annoying PS2 slimline noise

November 28, 2006 11:25 AM

Our PS2 died, so we bought a new Slimline PS2. The noise it makes is driving me insane. Or am I already crazy?

My husband says he doesn't hear what I'm hearing. The noise, which I believe is the disk being read, sounds to me like a moderately high-pitched beeping/screeching of various lengths. It sounds a bit like a fork scraping a plate, and it kills my ears and brain. If he's playing late at night in the living room, I can hear it from the bedroom.

He thinks I'm a little crazy that it bothers me so much. Has anyone else noticed this? I can't find anything online except that the slim version is supposed to be QUIETER than the original.

posted by peep to technology (8 comments total)

We have a Slimline PS2 and I have not noticed any noise coming from it. The Xbox 360 we have makes more noise when it's on.

That said, that doesn't mean there isn't something wrong with yours though. Next time you have someone over you can ask them to be a guinea pig...
posted by tastybrains at 11:33 AM on November 28, 2006

I can hear the disc spinning in my slimline, but not a beep or screech. There may be something wrong with the power supply or drive. He most likely doesn't hear it because his hearing doesn't extend as high as yours. Are you irritated by CRT tvs as well?
posted by wzcx at 11:44 AM on November 28, 2006

peep, you're probably not crazy. I bet you're more sensitive to high-pitched sounds than your husband is. There are some consumer electronics that really annoy me with that whine you describe - I usually learn to accept it. You can try taking it back and exchanging it, if you get a sypathetic sales clerk.
posted by muddgirl at 11:44 AM on November 28, 2006

If I'm reading this correctly, it sounds exactly like the sound that my PS2 'fat' version makes. When it first spins up the disc it makes a very pronounced be-be-beep! noise. I've always assumed that it's probably the pickup laser adjusting.
posted by owenkun at 11:59 AM on November 28, 2006

Are you irritated by CRT tvs as well?

No, but if I turn my head a certain way, I can hear my computer monitor buzzing. It's not annoying, though.

And owenkun, I do think it is the same noise, but the slimline makes the noise throughout play, not just as the disk initially loads. I'm not sure if that's what you were saying.
posted by peep at 12:06 PM on November 28, 2006

The PSTwo doesn't have any fans, that is why it is "quieter" than the original PS2.

Mine does make a disk seeking sound when the optical drive is in use, but I wouldn't call it a high pitched sound.
posted by b1tr0t at 12:10 PM on November 28, 2006

I've not had this with a PS2, but I did have a router with a power supply that made a high-pitched whine that I had to really listen to be able to hear, but that drove my girlfriend insane. Maybe it's the (external) power supply and you could swap that out?
posted by influx at 4:52 PM on November 28, 2006

I figured out that the noise only happens when my husband plays Tiger Woods 06. Must be something with that game.
posted by peep at 3:18 PM on November 6, 2007