HDTV Arcade Discussion: PS2 Digital Optical problems - HDTV Arcade Discussion

d2_s :	(31 August 2010 - 08:00 PM) There certainly is a big shift toward 1200 M$ points on XBLA. Seems 800 point titles are a rarity now.
Goldenheart :	(31 August 2010 - 11:15 PM) MS seems to be pushing for extra profit lately. XBLA game price hike, Gold price hike, & now their new special d-pad controller that only sells w/the P'NCharge kit.
Todd :	(01 September 2010 - 02:20 AM) watching "the Losers" not even Stringer Bell can save this flick
TonyDP :	(01 September 2010 - 06:50 AM) Alien Breed XBLA is 400 points this week; demo was pretty good and I'm debating whether to get the full game. Given how everything else is selling for 1200 points it may be worth a grab.
TonyDP :	(01 September 2010 - 06:52 AM) I tried the Vanquish demo; pretty nice graphics but the dialog and cinemas are beyond cheese and the art style is a little too anime-inspired for my tastes. The scarcity of ammo also makes that boss battles artificially harder than they have to be. I'll be curious to read some reviews on the full game but I think I'll wait for a price drop before thinking about buying in.
d2_s :	(01 September 2010 - 06:43 PM) I wanted to try the Vanquish demo, but it's not available in my region yet...
d2_s :	(01 September 2010 - 06:43 PM) Also hate shooters that arteficially inflate difficulty by having limited ammo. That is not fun...
Mister Y :	(01 September 2010 - 07:16 PM) I didn't have a problem with the ammo. Anyway, I hope Platinum never stops making these crazy ass games.
SpaceInsomniac :	(02 September 2010 - 01:19 AM) Neither did I, Y
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d2_s :	(02 September 2010 - 08:31 PM) Yeah me too
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#1 sideshow

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Posted 28 March 2007 - 11:31 PM

I finally bought a Digital Optical cable for my PS2 and everything seemed to work fine at first but now I get hicups all the time when using the cable for games and movies. I have a Onkyo receiver and a 7.1 speaker setup. I know that PS2 games support Pro Logic 2 and my receiver says that while playing games. The only way I can get the sound to work without any hicups or cutoffs is when I use RCA AV cables for sound. I also noticed that with the digital optical cable plugged up the Onkyo receiver says PCM and Pro Logic 2 while when I just use RCA cables the receiver says Pro Logic 2. I used the same PS2 optical cable for my XBOX and it works fine so I dont think the problem is the cable. I kinda leaning toward that the Digital Optical out in the PS2 might be broken or dirty? I do have Digital Optical ON in the PS2 config menu. Any help would be great.

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#2 sideshow

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Posted 15 April 2007 - 05:27 PM

Well, I opened up my PS2, used a can of air, and blew away all the dust that was collecting on the components. The fan was really dirty. I also used a cue tip and some rubbing alchohol to clean the optical out on the back of the PS2. I plugged everything back up and fired away. The audio still kept cutting out on and off. I played around with the receiver's settings some more and for some reason the sound works now. My receiver says PCM and Dolby Pro Logic EX while playing games. I dont know what the heck was the problem but its all fixed now.