I'm New Here

Liquidus · #1 18-10-2002, 14:30

I'm new here, Please Be Gentle
I was Thinking of getting a mod chip but which one,
Which is the best,
I was thinking of the PS2 Plugmod
Is it any good
What else do i need [hardware]
Will it work for PS1 & PS2

and where can i get it without using a credit card because
I don't Have one

Thanks for the co-op

BG · #2 18-10-2002, 15:38

The Messiah, Magic 2, Apple, and Matrix 2, are the best chips available...They are all DIRECT BOOT chips (which means, you don't have to swap with a gameshark and original game)...
You just put in the backup and play.....

Quote:

I was thinking of the PS2 Plugmod
Is it any good

If you are referring to the USB mod (the one that plugs into the front of your PS2 in the USB port)
NO.......It sucks........

Quote:

What else do i need [hardware]
Will it work for PS1 & PS2

You will need a "good cd burner"...(Preferably one that is 100% Clone CD compatible)
And you should also consider purchasing a DVD burner..(Pioneer A03 or A04 is what most on the forum uses)

Yes.... Most mod chips will work with PS1 games also....

Liquidus · #3 18-10-2002, 15:53

Where can i get those chips
Do they require soldering

I don't think it is the usb mod

Here is the address so you can see it

http://www.psxtune.com/ First one

Yes I have a dvd burner

BG · #4 18-10-2002, 16:02

Quote:

Originally posted by Liquidus
Where can i get those chips
Do they require soldering

I don't think it is the usb mod

Here is the address so you can see it

http://www.psxtune.com/ First one

Yes I have a dvd burner

Where are you located? Then I can tell you the best place to get the chips from....

Yes....All of the Direct Boot chips require 23 wires to be soldered..(Unless you are a PRO at soldering, let someone install it for you)
When I find out where you are located I can also rec. people that can do the install for you....

I see the chip you mentioned..... Do what you want, BUT if it was me.........GET A DIRECT BOOT CHIP.........

What type of DVD Burner do you have.....?
AND, What type of CD Burner do you have?

Liquidus · #5 18-10-2002, 16:13

BD

I'm From Ireland

Dvd burner - Philips

BG · #6 18-10-2002, 16:18

If your DVD burner is a Phillips it probably is a DVD+R burner, correct?
The +R format is harder to read in a PS2....

The one everybody like to use for the PS2 is the -R format..(Pioneer A04)

WHAT TYPE OF CD BURNER DO YOU HAVE...(Model # etc)

Liquidus · #7 18-10-2002, 16:23

It can also copy cd's aswell
but I also have a completely seperate cd burner on my other pc

2.53ghz
512mg rd ram
128mb Geforce 4 ti 4600
etc

BG · #8 18-10-2002, 16:27

You do not need to use you DVD burner to burn CD based PS2 games..... It is not RAW+96 capable and thus cannot produce a 1:1 copy....

Also....Does your DVD burner burn DVD-R's or DVD+R's....

Liquidus · #9 18-10-2002, 16:29

I don't know
How do I check
is there any point
Do you know anybody In Ireland that will do the job-
probably not

BG · #10 18-10-2002, 16:33

Look at one of you blank DVD disc case.... IT WILL SAY DVD-R or DVD+R....
(What type of dvds do you buy when you want to use your burner???)
Yes there is a point......IF ITS A +R burner there is a good chance your PS2 will not read the disc......

Liquidus · #11 18-10-2002, 16:36

It says Philips DVD+RW-DO1

BG · #12 18-10-2002, 16:39

Ok.....That format is not the best for the PS2.....
Some PS2's will read a +R disc.....MOST will not....
How old is your PS2.....? Look on the back of your PS2...
There is a sticker on the back....There is a number also...
It starts with SCPH-#######..what is that number?
Then we can tell what version PS2 you have..(You have to find this out BEFORE you purchase a mod chip anyway)

Liquidus · #13 18-10-2002, 16:40

Its the version 4
30003

BG · #14 18-10-2002, 16:44

You are going to have a HARD time getting your PS2 to read the +R discs.... They have been known to work on a V4 BUT not very often...The V5 and above have alot higher success rate...

Liquidus · #15 18-10-2002, 16:45

What about xbox , Dreamcast etc