Maybe I should get a premod instead, help?
 

Ok, after a LOT of debating, I think itll be better to get a premod. I have been thinking about modding my PS2 for quite some time, and have the money for it. But its a V4 (from what I can tell) and it already has DRE problems with CDs. plus I play FFXI on it and dont want to risk messing that up. Itll take me a lot more time to save up money for a premod but itll probably be better.

Anyway, I know very little about premods. What is the best version of PS2 to get premodded? I heard the slims arent good and that people seem to prefer the V7s for some reason, I thaught people would prefer the V9 or V10 since those can play antimod PS1 games.

And anyone know of any good stores (preferably within the US to avoid customs problems, I had my psx modcart seized once when being shipped form hong kong) that are reliable? (And offer a good price).

A friend of mine recently was debating a DMS4 or Matrix Infinity Premod, the guy claimed that the only difference between them was that the DMS4 chip has ToxisOS which gives you HDloader (I dont really give a damn about that) and that the Matrix Infinity shuts itself off when not in use to prolong it's life, now THAT I care about.

Im sure both support DVD9 and the EA games and everything, but what about PAL games? When I first asked about the DMS4 vs Matrix Infinity you said that the MI was better but at the time was having some issues with PAL games. So how is it now in playing PAL ps1 and ps2 games on NTSC tvs?

Also, would my Gameshark, Action Replay, and Codebreaker disks work? My old gameshark disk no longer works even on ym unmodded ps2 if my modem is plugged in but the new one (which is now called action replay MAX) does.

Thanks..... and sorry for yet AGAIN dragging on the question of modding.

Get in touch with Spedmetal . He does excellent work and may be able to install a new laser and MI in the v4 for less than the price of a premod.

Problem is the V4s themselves have a faulty lazer, it will still fail eventually even if I replace it, and I am worried about what problems usign a chip on a system that I play FFXI on as well as use cheat devices (on my OFFline games of course) might do. The older Gameshark dosent even BOOT if a hdd is attached. It also means almost a month of not being able to play FFXI or any other ps2 game while its being modded, the modchip, install, new lazer, and install will probably cost about 75% as much as a new premod PS2 anyway.

Anyone?

I am thinking maybe I should get a V9 or V10 (considering ive been told that they seem to have the best lazers, media tolerance, and suport anti-mod ps1 games, of which I have a few local and imprted). But is the V9/10 ones the old ps2 models? I dont like the slim ones.

Also, I was told to get a romeo mod laser fix for it, what is that? And I thaught only the slim ps2s needed a lazer fix?