[lufcfan]

I will attempt to answer your questions fully. Deep Breath and here we go...

Q: -> At present, which is the best modchip ever made for the ps2 unit ( price doesn't mind ) ?

A: Messiah's or Magic 2's are the best in my opinion and the new Messiah 2 joins them at the top of the tree.

Q: -> It's known that there are 2 formats existing as dvd support , DVD-R and DVD+R, and it's said that only DVD-R ps2 backups can be read by the console, is that true ?

A: Yes for V4 and below but V5 and up can read DVD+R.

Q: -> I just bought a DVD recorder RICOH DVD+RW/+R MP5125A, it burns only DVD+R(/W) media, can my ps2 games be fully fonctionnals on my console ?

A: Yes providing you have a V5 console or above.

Q: -> Anyway, what is the best DVD-RW/-R burner available for sale (PIONEER,...) ?

A: Yes, Pioneer drives are the best. There is a Sony drive which is supposed to be quite good though.

-> I heard about "laser calibration", how could i do that ? (without destroying my console), what's the method ?

A: Unless your console has trouble reading backups then don't worry about this.

Q: -> The file extension for my ps2 backups are xXX.ISO.
What should i use as burning software ?
PrimoDVD seems to not support my recorder (pbs with ASPI drivers, i don't really know...maybe DVD+R format disabled...)
About Discjuggler (4.00), what are the settings to burn DVD backups ?

(Mode 2, 2352, CD-XA) , (Mode1/DVD , 2048 , CD-ROM/DVD ), ...

A: For CD's: (Mode 2, 2352, CD-XA) on CDRWin. But in future use CloneCD - no patching and a perfect 1:1 copy to match.
For DVD: Use Nero for .ISO files.

Q: -> Do bakups have to be patched for working, which prog' (ppf-o matic,...) ?

A: Only if you have a modchip which requires a boot disc to load up backup games. If this is the xase, use PPF-O-Matic.

Hope this helps...