power off ps2?
March 27, 2011 4:48 PM Subscribe
Should I be turning off my PS2 when changing discs?
The PS2 is probably the best DVD player I've ever owned, but I've been wondering: should I turn it off when I change discs? It works either way, but is there any reason why one is better than the other?
The PS2 is probably the best DVD player I've ever owned, but I've been wondering: should I turn it off when I change discs? It works either way, but is there any reason why one is better than the other?
Best answer: I've abused the holy living hell out of many PS2s as a game developer. They're pretty bomb-proof. You shouldn't worry about this.
posted by Cool Papa Bell at 5:19 PM on March 27, 2011
posted by Cool Papa Bell at 5:19 PM on March 27, 2011
Hitting the eject button stops the spinning, and lowers the disk back into the tray, before opening the tray and letting you take the disk out. So hit eject when you want to remove the disk, and it will do everything it needs to do.
And I'm not sure what you mean by turn it off? You hit eject, then hold the power button down while the tray is sliding out? You hit the hard off switch on the back?
posted by defcom1 at 7:04 PM on March 27, 2011
And I'm not sure what you mean by turn it off? You hit eject, then hold the power button down while the tray is sliding out? You hit the hard off switch on the back?
posted by defcom1 at 7:04 PM on March 27, 2011
Defcom, I think he means turning it off and then hitting eject.
posted by IndigoRain at 7:38 PM on March 27, 2011
posted by IndigoRain at 7:38 PM on March 27, 2011
Reading over the question again, perhaps epersonae is thinking about the power-down "clearing the cache" or something of the sort? So the memory doesn't get all clogged up with artifacts from the last film? It would be pretty shitty to be watching Toy Story with the kids and suddenly three "stuck" seconds of footage from The Crying Game flashed on the screen.
posted by tumid dahlia at 8:55 PM on March 27, 2011
posted by tumid dahlia at 8:55 PM on March 27, 2011
I wouldn't worry. Gaming consoles are pretty much designed to handle this sort of thing. Keep in mind that they figured their target audience (da yoots) would be more prone to hit eject repeatedly even while a game or DVD was in mid spin. All part of the design...
posted by samsara at 6:15 AM on March 28, 2011
posted by samsara at 6:15 AM on March 28, 2011
Response by poster: Now that I'm not sacked out sick in the recliner watching movies....
defcom1, the PS2 I have doesn't have a slide-out tray, the top just opens.
It does look like hitting the eject (open the lid) button stops the spinning, although as the lid opens the disc is often still coming to a stop. It's just one of those "is it supposed to work that way? does it damage the disc/player?" questions that's been bugging me for years.
Now my mind is at ease. :) Thanks!
posted by epersonae at 9:13 AM on March 29, 2011
defcom1, the PS2 I have doesn't have a slide-out tray, the top just opens.
It does look like hitting the eject (open the lid) button stops the spinning, although as the lid opens the disc is often still coming to a stop. It's just one of those "is it supposed to work that way? does it damage the disc/player?" questions that's been bugging me for years.
Now my mind is at ease. :) Thanks!
posted by epersonae at 9:13 AM on March 29, 2011
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posted by tumid dahlia at 4:51 PM on March 27, 2011