ps2 slim modchips sydney?

[Jimbo2000]

Gday all

thinking of going the electronics boutique deal where you trade in your old ps2 for one of the new slim ones but am only gonna do it if the can be chipped (my old one isnt) i need info on where in sydney i can have this done if possible at all

cheeeeeeeeeeeeers

Jim

[ABuSD]

id stick with the old one, but i know a pro that installs them in newcastle, if thats not too far away?

[Jimbo2000]

is there a reason you would stay with the older one

is the new one not as good for some reason

the only reason i'm thinking of it is its getting old now and making stupid noises and sometimes skips and pauses for a minute and the like

[BigDatto]

Keep your old one, the slims have issues with the laser burning out prematurely plus no expansion bay for a hard disk. If you HDLoader it as per the HDLoader thread you won't need the laser repaired anyways.

The new ps2 is a repeat of what $ony did with the PlayStation when it neared the end of it's life. They released the PSOne (which was a bucket o crud) to inject some life & extra sales to a doomed console by making it smaller & sexier... and less reliable.

That's the truth $ony don't want us to know.

[ABuSD]

Big Datto is spot on, id spend the extra $$ on getting a new laser. Ive also sprayed my PS2 a sexy purple colour, to me that better than any slim line

[Jimbo2000]

Keep your old one, the slims have issues with the laser burning out prematurely plus no expansion bay for a hard disk. If you HDLoader it as per the HDLoader thread you won't need the laser repaired anyways.

The new ps2 is a repeat of what $ony did with the PlayStation when it neared the end of it's life. They released the PSOne (which was a bucket o crud) to inject some life & extra sales to a doomed console by making it smaller & sexier... and less reliable.

That's the truth $ony don't want us to know.

thanks datto,

so what would you suggest, get the laser fixed on my current one and chip that

or go for the HD like in your loader thread

the only thing turning me off that is the fact that it dosnt work with all games (or does it?)

whereas i am led to believe that the chipping will work with all games plus dvds etc

cheers mate

appreciate your advice as you seem to know what you're on about

[benm]

Info would still be nice on a Sydney (Western even) PS2 Slimline chipper!

[BigDatto]

Jimbo,

I would tweak the laser first, if that fails replace it.

http://www.i-hacked.com/content/view/79/85/

the HDLoader path works for me, I CBF rummaging thru a bunch of discs to find the game I want. Much easier to select it from a list. I can boot all games that are HDloader incompatible using another mem card app, CogSwap Loader. Works just like SwapMagic (google that one too), plus a bunch of other cool apps rather than just games. All it costs is a network adaptor + HDD.

I refuse to pay for HDadvance, I have no issue downloading a hack version - the code was blatantly stolen from the original author to make $$ and all the updated code from enthusiasts in forums like this was FURTHER stolen aka HDAdvance 2.0 & 2.1

On the other hand, a modchip will boot unsigned code & all backups (of course you own the original), so just stick the disc in, away you go. The other modchip benefit is PSX backups & all region DVD support.

the criteria to decide which path to take would be:

Do I want to play DVD's from all regions & PSX games, how important is this to me ? It's the only thing HDL/HDA + CogSwap won't do that a modchip will.

Of course both is best !!

Ben,

Head on over to the Austech.Info forums, there's an Australia-wide installers directory. Be sure to have a v12 laser mod installed as well as the chip if you want it to last more than a few months.

Hope that helps you out, Lads.

Cheers for now.

[Jimbo2000]

datto, you're a champion

i'll think about it

[igor]

Give Quantronics a call. quantronics.com.au - they are in Parramatta.