How do I get the PS2 to play DVDs in progressive scan?

[Wolfpup]

This is a Sony HDTV with a component cable, slim PS2 model.

I've got it set to component (y/whatever/whatever, not RGB) and 16:9 in the PS2's setup (which doesn't seem to affect much of anything in games or DVDs).

When I launch a DVD, the PS2 and/or my TV correctly letterboxes the menu screens, and then goes full screen on the video content.

In the DVD player's settings menu there's an option to turn on Progressive Scan...but I can't select it. I move over it, hit button 2, and nothing happens. I can't change the TV format there either-I think it's set to something like 16:9 letterboxed, or 16:9 on normal TV, something like that.

It actually looks great in 480i, but since it's supposed to support 480p, I thought I'd try to figure it out. The 360 does do DVDs in 480p through the same port.

 

[Wolfpup]

Nobody knows how to get this in progressive scan?

 

[the3rdkey]

I wish I knew. I have had it hooked up with component cables for over 2 years. Do not know.

 

[Wolfpup]

Talk about ease of use

 

[mwynn]

Your TV does not have a progressive scan setting? I can switch mine between that and Interlace.

 

[Wolfpup]

My TV can't do progressive scan at all. It's an LCD, so it's deinterlacing any interlaced content.

For some reason on the PS2's DVD player I can't even select the setting that lets you toggle progressive scan on or off, so it's stuck in interlaced. (Progressive scan PS2 games do work correctly though.)

 

[Wolfpup]

Someone on another forum may have found the workaround for progressive scan. It's really kludgy, but I'll post once I get a chance to play with it.

 

[Wolfpup]

Okay, here's now to do it. Start a DVD to where it's actually playing back the movie/show. Press Stop (go into the menu with select and hit stop). Hit Stop again (might not have to do it twice, but he thought so).

For whatever reason, if you now go into the menu with select, go to setup, video, and then Progressive Scan, it now lets you turn it on. It asks you if you're sure.

Open the door/lid and wait for the menu to pop up (when you open the door/lid the PS2 writes your DVD settings to your memory card so that it saves the progressive scan setting).

The only thing I can think is they wanted to make it tough so people without progressive scan TVs wouldn't accidentally turn it on, and then claim their PS2 was broken.

It doesn't actually look any better to me, but hey, it's 480p so I can feel all high-tech now. (Basically looks like PS2 games played on the PS3-they're slightly sharper but don't really look better per se).