messiah out?, whats the next best thing?

[enigm4]

hi,

i have heard that the messiah is no longer in production and it will be imposible to get one, is this true?

and also what is the next best thing for playing backup copys of cdrs and dvdrs? i own a pal ps2 version 5

thanx

OrigaChip for PAL. I've provided a fuller answer to your other post.