Answer 1:
OH NO....Not this debate again..
Seriously, The Sony and Pioneer both are great drives.
I have the A05 and I love it... It works great for dvd movies as well as PS2 games, and any other thing I can throw at it.
There is a few people on here with the Sony drive as well, and they report it works great also..
So, the debate continues...
I guess it just comes down to personal preference...
Also, it wouldn't be such a bad thing to get one of the older drives if it will save you alot of money, but if the money difference is not that much, I would get the newest one...
Answer 2:
Shouldn't be any problems at all. Look on the back of your PS2, it has a number on it that begins with SCPH-xxxxxx.... We need that number and any other info on that label you could provide.