ARE DVDRW WORTH THE INVESTMENT???
 

HELLO I WAS JUST WONDER IF THESE NEW DVD BURNERS ARE WORTH THE INVESTEST OF 500 TO 600 DOLLARS? WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH A DVDRW THATS DIFFERNT FROM CDRW? AND CAN YOU STILL COPY DVD GAMES WITH CDRW? IS IT COMPLICATED IF SO?

THNAKS FOR THE REPLYS...

Worth the money? That's a matter for you.

What can you do? Well, although you said DVD-RW I take it you meant DVD-R(ecordable). CD-RW won't read in a PS2 but oddly enough a DVD-RW will! The DVRs (as the single sided DVD burners are known) will reliably burn PS2 DVD games according to the steps set out at ####://www.psxcopyworld.co.uk

Unless you go into the horrors of DVD ripping to CD-R, copying a DVD game to a DVD-R is the simplest method of making backups of such games.

thanks for the reply ,

so i guess your saying that i should buy the dvd games or is there a way to copy dvd games with a cd burner?

thanks for the reply ,

so i guess your saying that i should buy the dvd games or is there a way to copy dvd games with a cd burner?

I got the pioneer a03 and i love it, i can copy cdr backups as well as dvdr so i would say they are well worth it. Like Charlie stated, that would be up to you though, If you have ever tried to take the time to sucessfully rip a dvd game then you know the time consuming, hair ripping process this can be. Besides, by the time you copy 10 dvd games the burner has paid for itself.

THANKS ALOT!
SO IF I DO INVEST IN A DVD BURNER DO I NEED A DVD DRIVE TO READ DVD GAMES?

No - the DVD burner will read the DVD. You use it to copy the game to disk and then burn it back to DVD-R. As I mentioned, tutorials for PrimoDVD and Nero are on ####://www.psxcopyworld.co.uk .

its worth it to me 2

ok i think im goin to save up now but when i get the dvd burner.. which port do a put it in? my lg cd burner or the reguar cd one?

Make the DVR the master device on the secondary IDE channel. If all your existing devices are IDE, consider dumping one of them - probably the reader because you don't need it. Then have the reader/burner as the slave on the secondary IDE port.

thnaks charlie but i was jus wonder where to find how to burn a dvd game? are all games diffeernt or the same?

charlie i was reading some earlier post's and i read about the orignal modchip from modcip.com with the origachip also in your ps2...if i dont have the original modcip installed what will make a differnece?and what are the benifits of having both chips?thnaks for all the help and ervy1 on this post!

oo charlie or any1 out there, i got another qucik qestion.. i have a (US) ps2 so should i still be gettin the dvd region x or should i get another boot disc?

charlie i was reading some earlier post's and i read about the orignal modchip from modcip.com with the origachip also in your ps2...if i dont have the original modcip installed what will make a differnece?and what are the benifits of having both chips?thnaks for all the help and ervy1 on this post!
ANSWER: If you have an old modchip that allows a DVDR game to be played and if your new modchip doesn't, then it should be possible to leave the old one in and use its boot method. That's what I did.

oo charlie or any1 out there, i got another qucik qestion.. i have a (US) ps2 so should i still be gettin the dvd region x or should i get another boot disc?
ANSWER: DVD Region X is the simplest way to boot CD backups. Depends on your modchip as to DVDR method and you may well need GS2 for that.

ok but what if i have jsut the origachip?can i still play original dvd's and other orginal games or just backups? and if i have the origachip, your saying i should stick to the dvd region x right?

The OrigaChip US will play DVD-Rs via the DVD Region X boot method.
PAL/JAP originals will boot directly (CD/DVD) as will US originals of course
Backups will boot via the DVD Region X

thnaks alot you've helped me out soo much..

do u suggest i get the original modchip and origachip or just the origa chip? and question #2 how do your find out if games are pal/jap..ect?

thnaks alot you've helped me out soo much..

do u suggest i get the original modchip and origachip or just the origa chip? and question #2 how do your find out if games are pal/jap..ect?

I've forgotten whether you've got a Jap PS2 or a US PS2. If it's US, the OrigaChip US boots DVDRs. If it's JAP, then you need the original modchip.com chip to boot DVDRs; the Origachip will boot original imports and all backups.

Easiest way of determining if the game is PAL is to play it and on a US screen it'll be black & white or jump around; JAP games won't do that but they'll be in Japanese! There are other ways like going to the CD and using NOTEPAD,.EXE on the file called SYSTEM to see if the game is PAL or NTSC.

ight i have a US ps2 by the way and thnaks charlie but i was jus wonder where to find how to burn a dvd game? are all games diffeernt or the same?

ight i have a US ps2 by the way and thnaks charlie but i was jus wonder where to find how to burn a dvd game? are all games diffeernt or the same? sorry for the multiple posts

hey there is a tutorial just over the psxcopyworld.co.uk site!!!!!(the tutorial was sent by charlie,it was really helpful thax mate)
you can find everythimg you want there!

thanks alot i have been searching the forum and reading about laser adjustment. if i am to order the origachip with and install into a us ps2 will i have to adjust the laser???

If you have another modchip now and are playing backups OK, then probably not. There used to be a tutorial on playstationmods.com but that has vanished. I have it as a 1,5MB zip file that is difficult to mail!

The main beauty of Origachip is that it plays (along with everything else) import originals. these will require no laser adjustment because the PS2 was designed for original pressed disks.

well wast if i only haver the origachip? do u no of any places online that sell the ps2 modded with the origachip of higher level of mod chip? i am not a real genius at modding ps2's!thnaks for all the help charlie and others

Depends what country you are in. Origa don't appear to have a US distributor. Madeira Games in UK are UK distributor for Origa and can chip any PS2 (they did mine) or can presumably procure any PS2 and chip it.

With the correct diagram, any PS2 Repair Centre as advertised on the web can chip it for you. For example, anyone in the USA who successfully did NEO4 can do Origa.

I understand your feeling of uncertainty but this is relly a case i=of "is she is or is she ain't"!!

ok but i can still order the origachiip in the US riht?

hello guys...
i'm from asia.. and i ordered origachip from www.origachip.com (Before i learned that www.lik-sang has it also :( )
It would have been cheaper (shipment)...
anyways, they give you a tracking number (TNT) for your reference... And according to TNT my chip will be here today!!! YIPPEEEE!!!
Now one problem would be is the soldering ...
guess i'll use my soldering skills (when was it??? i think i was in college then.. lol!)
I'll post ASAP my results... METAL GEAR SOLID here i go!!!!