Help a newbie please

[dmbbuckeye]

I'm thinking about buying a PS2, and a modchip. I wanted to get the autoboot, 3-wire mod chip. Is there anything that is bad about this mod chip? I was also wondering, is copying PS2 games the same as copying PS1 games? Also, when copying a PS2 game, do you have to always burn a DVD or are some games able to be ripped onto a CD. Thanks.