Yeah you heard me correctly... RichG that PS2 jinx (although not as much as some of the other unfortunate souls on this board) finally got a working PS2.
The swap out I got on 31st December works.
It doesn\'t scratch discs, it plays DVDs, PS1, PS2 games etc.
Now the flashing is also gone although I still say its maybe a little noticable in Baulders Gate demo but its certainly better than the second PS2 I had and definatly better than my original one.
The only thing about this PS2 i\'ve noticed is that it takes longer to load games (but then if we compared everyone on this whole forum all our PS2s probably load slightly differently), the power button at the back is loser and finally the black loadup screen when I use RGB scart is a "light" shade of black meaning you see that black bar down the right more clearerly as it isn\'t the same colour as the actual PS2 playing screen. On my other PS2 the blacks were the same so until a game loaded you wouldn\'t notice the off screeness due to RGB geometry.
This PS2 is certainly playable and I can now finally play THPS3 and Silent Hill 2 so expect my reviews soon. Although I have a friend staying with me at the moment so I might wait until hes gone because I like to sit down on my own with games and give them a play.
I may sell the PS2 and get a new one but least I now have my options open to me.
