no solder mod (plays dvdr) should i get dvd burner?

[Warlock]

It's not that hard to understand....dvd games backed up to dvd-r play fine as well as compact disc games to cd-r. The problem is with dvd games ripped to cd-r. A cd-r backup requires a single swap to load. It uses the GS2's TOC which is 640mb. When booting a dvd-r you are required to do a additional swap using a original hi TOC dvd game for the PS2 to load from. When you rip a dvd game down to fit on a cd-r it must be under the 640mb limit imposed by the GS2 to work.Fact is this, All PSX and PS2 games(compact disc) will fit onto a 650mb cd-r. As long as you have a dvd-r burner to make direct backups of the dvd games along with a hi TOC dvd original to boot them (DMC is the largest) all backups should work using this mod.