As far as dvd burners go......... Either get the Pioneer A05, or the Sony DRU500A....
There isn't a "good" usb mod chip in my opinion......
You are much better off buying the Messiah 2 mod chip and having a pro put it in for you..... Or even better...... Buy a pre-modded PS2 w/Messiah 2 already installed.....
You will be MUCH happier with a "direct boot" chip.....
You will also need RecordNow Max for burning PS2 dvd based games, and Clone CD for PS2 cd based games....
Hope this is enough info to get you going in the right direction.
