[scyco]

You must have a modchip to play backups there are many opinions on which is the best do some research. I am also new to ps2 copies. I will try to answer some of your questions. To make a long story short, some ps2 games are cdr and some are dvd of course you already know this. To copy cdr game only a cdr burner is necessary I.E CDRWIN. For those of us who cant afford a DVD burner ripping a DVD game is possible but not reccomended by me as it seems to wear out PS2 lasers and related parts prematurely. Ripping is making a DVD game fit onto a CDR disk., only it places important parts of the DVD game in the wrong places making your PS2 search much harder for the info.THe best method is to copy cdr games with your cdr burner and purchase the DVD burner to make exact copied of DVD games which I am still waiting to do after I get my forth job good luck and happy copying.