PS2 not displaying widescreen movies correctly?

[MarioMania]

I know all WS & LB movies are like that..it's ment to played on a HDTV, I have WS Movies & they look fine to me..Maybe you're not used to seeing WS Movies on a 4:3 TV set

[Xian042]

I know all WS & LB movies are like that..it's ment to played on a HDTV, I have WS Movies & they look fine to me..Maybe you're not used to seeing WS Movies on a 4:3 TV set

I'm an avid letterbox format fan, I have a collection of letterbox VHS movies. I've always watched them on 4:3 tv's. This is definately a distorted image. I've been watching them on my Xbox as thats the only way I could get a good image, but I"ve moved my PS2 into my bedroom and want to watch movies there as well.
I may try the above suggestion of deleting the PS2 settings.

Its funny though, when a movie preview is playing in widescreen, the image looks fine, but when the actual movie starts, its distorted.

[heybtbm]

Its funny though, when a movie preview is playing in widescreen, the image looks fine, but when the actual movie starts, its distorted.

DVD Menus are rarely anamorphic (stretched to the limits of your set) so that would explain why they look fine. The PS2 is stretching your image when the movie starts because the DVD is telling your PS2 to do this. I am convinced this is simply a settings issue on your PS2. The problem is there are all kinds of settings that can only be set when there is a DVD playing in your PS2. The "browser" that comes up when you start your PS2 (with no disc) isn't where these settings are. If you have a PS2 remote control, the solution would be easier. You can access the menu immediately. If you are just using a game controller to control the DVD player, it is more complicated.

One thing I know for sure (from personal experience) is that the settings you need to change can only be accessed when a DVD (not a game) is playing in the PS2. Why this is, is anyones guess.