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gavin_55

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27. January 2003 @ 12:39

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Can anybody recommend any blank media for PS2 back-ups. (cheaper the better). If it matters or not i have a V7 PAL ps2 with a messiah 2 mod-chip and a pioneer 105.
Could you also leave a website where i can purchase these dvd's from please.
Thanks

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jr_

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27. January 2003 @ 13:45

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I think that's the question everyone has. And there is no clear answer.
All I know so far is that Memorex is better than Maxell. I had a copy of GTA VC and was getting disk read errors. I copied the copy from a Maxell to a Memorex and the read errors disappeared. So this clearly shows the problem was not bad data just the reflectivity difference between these 2 brands. The Memorex is just slightly higher in price.
I am going to order some Verbatims and see how they do.
The reflectivity somewhat goes with the price of the media. Although there has to be some variation with batches.

If the game uses streaming data like GTA use good media. If it reads all into memory then you can get a cheaper brand.

The best cheap brand may be Fuji Film. I don't know that first hand. Someone said these were the only ones that worked in his PS2.

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gavin_55

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27. January 2003 @ 14:09

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thanks alot m8. sorry to have asked the same question as other people but as you may have already noticed i'm a newbie to this.
can you please keep me/us updated on your success with other media please.
Thank you for co-operation

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rubberman

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28. January 2003 @ 04:10

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Verbatim and Ritek G03 dvd-rs work in the PS2.

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DELL 733mhz-Pioneer104 DVD-RW/LG Electronics CD-RW
PS2 39001 w/ Magic2
Toshiba SD-1200 home DVD player

gavin_55

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28. January 2003 @ 10:11

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i just bought some ritek ones and they play my copied ps2 games fine. thanks alot guys.
you saved me alot of moeny. i only spent about £15 for a trial pack and still waiting to recieve them.

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probsey

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1. February 2003 @ 18:02

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I have a vivastar 1x copier and use the latest recordnow max to copy on to bulkpaq lilacs. I have had no problems with burning PS2 backups at all.. I get the discs for £17 for 25.

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ora

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3. February 2003 @ 08:40

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hello, i use vivastar silver top, cheap and cheerful.a05 pioneer, ps2 with same chip as yourself. no problems.nero to burn.

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riksworld

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3. February 2003 @ 10:48

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I use datawrite, they have been perfect so far, touchwood.

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pjclark1

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4. February 2003 @ 06:48

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for games of 3gig and less
gen 3 purple bulkcrap work fine
45p each from svp

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Haas5615

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4. February 2003 @ 13:22

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What about DVDPro grade A dvd-r media for Ps2? Anybody know if it works well for bac-up games and movies? What about Optodisc? Accu?

Does any of the media i have listed use Ritek dye? I have heard dvd-r with ritek dye is good for ps2. Any inof would be great.

Thanks

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kdavid

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4. February 2003 @ 16:01

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I have been backing up PS2 games for a while. I used to use the cheapest discs around and they worked fine. When GTA VC came out I tried to back it up & it wouldn't work. From then I have used Pioneer DVD-Rs

If GTA VC works, then the discs you are using are fine. It is the only game that has ever given me any trouble.

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haxxej

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6. February 2003 @ 00:54

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hey kdavid u said gta vc worked on a pioneer?...i burned it on 1 of them and it loads the intro but then get stuck just @ d end of d loading screen...
could it be i'm doing something wrong in my burning?

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jr_

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6. February 2003 @ 06:27

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It's a combination of the media, the PS2 and the modchip.
It's not a simple answer.
I am guessing you have a Magic 3.0
Am I correct?

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gavin_55

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6. February 2003 @ 06:39

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i had the same problem with GTA vice city. i found out that it was the media i was using.
i have a messiah 2 pro mod chip and i use a pioneer 105 to copy them.
i've juts bought a trial pack of media and i'll let you all know my opinion on them very soon.
i have also found out that the bulgpaq eneration 4 only r very good dvd-r's. i have not had 1 problem with them so far. i would say they r just as good as the ritek silvers. i have not tried any others yet.

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haxxej

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7. February 2003 @ 02:09

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erm i don't know what kind of modchip i have...i made it about 1 1/2 yrs ago & @ that time i wouldn't give a shit about it as long as i had a chip in it....

but i can tell u now that finally d same copies i had made and that i tought were faulty now r working...

i did a little different booting procedure than usual....now either it is this that made them work or my ps2 laser is beginning to get f&cked!!

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zmz

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8. February 2003 @ 13:08

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The best mid-range DVD-R media is Samsung BeAll DVD-R v2.0. It has been tested 100% compatible with ps2 and xbox. Princo also works on PS2 and Xbox, but the qualities are questionable. You will get some defective disc.

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kennyg_uk

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10. February 2003 @ 07:55

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my Vice City backup is on Memorex and I get disk read errors all the time!

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boyland

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10. February 2003 @ 08:26

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personally speaking id use superior 2x
£1-60 each from distech at bowlers

if you dont know where bowlers is or who distech are
email me

and ill tell u
if i can
i a=havent read the rules properly so i may be in the wrong

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jr_

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10. February 2003 @ 09:18

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PS2's vary in their capablilities to read DVD-R' or +Rs Memorex works fine for me but disk reflectivity will vary with each batch made, even with same brand. I will go out on a limb here and say that if you get DRE's with Verbatim's you will probably get them with all of them. It is generally agreed that Verbatim's reflectivity is about as good as it gets.

Try cleaning the laser lens.
I can post instructions if anyone is interested.

Also the DREs and Freezes are seperate but related issues with Magic 3.0 mod chips. If you are getting Stuck (repeating Audio) and screen freeze's changing your 3.0 to a 3.1 will probably fix it. It did for me. The continuous injection of the boot code while the PS2 is having the slightist problem trying to read a disk while still trying to run the game will cause the lockup. That is why games like VC are so problematic. Games that stop the action to read the disk are more forgiving.

If you only get DRE's not freeze problems then the Mod chip is probably not involved. If you have a Magic 3.1(for sure) or a Messiah 2 then the Mod chip is probably not involved.

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zmz

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10. February 2003 @ 10:18

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Wrong mistake. Princo dvd-r do not work on xbox.

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