as far as i have had my ps2... i have had zero problems, i got it in thelaunch date, and its perfec, not collecting dust seeing as my little brother brings his friends and pklays it a grip, i have 10 games for it and i play them all exept poor old orphen it coulda been so much better.. anyeways, dvd wise i have had no probs either, people complain about the slow down or choppyness of watching gladiator,.. not i, i havent had a single slow down, and i even got the "EXORSIST" the new version on cvc, " it isnt supposed to come out til;l next tuesday but seeing as i work at k mart i get the hook up," and it kicks ass man, my dad loved that movie, and it has more creepy sytuff, nop slow down,.. only one problem has happened, and that was the game, my summoner froze, and that game is full of bugs, so that explains trhat, and this one wierd thing, ok i set up my kick ass surrond sound system,tv,and ps2, on my metal shelf, its completely made out of metal, nothing fancy, just looks sweet, andyways, ui was cleaning the screen, when i got static shock, and it hurt man, it wasnt just little shock i mean it was a BIG shock, then i grab the pole on the side, and i get another big ass shock, by then my hand hurt, so i turned the ps2 off, and the tv, put a ps2 place mat i made out of cardboard " it was a display box i got from work and converted it into a place mat
, and no more zaps