FreeDVDBoot on Sony Bravia TV and PS2 TV Units: What Is Actually Supported

A short, careful page: the README says Bravia TV units work. It does not publish a per-model test table, and neither does this site.

Short answer: CTurt’s README lists Sony Bravia TV units alongside all PS2 Slim consoles as supported, using the universal Slim ISO. That is the extent of the verified claim. This site has not tested a specific Bravia model, and the homepage’s old claim that one exact model “runs flawlessly” has been removed for exactly that reason.

What to do if you own one

  • Use the universal Slim ISO (All PS2 Slims – English language.iso) from the homepage, GitHub first.
  • Burn it to a DVD-R at the lowest speed and finalise it, exactly as for a Slim.
  • Set the TV/PS2 system language to English before booting the disc.
  • If the disc does not boot, work through the Slim troubleshooting path (black screen, disc not spinning) — TV-integrated drives age the same way Slim drives do.

What not to assume

Do not assume every Bravia TV ever made has a PS2 inside — only the integrated PS2 TV models are relevant here. Do not assume a TV’s DVD drive reads burned DVD-R as reliably as a console drive; if a real DVD movie also fails to play, the drive or laser is the problem, not the exploit. And do not buy a Bravia TV specifically for FreeDVDBoot on the strength of this page: the README-level claim is real, but it is not a per-model guarantee.

PS2 TV (the later integrated model)

Fortuna/OpenTuna documentation covers models up to the PS2 TV, which is a useful cross-check that TV-integrated PS2 hardware is in scope for the wider softmod scene. For FreeDVDBoot specifically, the README’s Bravia wording is the source — if your TV-integrated unit is not covered by the Slim ISO in practice, Fortuna is the next entry point to investigate (see the comparison).

Next steps

Verified against: CTurt FreeDVDBoot README (Easy setup for all PS2 Slim consoles / Bravia TV), checked 2026-10-24. No per-model Bravia test is claimed.

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