Hey all, I'm looking to get an internal no-swap modchip, but could use some advice. The chip must be no-swap (so I can play 80 minute CDR's...I can with a no-swap system, right?) and be compatible with DVD9 for GTC. I'm price conscious.
First of all, how can I tell which version of PS2 I have, and does it matter? If I go to "Version" in the main opening PS2 screen, everything is 1.xx, so I'm assuming I have a V1 PS2.
Through my own shopping around I've narrowed it down to these, though if there are more that will fit my situation, feel free to recommend.
Apple 2 Pro ModChip (Universal No-Swap)
No-swap
DVD9 Ready
Universal ModChip - one ModChip for all versions!
Plays all PSX games with direct boot (original imports, others...)!
Plays all PS2 games with direct boot (original imports, CDr/DVDr...)!
Package Contains:
PlayStation 2 Apple 2 Pro ModChip (Universal No-Swap)
wire
solder
$24.99 CAD
DMS3 ModChip (No-Swap)
No-swap
Compatible with all PS2 versions
Direct-boot ALL PlayStation 2 games including CDR / DVDR, imports, originals, silvers and DVD9
Direct-boot PSX games including CDR/ DVDR, imports, originals, silvers and most anti-mod games
Firmware upgradeable via CDR!
Package Contains:
PlayStation 2 DMS3 ModChip
wire
solder
$75.99 CAD (ouch)
Magic 3.1 Universal No-Swap
No-swap
Compatible with all consoles USA, Euro & Japanese - NTSC and PAL consoles worldwide!
Truly Universal ModChip.
Direct boot all PS2 Media (CD/CDR/DVD/DVDR, Silver/Import/Original and more! DVD9 game Ready!)
Works on all versions including the 010 bios and has sleep feature boot with reset for 4 seconds turns the modchip off restoring the machine to 100% original
Package Contains:
PlayStation 2 Magic 3.1 Universal No-Swap ModChip
Wire
Solder
$35.99 CAD
Magic 4.1 Clone Universal No-Swap
No-swap
Supports all PS2 version (v1 - v8)
This is a clone of the famous MAGIC 3.1 ModChip
Compatible with all consoles USA, Euro & Japanese - NTSC and PAL consoles worldwide!
Truly Universal ModChip.
Direct boot all PS2 Media (CD/CDR/DVD/DVDR, Silver/Import/Original and more! DVD9 game Ready!)
Works on all versions including the 010 bios and has sleep feature boot with reset for 4 seconds turns the modchip off restoring the machine to 100% original
Package Contains:
PlayStation 2 Magic 4.1 Clone Universal No-Swap ModChip
Wire
Solder
$25.99 CAD
I looked at the Messiah chips, but they don't seem to support DVD9?
I'm leaning towards the Apple 2 Pro...seems to have pretty well all the good features of the others, meets my criteria, and is the cheapest. Anyone have any advice?
Thanks
First of all, how can I tell which version of PS2 I have, and does it matter? If I go to "Version" in the main opening PS2 screen, everything is 1.xx, so I'm assuming I have a V1 PS2.
Through my own shopping around I've narrowed it down to these, though if there are more that will fit my situation, feel free to recommend.
Apple 2 Pro ModChip (Universal No-Swap)
No-swap
DVD9 Ready
Universal ModChip - one ModChip for all versions!
Plays all PSX games with direct boot (original imports, others...)!
Plays all PS2 games with direct boot (original imports, CDr/DVDr...)!
Package Contains:
PlayStation 2 Apple 2 Pro ModChip (Universal No-Swap)
wire
solder
$24.99 CAD
DMS3 ModChip (No-Swap)
No-swap
Compatible with all PS2 versions
Direct-boot ALL PlayStation 2 games including CDR / DVDR, imports, originals, silvers and DVD9
Direct-boot PSX games including CDR/ DVDR, imports, originals, silvers and most anti-mod games
Firmware upgradeable via CDR!
Package Contains:
PlayStation 2 DMS3 ModChip
wire
solder
$75.99 CAD (ouch)
Magic 3.1 Universal No-Swap
No-swap
Compatible with all consoles USA, Euro & Japanese - NTSC and PAL consoles worldwide!
Truly Universal ModChip.
Direct boot all PS2 Media (CD/CDR/DVD/DVDR, Silver/Import/Original and more! DVD9 game Ready!)
Works on all versions including the 010 bios and has sleep feature boot with reset for 4 seconds turns the modchip off restoring the machine to 100% original
Package Contains:
PlayStation 2 Magic 3.1 Universal No-Swap ModChip
Wire
Solder
$35.99 CAD
Magic 4.1 Clone Universal No-Swap
No-swap
Supports all PS2 version (v1 - v8)
This is a clone of the famous MAGIC 3.1 ModChip
Compatible with all consoles USA, Euro & Japanese - NTSC and PAL consoles worldwide!
Truly Universal ModChip.
Direct boot all PS2 Media (CD/CDR/DVD/DVDR, Silver/Import/Original and more! DVD9 game Ready!)
Works on all versions including the 010 bios and has sleep feature boot with reset for 4 seconds turns the modchip off restoring the machine to 100% original
Package Contains:
PlayStation 2 Magic 4.1 Clone Universal No-Swap ModChip
Wire
Solder
$25.99 CAD
I looked at the Messiah chips, but they don't seem to support DVD9?
I'm leaning towards the Apple 2 Pro...seems to have pretty well all the good features of the others, meets my criteria, and is the cheapest. Anyone have any advice?
Thanks