173609]

>>8173426
stop burning discs and get a raspi3 with libreelec for composhit-output

[Anonymous No.8173612]

>>8173527
so u b sayin a videoformat from the early 90s is worse than a video format from the early 00s?
shieeeeeeeeeeeeeeet

[Anonymous No.8173617]

>so I can watch old anime on my crt
Get a vcr or fuck off

[Anonymous No.8173667]

>>8173426
"Convertxtodvd" worked for me