Charlie :
No there not DVD-rips , i haven't tried that yet. And that friend of mine doesn't have a ps2
. Thats just my prob. i cant test i anywhere , none of mine friends have one ( Chipped that is ).
Blodfrost:
Yes there is a chip called messiah comming and saying that it is better than the Neo4. And the big difference between them is that the neo4 has 44 wires and the messiah only 23. Here is a list:
Messiah : Neo4:
Playstation 1 (###ne) Features:
Direct Boot of Original Imports Yes Yes
Direct Boot of Backups Yes Yes
Direct Boot of Silvers Yes Yes
Playstation 2 Features:
Direct Boot of Original Imports CD Yes No
Direct Boot of Original Imports DVD Yes No
Direct Boot of Backups (CD) Yes Yes
Direct Boot of Silvers (CD) Yes Yes
Direct Boot of Backups (DVD) Yes No
Direct Boot of Silvers (DVD) Yes No
Direct Boot of EA Sports Backups (without patch) Yes No
Direct Boot of Original Imports EA Sports Yes No
DVD and Movies Features:
All Zone Yes Yes
Macrovision OFF Yes Yes
RCE Compliant Yes Yes
Bonus Features :
Full Screen Display Yes No
And for the tutorials for ripping go to : Megagames.com
They have many ripping tutorials for u
Sorry for the big mess, but u have the info
Vinnie