PS1/2 (Mythbusting) Can PS2 broke any TVs?

[VinZero]

this question remains a mystery to me since i was a kid, did PS2 broke any TV? everytime my TV was broken (in this case, CRTs), my parents and technician will blame PS2 as the root cause. I really want to play it on a LED-backlit LCD TV so is it safe?

I'll order a disc online and i don't know the symptoms of modchip installed, my PS2 can play out-of-region games, are that one of them?

Model : SCPH-90006

 

[smileyhead]

How in the everliving fuck could a video cable damage a TV?

 

[DKAngel]

How in the everliving fuck could a video cable damage a TV?

old crts could burn in if you left them on and paused but newwer tvs should be fine just dont leave the screen on
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[Retrojunkies]

technician who the fuck claims a console is breaking a tv.

if this is someone youve used to repair your tv if is had broke before, likely hasnt done it properly and is giving you a pack of lies to rip you off.

a console can not cause damage to a tv, its basicaly a device with an output and your tv has a input so its like ying and yang.

 

[The Real Jdbye]

I remember my mom thinking that video games could damage the TV too, but there's no reason why that would be the case.
Burn-in is a thing with some display technologies, but that's not exclusive to games, it could just as easily happen if you leave it on a channel that has a permanent ticker like a news channel.

 

[DaTank45]

I remember my mom thinking that video games could damage the TV too, but there's no reason why that would be the case.
Burn-in is a thing with some display technologies, but that's not exclusive to games, it could just as easily happen if you leave it on a channel that has a permanent ticker like a news channel.

I remember hearing that as well when I was younger. Alot of the old fighting games like street fighter 2 and mortal kombat would cause burn in from the images at the top of the screen that where always there.

 

[The Real Jdbye]

I remember hearing that as well when I was younger. Alot of the old fighting games like street fighter 2 and mortal kombat would cause burn in from the images at the top of the screen that where always there.

Maybe if you leave the game on all day on pause. Matches are pretty short, so the HUD is only there for a few minutes at a time. And it's not really the kind of game people play all day anyway.
It's a common problem with arcade machines (especially fighting games), since they're always running and either showing a demo or the title screen, but I haven't actually heard of any specific cases of that being a problem at home, though I'm sure it's happened in some extreme cases.

 

[DaTank45]

Maybe if you leave the game on all day on pause. Matches are pretty short, so the HUD is only there for a few minutes at a time. And it's not really the kind of game people play all day anyway.
It's a common problem with arcade machines (especially fighting games), since they're always running and either showing a demo or the title screen, but I haven't actually heard of any specific cases of that being a problem at home, though I'm sure it's happened in some extreme cases.

I was just saying what I heard. I’m sure it rarely happened. It never happened to myself and I played those games slot when I was a kid.

 

[koffieleut]

Depends on the type of cable you are using. Some rgb scart cables can damage tv's, because the manufacturer has forgotten to put a resistor on the csync line (happens a lot to cheap rgb scart cables for the Megadrive) .
Anywho without a resistor you put 5v (or even more) on to the csync line, this could potentially damage your console or tv.

 

[Stepperer]

The ONLY WAY your PS2 can break your TV is you lift it above your head and throw it with all your might into the screen

And even then this method is not 100% fail-proof

 

[wolfmankurd]

Yes, for starters your PS2 is plugged into mains and connected to the TV. Most TVs wont like it if you apply mains to the inputs.

So a faulty PS2 can absolutely kill a TV.

Boosted sync cables themselves can damage TV inputs.

 

[spotanjo3]

How in the everliving fuck could a video cable damage a TV?

He is 17 years old, obviously. SMH.

 

[Taffy]

Input cannot damage a TV unless you were to feed large amounts of current through it. But how you'd send a surge through a video cable is beyond me.

Yes, for starters your PS2 is plugged into mains and connected to the TV. Most TVs wont like it if you apply mains to the inputs.

Do not plug HDMI cable into wall outlet.

 

[DinohScene]

Older people and tech illiterate people usually blame video game consoles/technology on breaking other technology.
It's a never ending cycle.

No, no PS2 can damage a telly unless you purposely try to do it by sending more current through the AV cables.

 

[wolfmankurd]

Input cannot damage a TV unless you were to feed large amounts of current through it. But how you'd send a surge through a video cable is beyond me.



Do not plug HDMI cable into wall outlet.

PS2 has mains on board.

http://www.eurogamer.net/forum/thread/96739

Case of someone getting a static shock off a PS2 SCART cable. This guy probably has AC coupling through the ground and if you have enough volts to shock you you have enough volts to fry electronics.

/thread

 

[koffieleut]

Watch this and learn

 

[VinZero]

now i relieved with that, but how AV cable transmits more current?

 

[slaphappygamer]

Now, refrigerators. Refrigerators can ruin a tv. Ever seen that green glow on the bottom of your tv? That what you get when you put your tv on top of the fridge. Magnets, coils, and electricity all love to play tricks together.

 

[Old]

Sure a PS2 can break a TV. Grab ahold of the PS2 firmly (preferably a 'fat' model), hold tight, and SLAM it against the TV screen.

See? Broken!

 

[raulpica]

I think this myth originated back in the CRT days - CRTs could be pretty much be driven at any frequency, and if the wrong frequency was kept for too long on screen, legend says it could go blammo. At least that's what UniVBE said back in the 90s.

Honestly there's no risk at all with LCDs. Heck, there wasn't any with a PS2 back then either, consoles weren't like PCs where you could just input random frequencies and break stuff. They work on standard frequencies and that's it.