Novice question on PS2 DVD playback

[poethius]

A friend of mine is using a PS2 to play DVD's, but can't seem to configure the thing to put out the "enhanced" or "anamorphic" 16:9 format, which his widescreen TV will display correctly. He can, of course, get the letterboxed output, at lower picture quality. I'm not at all familiar with the PS2; can anyone tell me how to set it up right?

[N8N]

You need to go into the DVD menu and set the option.

[poethius]

OK, but can you give me a little more detail? My friend found his way to a menu that presented options that looked like "4:3 Full 16:9". But whichever one he selected, he got a 16:9 picture letterboxed within a 4:3 frame. Was this the right menu? Did he have to click on something special after selecting the item in order to make the selection take hold?

Thanks,
Poethius

[psycho]

you have to acces the setup menu with a DVD stoped, hit select, you'll figure it out from there.

[tokerblue]

What DVD are you playing? Are you sure the DVD you're trying to play back isn't a Letterbox DVD? You'll need an Anamorphic DVD to make sure it's outputting correctly.

[poethius]

We tried a couple of them, both marked "enhanced for 16:9 playback" or something like that. We'll try again. Thanks, all!

[Jordan420]

check this thread

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?s=&postid=4624284#post4624284

[poethius]

Thanks, guys! I think I have enough info now to go over and help my friend get this to work. If I run into a problem, I'll be back in touch.