(this brings you to component video selection) Push (this brings you to system settings) As described on this Overclock help page, from the point where you turn on the PS2, perform the following steps on the PS2 controller: But how do you change the video mode without seeing it? The converter is designed to function only in the YP BP R component mode, but apparently defaults to composite video, so you need to switch it. The problem is that the PS2 has two video output modes: composite video (red/white audio, yellow video cables) and YP BP R component video (red, green and blue cables). Pitfall 3: Okay, you’ve plugged it in, turned it on, turned on the TV, switched to the proper HDMI port and… nothing. Controllers and PS2 power plugs left out so the connections are clear. (I was plugging it into a USB power outlet cube on my first try.) So you can plug it right in, and the whole arrangement looks as follows. Pitfall 2: if you’ve never actually used it, like me, you might not realize that the PS2 has a pair of USB ports which you can use to provide power to the converter. Makes it sound like it doesn’t need power, right? Well, it actually needs USB power, and it comes with a short USB cord.
Pitfall 1: if you skim the advertisements for the converter, it says the following: “ Hassle free! No power adapter, no messy cords, just one HDMI cable. You can run the cable to an available TV port. So, the device itself is simplicity itself: one end plugs directly into the PS2, the other end has an output for an HDMI cable. I thought I would post the instructions here, both for anyone who wants a one stop explainer as well as for myself, so I don’t forget! Even though it isn’t hard, there are a few pitfalls: it took me a few tries to figure out exactly what I needed to do in order to get it to work. Unfortunately, the instructions that come with the converter are a little misleading and incomplete, and there doesn’t seem to be an online resource that includes all the info you need to set it up properly. If you try and plug in a PS2 to a new TV, even using the more advanced component cables, you probably won’t get anything.įortunately, you can buy a cool PS2 to HDMI converter these days, such as the one shown below, for only about $16. Unfortunately, the PS2 does not play well with modern HD TVs, as the allowable video modes for the PS2 are often not supported.
This past week I had an incredible urge to play the original Katamari Damacy videogame on my old Playstation 2.