Recent content by John Dirk

Well, when I took a serious look at what I'd need to accomplish this [Free McBoot memory card, USB drive, SATA adapter for PS2, SATA HDD for storing games, USB to SATA dock for transferring games] I realized the monetary cost alone approached that of a "new to me" console. Then there's the time...

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Thanks a million for doing the research. I'll report back here once I've given it a try.

Thanks for the reply. Can you provide more detail? The seller says it will work and it seems to be an inexpensive and risk-free option. I'm inclined to at least try, before ordering another console.

Mods. Please let me know if this needs to be a separate thread. Looking for some guidance. I just bought a used PS2 console from eBay [I know...] thinking it would be a simple plug & play replacement for my original unit, which unceremoniously died a couple of weeks ago. When I received the...

Here you guys go applying logic where I was [for the moment at least] more comfortable with emotion. :cool: The app is a lot better than stock Audyssey but a gradual approach with this tool is clearly the better choice.

Phil Jones and Cam Valentine do a deep dive into Audyssey MultEQ X and Pro. other than Phil's insistence on calling it MultIQ instead of MultEQ throughout, it's very informative. For me it's also confirmation this is not a path I want to take as I have no interest in becoming an audio...

This is by far my favorite from the golden era classics but I also have the Williams, Capcom and Midway collections.

Welcome! This probably merits a separate thread as the OP's problem has not been resolved but here are my thoughts. Most likely culprit - Screen may have lost it's calibration settings. In this case it might be behaving similar to a garage door when it detects an obstruction. Have you...

Interesting timing for this thread as I just ordered a new PS2 to replace my original one, which finally [and inexplicably] gave up the ghost. I've never been into modern gaming but absolutely love certain retro games from the golden arcade era. I wanted to buy a PS5 to give modern gaming...

I don't know the formal name for the box but it's basically a power supply for the screen motor. The 3.5mm [small cable] is a standard 12V trigger which, [as you suspect] "triggers" the screen motor when the projector is powered on. Again, as you've already discovered, one of the larger cables...

I'm just happy to hear things are better and you caught it in time!

Simply put, "yes." 4K discs are dual [sometimes 3] - layer and have higher storage capacity [up to 100 GB] compared to standard Blu Rays which [while they can be 2-layer 50 GB] are usually single layer 25 GB. Both are read by the same 405nm blue laser. Even though they use a more efficient...

The power-on/off functions could theoretically be handled by HDMI-CEC but it's a flaky set of protocols. Some brands can set inputs, etc. [especially] if all devices are from the same manufacturer. I'm not understanding why you'd want to mirror a TV screen to your projector? Could you...

For your financial safety I don't disagree with your decision and would probably have done the same thing. I've had similar problems with several UHD discs but hardly ever with standard Blu Rays. When lockups did occur, my cleaning disc didn't help but cleaning the actual media sometimes did...