Difference Between US PS2 and JAP PS2

[Final_Saiyan]

Is it true that if I buy a Japanese PS2, I won't be able to play US Games? My friend said that the Japanese PS2 can only play Japanese made games and not the US games they sell here.

[Warlock]

your friend is right,you will have to install a mod chip and make a backup of the us game in order to play it on a jap system.

[Fernn]

At last someone has realized that the japanese system
is NOT NTSC!
The japanese system is PAL exactly the same as the European system or Region 2 as known on DVD format.
(Except France which is PalSecam as in Morocco)
Whoever said that japan's system is NTSC based has been very badly informed as i have read in a few
messages on this forum.
That's why you can find the Japanese PS2 in a few selected shops around Europe at a very high price.
I have seen it at £700 pounds,That's about $1400 dollars.
A REAL RIP OFF.

Computer Exchange in Rathbone Place does the Jap PS2 for around £375. Anyway, about that NTSC thing - If the Jap PS2 was as PAL as you say, how come it won't play UK DVDs? At least not on my chipped PS2.

I have noticed however that an NTSC backup will only play in colour on my PAL TV through the AV sockets if I go through an NTSC - PAL convertor and PAL backups will only play in colour on my PAL TV through the AV sockets if I bypass the NTSC-PAL convertor.

That suggests to me that the PS2 puts out what it sees on the disk.

Does anyone know any more? Especially how to get UK DVDs playing on a Jap PS2.

Cheers all