I have a ps2 and have watched dvds played games ect.. Have had no problems with it, some movies won't play but it is rare that that happends...

Also if your going to spend 300. I found at sears a dvd/vcr and I am going to purchase that. An advid movie buff I have tons of vhs movies and now have dvds so seams like the best thing they could have come up with and was 299.00