New Metal Gear Solid 2 Pack PS2

[miscme]

Just bought one of these on Saturday - any one know which version it is? I assume V6 (V5 with minor differences) and am trying to decide what mod chip solution to go for.

I know messiah is proly best but although I modded my PS1 myself, the messiah/bootmaster/clone looks pretty hard for a novice like me to install. Any advice on this? Any installers in my area (Northamptonshire)?

Looked at the no-solder mod, but apparently the V6 solution doesn't boot CDRs over 74 mins. Does the V5 one then? Don't mind swapping too much, but alot of my rippped PS2 games on CDR would likely be over 74 min.

Might wanna play imports at some point - not sure what solutions are available for this.

DVD region/macrovision/green screen auto disabled would be nice - but I understand latest AR2 can get round these anyway.

Feel free to correct any mistakes or gaps in my knowledge - I have only just started researching this so am proly not experts like you all are :P

Cheers for any feedback

Tim