Product Features Full-featured DVD remote looks & acts similar to most AV gear DVD software adds many new features for picture setup & playback Comfortable in the average-size hand Power & Eject buttons Description Admit it: all in all the PS2 is a pretty good video game console but it's a mediocre DVD player. Easily the most major sin Sony committed against DVDphiles was the initial unavailability of an official remote control. Because the PS2 gamepad is a stunningly poor substitute for a real remote Sony's official remote control entry comes as a welcome but not quite perfect solution. Compared to most third-party PS2 remotes Sony's design is much less childish. It's quite comfy & aside from a few extra buttons modeled after the PS2 controller (X O R1 R2 etc.) it features the same style as most of Sony's slick AV remotes. The supplied new software drivers add quite a bit of functionality to the PS2 making it almost as feature-packed as a regular low-end DVD player. Three-speed scan slow motion A-B play shuffle chapter program & other enhancements have now been added to the PS2's playback capabilities. Most of these features require the remote to access. Also to use the drivers you'll need to keep a PS2 memory card (where the new software is stored) plugged into a gamepad port--a minor headache. Also while most of the problems with untimely frame skipping are solved I still found the chapter rewind to be somewhat slow & unresponsive. DVD fiends who can bear Sony's tiny control buttons will find this model easily the most functional of the PS2 remotes. While the PS2 will never replace a full-fledged DVD box at least it now has a decent remote control that's on par with the big boys. What's in the box DVD Remote Control Release Date 15 May 2003 Internet Links & Downloads There are currently no Internet Links or Downloads available for this product. Please contact us if you want to list your Web site or Program here.