What's the best currently available modchip to get for a brand new PAL PS2 Console v3 and v4????
 

Any advice on this matter would be greatly appreciated, as I want to get it right the first time.. Here in Australia, I am unaware of any places that does modchip modifications, so that might through a spanner in the works, so to speak.

Oh, and I've made an image file of Davil May Cry PAL, but to do so, I had to convert to NTFS file system from FAT32, as the final file was over 4GB in length.. I hope it will burn back to a blank DVD ok and run fine with a DVD-R booting mod chip and without having to swap with something that has a larger TOC....

Ahhhh, Sony.. The One and Only!!! (cough.... Wankers... cough)!

Any advice on this matter would be greatly appreciated, as I want to get it right the first time.. Here in Australia, I am unaware of any places that does modchip modifications, so that might through a spanner in the works, so to speak.
ANSWER: Try
####://ozmodchips.hypermart.net/playstation/support/support.html
####://www.psxplus.com.au/mod_installation.htm


Oh, and I've made an image file of Davil May Cry PAL, but to do so, I had to convert to NTFS file system from FAT32, as the final file was over 4GB in length.. I hope it will burn back to a blank DVD ok and run fine with a DVD-R booting mod chip and without having to swap with something that has a larger TOC....
ANSWER: Should do. That's how PrimoDVD and Nero 5.5.6.4 work.


Brand new consoles would be v5, at least in the UK and US. v3 is old, but v3 & v4 are good. Neo2.5 (DVD) is the best version available to you then NEO2.2

Thanks very much for your swift response Charlie... you've been extremely helpful, and thankyou very much for the web links for us Australians..

Both you and Dust2Dust are what make this board such a great board for information.. the both of you are extremely helpful and patient.. :)

Thanks again.

Oh, one other thing.... do the new DVD+RW DVD burners burn PS2 DVD backups successfully?? Do they work in a modded PS2?? I was thinking of getting a DVD+RW drive from HP, like the HP DVD100i or something... worthwhile????

what state are u in? i have had both my ps2's professionally modded and at a good price here in .au

hmm
very hard to find but does now support ntsc v4 (only)
messiah elvis gameslayer bootmaster(all same chip)
but for these u must b very patient
maybe they will never become readily availabe
but with no swap boot for everything maybe its worth a little wait

Oh, one other thing.... do the new DVD+RW DVD burners burn PS2 DVD backups successfully?? Do they work in a modded PS2?? I was thinking of getting a DVD+RW drive from HP, like the HP DVD100i or something... worthwhile???
ANSWER:
Don't buy the HP 100i would be my advice. It's pretty ropey having a DVD burner that won't burn DVD-Rs, which is what the PS2 community are burning. The Pioneer A03 is fully proven out and that's all I can recommend. Same goes for Dust and many others.