As noted, the PS2 can play DVDs out of the box. The GameCube's disc drive won't accommodate five-inch discs, and the Xbox requires the purchase of a DVD kit to unlock its DVD-playing potential.

As with the PS2, once you plug in the receiver, you can use any RCA universal remote to control the DVD playback.Unlike the PS2, not all of the DVD features are controllable from the remote.

The full-featured DVD remote package comes with the remote itself, IR receiver unit, DVD drivers setup disc, and two "AAA" batteries. The remote can also control specific PlayStation 2 functions ...

It also upgrades the PS2 DVD drivers to version 2.10, which fixes some compatibility problems (the two-disc Disney SE's now work flawlessly) and allows the remote to perform some new actions that ...

InterAct Accessories -- best known for its peripherals for the Nintendo 64, the PlayStation, and the Dreamcast -- has created the market's first DVD remote for the PlaySstation 2's DVD player.