How would you rate the Ps2 as a DVD / CD player?

[maxxxpain]

Hey just wondered what people thought about this.
Mine has a version 5 board with messiah installed and ive never noticed any skipping on dvd films which i heard was common on earlier machines.

Im thinking of just using the ps2 to play dvd films and cd audio through a surround receiver. I know the quality wont be as good as a proper dvd player but really do you think you notice much difference unless the dvd player is a high end unit.?
Same goes for cd audio i would have thought, as long as youve got a half decent sound system linked to it no?

Seems a good idea to use the ps2 for everything to get your moneys worth out of it, it wasnt exactally cheap itself at the start.