Non ps2 lasers

**kioshi** · 05-26-2006,09:19 PM

I have a question or thought kinda. My friend says that i can put anylaser into my ps2 and itll work and it doesnt have to be the official ps2 laser. Is this true or am i stuck with my dead beat laser? Could i take it out of my dvd player and put it into my ps2 and itll read all my games again? I was also wondering is there a specific type of laser like a dvd laser or cd laser. Or is a laser just a laser? Could i take any laser and swap it for the ps2's and if so how would i go about doing that without braking the ps2?

**l_oliveira** · 05-26-2006,11:50 PM

If this was possible don't you think some chinese company would not be selling new lasers for us at half the price ?

The bad thing about the PS2 DVD laser is that it's protodiodes (the receiver part) is custom, due to the copy protecion sense mechanism They have a slightly diferent placement than standard lasers, which make difficult to use standard lasers on the PS2... Maybe with a lot of adaptation and a Modchip it would be useable...

**Jacques** · 05-27-2006,11:34 AM

Maybe interesting to try a pvr slimline laser in the old thick ps2 with some modifications for the laser position switch , mounting, eeprom update etc.
The slimline laser is much cheaper, brandnew and refurbished KHS-400C lasers have to much problems.

**l_oliveira** · 05-27-2006,12:12 PM

I think there's a version of the european console which uses the slimline laser (the eletrical circuit is the same, but mechanically it look a bit like the HD7 laser) I think people call that V11. I've seen it only twice I think

**spedmetal** · 05-29-2006,02:09 AM

I have been whishing some one would developed this type of mod for years now. Like l_oliveira said the PS2 lasers are one of a kind. Unlike the Xbox which uses pretty much just a PC DVD-ROM with a custom bios.

**jenko** · 06-04-2006,02:33 PM

wish ps2 laser was like xbox. £10 for a whole xbox drive but £30 for a referb ps2 laser

**kioshi** · 06-05-2006,10:05 AM

Eh like a dumb ass i went along and did it believin my friend and my ps2 is all ****ed up now. It wont read anything.....again.

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