Hello...ps 2 lovers... I need some Help!
 

Hello this is my first post, I just had my Ps 2 chipped ( and got an AR2) my model I guess is the R version ( because I had my Ps 2 Changed and first AR1 would work and now it does not!!!) :D
I was told that it could play Import ( Originals and Backup) for now I tried with my backups and it works but I dont want to buy an Original Jap or Usa ver and find out that i cant run it ( oh ups I forgot I live in Italy so my ver is PAL, hehehe Sorry!).
Were can I find a list of games that work and what do I kneed to know ( I am terribly sorry for my poor english :( ) Oh and I dont know the chip I had put in what type it is is there anyway I can find out? Thanks and hope to hear from someone :D

To find out what chip you have why dont you contact the installer??

Neo 2.2 or .5 is my mod chip model :)

HI,

That modchip will boot anything you throw at it.

Cheers

Dal :o :o

bullshit.
it won't boot original imports, and you have to swap. also, it destroys the laser in time.
if you want a mod that plays "anything you throw at it", get a messiah.

is that just from your own experience Arakon or is that a fact?.how does it kill the laser?.

it's a known fact. the neo constantly pulses its signal into the ps2, eventually destroying the dvd laser diode. it doesn't happen as fast if you use a cap and a resistor, but it still harms the laser.

how would you set that up?.im getting my ps2 chipped with a neo 2.2 soon.before you cry "get a messiah"ill tell you why im getting a neo 2.2
1.i already have an Action Replay v2
2.as of now i cant afford a messiah plus install
3.i have a v3 ps2.its gonna die soon enough and when it does ill get a v5 with a messiah.

so what should i tell the guy who is gonna chip it to do with the capactior and resistor?,and how many farads should the capacitor be and how many ohm's should the resistor be?.

220-270 ohm for the resistor, 1 uf for the cap. + pin to pin 2 of the chip, - to the resistor, resistor to the pin 2 point on the board.

I recommend you get an origa instead, tho. it's not that expensive, works very well, and does not harm the laser.. and plays dvd-r and import original with a single swap. no sense in destroying a working ps2 and buying another for lots of money.

i thought the origa only needed a swap for backups and was no swap for import originils?.

do you know anywhere in europe(or even better,uk or Ireland) that sells the Origa by mail order?.i have the cash but i dont have a credit card so i cant order online.

depends. PAL origa needs a single swap for imports, jap and US origa doesn't.
check around for various mod shops in UK, they should have it and possibly sell via other payment methods too.

ive tried tons of places and thy only sell Neo and messiah.

Try www.lik-sang.com. They stock origa chip

I know but i dont have a credit card.any place that accepts mail order?.

time to get a debit or credit card, you just cant do much online without one. you live in a beautiful but small country and you will probably need one in the future for ordering other stuff.

They installed a resitor, and the person told me thay had fixed the problem with the lens, so you say that he lied to me?
I am curios because if it is so I whill have him remove it...
On the other hand I heard from a frind of mine that his Friend ( Hey I cant gantee its true because i dont know the person) had an Origa chipped and afther 10 days his Play burned out!!!
I hate Sony for making it so hard to play some Import, I dont care to much about backups I wanted to play Jap games and American ones becasue Pal are qway too slow :( Sigh!!!

the resistor will slow down the death of the laser on a neo 2.2, but it will not completely prevent it.
the origa definately does not harm the laser, I'd say he prolly adjusted his laser wrong and burnt it out that way.

Does it do the same thing on the Neo 2.5 with the resistor?
What is the average life span for a Ps2 with a neo 2.5 ( I usually play 1 pr 2 hours a day) ?
Everyone is sure that I can not play original Imports? :( :( :( :(

the neo "2.5" is just a neo 2.2 on a pcb too. so yeah, resistor should be installed.

no neo chip can play original imports.

Excuse me what is a Pcb? :D :D :D

IF something should happen to my laser, is there a chance that I can buy a new one somewere ? ( just incase never now I might just stock one up for a rainy day :D )
I am really pissed of becasue the installer lied to me he told me that with some codes for the AR2 I could run originals ( :( )

pcb = the circuit board it's on.
you can buy replacement lasers, but they're 40-50 bucks usually, and don't fit all models.

OK got it :D
Do they sell these lens on the net? :D
Thx for the help....
Oh being that you live in Germany how many € does the X box cost there I heard it cost a lot less then here in Italy :(

479 euro.
and yeah, you can get the lense online.. i.e. from lik-sang.com.

Li sang sens lens for the psx i did not find them for the ps2 :( but i whill keep on looking....
Hope my ps lasts at least a year or so :)
I thought that the x box scost less 479€ is the same as here :D
But does the Neo 2.5 ruins the lens even if I just play Originals ?