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a freind has just bought another ps2 coz his is not running dvds so has offerd me his old one for £50 does anone out there think it is worth it,also any ideas what is wrong with it.

does that mean his old PS2 can`t play DVD`s? If so, then it`s reliability regarding playing games is probably in question too. (some PS2 titles use the DVD player tecnology to play FMV)

Is it a UK machine?

The Japanese PS2s only run DVD movies when it is installed on to the Memory card.

The ps2 in question will play games that are not on dvd or movies but cdrom is ok.its a english machine

To my understanding, nearly ALL new PS2 games com on DVD. So NOOOOOOOOOOOO! Don`t buy this machine. Its obviously broken and not even worth £1, never mind £50.

yes but if it is possible to repair it then it is still cheaper than bying one brand new.

A repair is unlikely to be economically viable though - £30 to open the machine, £50 for a new DVD drive. Maybe £20 additional costs or unexpected expenditure - you could have bought a new one for that money.

Dan

Why do you think your friend bought another one?

He is ripping you off. If you want one, just buy a brand new one. Its much less hassle.

just had a reply from sony and they have said they will replace it or fix it for £70 including post and packaging so all in all it will still have only cost me £120 and no my friend isnt ripping me off as it is still cheaper than bying a new one and it comes with a warranty from sony.

Good Luck!!!

Sony haven`t got the best reputation when it comes to "fixing" problems, especially when its not their fault.