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

[GmRunner]

okay guys here is the deal. I got the no solder pnp mod from lik sang.com. it says it can play cdr and dvdr but then i heard that the no solder cannot play dvdr over 650. so does that mean any dvd i would play i would have to rip to under 650? is it worth while for me to get a dvd burner? like say I get a dvd burner can I simply burn (backup) a dvd game i have liek resident evil code veronica to a dvdr and it will work? would i need to do that load game shark switch to an orginal large dvd then go to without codes and eject and put in the dvdr backup? i am new to all this please explian guys. because i dont see what good playing dvdr is if it cant play over 650 hehe if thats the case how is it any better than cdr?

[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.

[GmRunner]

thankyou friend for that clear and precise outline of how it works. I am very new to this whoel scene. and am trying to learn best I can. Thank you and have a great day