hey guys im new to this group and we jsut bought our element well rather my wifes elemnt a few months ago and im having fun with it, now im thinking of buying her this LCD monitor from sony http://sm.crutchfield.com/cgi-bin/S-rD7s3fUu3Qf/ProdView.asp?s=45&c=3&g=39200&I=158XVMR70&o=m&a=0& cc=01&avf=N
without the brain im gonna use my PS2 instead now the question i have is if i keep my STOCK stereo and hook up the AUDIO from the ps2 to the AUX power will it work out? and any of u knows if PS2 has a dvd decoder? < can reads DOLBU DIGITAL and DTS> i would really appreciate ur inputs speacially from those people who installed a monitor thanks in advance

The Sony PS2 can output dolby & DTS via the fiber ouput, however you'll need a headunit that can take it and decode it AND change your stereo speaker system to a 4.1 system...

Have fun, it has been done, but nothing I'm about to set out to do.

PS2 will play DVD's in my home theatre set-up. One caveat is the quality of DVD playback is inferior to a decent DVD player. I'm not sure of the exact technical reason why, this is just the clarity of the picture.

yeah i was reading the ps2 manual it can read dolb digital and DTS however i need to buy a decoder or a sound processor any of u know any good brand? and if it will cost so much money to buy that processor any headunit that has a built in PROCESSOR?

If you get the component RGB cables for the PS2 it makes a huge difference over the cheesy single RCA yellow video cable that comes with the unit. I noticed a huge difference right away, I use the ps2 for movies myself, my only real complaint is the loud cooling fan and the lack of control conveniences and I do have the wireless remote for it.


[quote:178ad499cf="WIL-CHAN01"]yeah i was reading the ps2 manual it can read dolb digital and DTS however i need to buy a decoder or a sound processor any of u know any good brand? and if it will cost so much money to buy that processor any headunit that has a built in PROCESSOR?[/quote:178ad499cf]

[quote:5be7a42133="Nat"]PS2 will play DVD's in my home theatre set-up. One caveat is the quality of DVD playback is inferior to a decent DVD player. I'm not sure of the exact technical reason why, this is just the clarity of the picture.[/quote:5be7a42133]

[quote:1145503993="Nat"]PS2 will play DVD's in my home theatre set-up. One caveat is the quality of DVD playback is inferior to a decent DVD player. I'm not sure of the exact technical reason why, this is just the clarity of the picture.[/quote:1145503993]

PS2 playback is interlaced. It can be made to do progressive scan, but I doubt you'd see the difference on a small screen you'd put in a car.