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ihaveabu
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23. January 2006 @ 15:04 |
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ihaveabu
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23. January 2006 @ 18:45 |
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ihaveabu
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24. January 2006 @ 11:45 |
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help?
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24. January 2006 @ 12:03 |
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Nobody can know for sure what will owrk best for you.. so the onlt way to go is to buy small packs of dvd blanks from good manufacturers like taiyo yuden, verbatim, maxell or ritek and see how you get on with them.
Alternatively you could buy those verbatim or taiyo yuden ones.. the ones where you can see the media code.. and hope that they work ok..they sould but no guarantee.. and if they don't work ok for ps2 games, use them for movies as dvd players aren't as picky about the media.
hope that helps
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24. January 2006 @ 12:14 |
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I would definetly go for the taiyo yuden 4x, 4x because you shouldn't burn over that speed, so thers no use buying 8x....another thing i would be a little weary about is the TYG02(media ID)
http://www.digitalfaq.com/media/dvdmedia.htm
Take a look at the site near the bottom, im not sure if its accurate, but either way id look for a TYG03.
TY is the best media for PS2, but its up to you, for what you wanna use.
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ihaveabu
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24. January 2006 @ 12:20 |
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i have a $25 giftcard from bestbuy. should i get the verbatim? if u look at the image, it says Advanced AZO on there.
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24. January 2006 @ 12:28 |
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@packman - It's not best to burn at the top speed the discs can write at.. as a rule you should burn half the max speed.. most of the experienced members of AD and other sites will say this too... so if he got the 4x, he'd have to burn at 2x or 1x.
@ihaveabu - It doesn't matter what the image shows you.. could be an image of a different media entirely.. it's best to get from where you can see the media code - something like TYG02 or MCC??? for example, If not then you don't know if they're quality or not. Try them by all means, they could be great, but if they don't work in your ps2, don't blame others for YOUR choice.. and like I said before, you can always use them for movies.
good luck
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ihaveabu
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24. January 2006 @ 12:32 |
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so u guys still recommend yuden? many people here use verbatim too right?
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24. January 2006 @ 12:41 |
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Yep, I do... and I use yuden and ritek too.
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24. January 2006 @ 13:08 |
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You're good either way. I think TY's are a notch above Verb's (mainly because Verbatims turned over their manufacturers over to CMC Mag breifly, they're back to using High Quality MCC dyes now) but either is good. If you can get Verb's locally, there's no reason not to do so. I use the 8x Taiyo Yuden DVD-R's (TYG02) from http://www.supermediastore.com There isn't much difference in quality between the 4x and the 8x. It's more a matter of user preference and what your burner can handle. I burn at 4x, so I use 8x discs. I've burned 125 PS2 backups to TY's with 0 coasters.
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DJKO
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24. January 2006 @ 14:52 |
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Verbatim 50-Pack 16x DVD-R Disc Spindle Model: 95101
i use those myself ive just ordered some today and i have used them before on ps2 backups and Movies they work great. i would recommend these.
btw http://www.supermediastore.com wants to much for shipping.
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24. January 2006 @ 15:03 |
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Eh they charged me $8 for shipping both times I ordered from there. That's not too bad. Plus if you gamble with another site as far as TY's, you could get fakes. There are only 3 or 4 reputable sites I know of to order Taiyo Yuden's. I don't think there's a big problem with Verb's. You can get a 50 pack of Verb's at Sam's Club for $15.
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DJKO
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24. January 2006 @ 15:44 |
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i trust bestbuy as many ppl do and shipping was only $4.99
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ihaveabu
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24. January 2006 @ 16:33 |
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just bought the verbatim 50 dvd-r's @ bestbuy for $15.
here's what dvd-decryptor says:
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Disc Information:
Status: Empty
Erasable: No
Free Sectors: 2,297,888
Free Space: 4,706,074,624 bytes
Free Time: 510:40:38 (MM:SS:FF)
Pre-recorded Information:
Manufacturer ID: MCC 03RG20
Physical Format Information (Last Recorded):
Book Type: DVD-R
Part Version: 5
Disc Size: 120mm
Maximum Read Rate: Not Specified
Number of Layers: 1
Track Path: Parallel Track Path (PTP)
Linear Density: 0.267 um/bit
Track Density: 0.74 um/track
First Physical Sector of Data Area: 196,608
Last Physical Sector of Data Area: 0
Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 0
good or bad?
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DJKO
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24. January 2006 @ 16:48 |
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yea u should be ok
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24. January 2006 @ 17:15 |
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That's good. The MCC media code is correct. That's short for Mitsubishi Chemicals. I believe their second only to Taiyo Yuden in quality.
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ihaveabu
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24. January 2006 @ 17:26 |
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nice
now just need to wait for teammodders.com to send me more info bout where to send my ps2
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24. January 2006 @ 17:41 |
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Yeah they modded my v.4 with a Matrix Infinity. What chip are you getting?
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ihaveabu
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24. January 2006 @ 17:45 |
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i'm sending my v14 ps2 to them and getting a crystal chip 1.1
it's $35 for chip + $35 for service + $15 for shipping
not too bad
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24. January 2006 @ 17:57 |
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The CC is a good chip. Glad to see you did your homework. You know you need to use hacked firmware for it to load backups and imports, right? For copyright purposes, the official CC firmware doesn't boot backups. You can have them flash it for you. They flashed my Matrix Infinity. Upgrading the firmware is easy. I'm sure they'll flash it for you. Davbere has taught me alot about modchips. He's a mod guru. Well enjoy your CC. The auto DNA patching is a pretty cool feature. Is that why you selected the CC over DMS or Matrix chips?
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ihaveabu
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24. January 2006 @ 18:10 |
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yep. that's the main reason. plus apparently it's not much different from the matrix chips in terms of performance and features, and it's pretty cheap.
i read their agreement thing, and they said they will not flash hacked bios. i can do it myself. that's no problem.
i was wondering though, you said to get the firmware from here:
http://www.forumconsolas.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1213
i noticed a few other links also posted on this forum, like this one:
http://forums.psxforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=25224
which do i use??
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24. January 2006 @ 18:22 |
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The first link. That other link is outdated, it's v.14 if you notice. The first link is the latest hacked firmware, v.19.
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ihaveabu
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24. January 2006 @ 18:23 |
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ok good
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25. January 2006 @ 02:09 |
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i just bought a bunch of TDK's but when i went to burn a game, i noticed the ID, CMCMAG......is this bad?
HP DVD Writer 840b ED56 (ATA)
Current Profile: DVD+R
Disc Information:
Status: Empty
Erasable: No
Free Sectors: 2,295,104
Free Space: 4,700,372,992 bytes
Free Time: 510:03:29 (MM:SS:FF)
Supported Write Speeds: 4x, 8x, 12x, 16x
Physical Format Information (ADIP):
Disc ID: CMC MAG-M01-00
Book Type: DVD+R
Part Version: 1
Disc Size: 120mm
Maximum Read Rate: Not Specified
Number of Layers: 1
Track Path: Parallel Track Path (PTP)
Linear Density: 0.267 um/bit
Track Density: 0.74 um/track
First Physical Sector of Data Area: 196,608
Last Physical Sector of Data Area: 2,491,711
Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 0
Physical Format Information (Last Recorded):
Disc ID: CMC MAG-M01-00
Book Type: DVD+R
Part Version: 1
Disc Size: 120mm
Maximum Read Rate: Not Specified
Number of Layers: 1
Track Path: Parallel Track Path (PTP)
Linear Density: 0.267 um/bit
Track Density: 0.74 um/track
First Physical Sector of Data Area: 196,608
Last Physical Sector of Data Area: 2,491,711
Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 0
does this look ok?
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ihaveabu
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25. January 2006 @ 03:03 |
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cmc mag is supposed to be really low quality, and many people have problems with it
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