newbie needs lots of help

[domn8ter]

I have an newer PS2(bought it last week).How do you burn games for this .Do I need a MODCHIP ,Which one is the best Also what is the differance between CD games and DVD games.I have heard that DVD games need to be ripped.What does this mean and how is this done .I have a YAMAHA CRW84+96 CD burner. Any and all help would be great .
P.S Please be gentle...I'm new to this:) :)

[charlie_ps2]

Originally posted by domn8ter
I have an newer PS2(bought it last week).I have a YAMAHA CRW84+96 CD burner. How do you burn games for this .
charlie's answer: So far as I know there is no Yamaha 8496. There is an 8424 and it is not the ideal CRW for PS2 games. The Yamaha 2100/2200 are suitable because they have what is known as DAO-RAW+96 which ensures that sub-channel data is read/written using the 1:1 copier CloneCD. CloneCD is available from www.elbe.de. Instructions are on www.psxcopyworld.co.uk. By using this program, you can avoid having to patch games to make them work.

Do I need a MODCHIP ,Which one is the best
charlie's answer: Yes you do. The only real game in town is the Messiah modchi. Boots everything without swapping for a boot disk. Some modchips require double swaps which are very tedious.

Also what is the differance between CD games and DVD games.I have heard that DVD games need to be ripped.What does this mean and how is this done .
charlie's answer: CD games are less than 650MB in size; DVD games are uo to 4.5GB in size. Ripping is when you strip out unwanted stuff on the DVD and put it all back together again on a CD within 650 or 700 MB. It's very difficult to do, time consuming and how the heck can you do a meaningful rip of 4.5GB down to 650MB? Forget it. Buy a DVD writer like many others do and coy DVD games properly.

Any and all help would be great .
P.S Please be gentle...I'm new to this:) :)

[scyco]

You must have a modchip to play backups there are many opinions on which is the best do some research. I am also new to ps2 copies. I will try to answer some of your questions. To make a long story short, some ps2 games are cdr and some are dvd of course you already know this. To copy cdr game only a cdr burner is necessary I.E CDRWIN. For those of us who cant afford a DVD burner ripping a DVD game is possible but not reccomended by me as it seems to wear out PS2 lasers and related parts prematurely. Ripping is making a DVD game fit onto a CDR disk., only it places important parts of the DVD game in the wrong places making your PS2 search much harder for the info.THe best method is to copy cdr games with your cdr burner and purchase the DVD burner to make exact copied of DVD games which I am still waiting to do after I get my forth job good luck and happy copying.