Swap magic w/o slide card

Originally Posted by Rock

Oh and of course you can create your own slidecard if you don't want to pay for it. All it takes is a pair of scissors, a piece of flat plastic (as used in credit cards, etc.) and the exact dimensions:

Yeah, I did that. When I ordered my Swap Magic and Breaker Pro, there was supposed to be a slide card included. The Breaker Pro arrived long before the rest of the stuff, and I had imports to be playing. I made one, it worked fine wor the 10 days or so that I was without the real thing.

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Originally Posted by Keero

Thanks very much. Now All I gotta do is buy DVD-R's

Be sure to get ones that say "Made in Japan" on the pack. The brand name isn't really who made the disc, it's just who's selling it to you.All the brands of DVD-R have different batches, made by various companies in Japan, China, or Taiwan. The Japaneses make noticably better discs than either China or Taiwan. Good brands to go for at the moment include Verbatim, Maxell, and Fuji, but only the "Made in Japan" batches.

If you want to be certain of what you will get, go to http://www.rima.com and order some Taiyo Yuden. I can guarantee you won't have any compatibility or reliability issues with those discs. They are one of the very few brands that actually make the discs themselves, and they are regarded as one of the very best.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Musharraf

1) Use Verbatim DVD-Rs, they are really the best. If not, don't use anything below Sony.

Verbatim do not make disks, and nor do Sony. All they do is put their names on them. When you've had good disks from Verbatim or Sony, it's because they were really Taiyo Yuden, Ritek, or another good manufacturer. You never know what you're gonna get until you open the pack with Verbatim. Their "Made in Japan" batches tend to be good. I hear they've been using Mitsubishi Chemical as their Japanese source lately, but if you get a Chinese/Taiwanese batch of Verbatim, then they will suck just as bad as any other non-Japanese disc.

The reason I recommend Taiyo Yuden is because they really are the best, and they actually make their own DVDs. You'll be fine with Verbatim most of the time, but if you want a guarantee, then you have to know what you're actually buying. Personally, I've been buying Maxell branded Ritek-G05 media lately, because I get a hell of a deal on it, but I'm always taking the risk that Maxell might have switched manufacturers on me.

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2) Use DVD Decrypter or Alcohol 120% and write at 2x speed (for Gods sake, don't burn with 16x like some fagsites say, this will result in a totally unreadable DVD)

I don't know about 16x but I always burn at 8x for PS2, and it always works.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Rock

Last time I checked, the only (physical) difference was the color and HDLoader still uses ISOs, where the color of the disc doesn't really matter.

Playstation 2 games on blue discs are on CD-ROM. Playstation 2 games on silver discs are DVD-ROM.

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Besides, I've been playing all the Nippon Ichi games just fine with HDLoader.

In Europe, the games are blue discs (CD-ROM), while in the USA, they are silver discs (DVD-ROM). Don't ask me why...

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Originally Posted by Megalith

Can I get some opinions on DVD-Rs from Doremi Media Co.

I can't seem to find any reviews on them. The only thing I've found is that they are grouped together with the Mitsus and Taiyos.

Their dye is of a similar composition to Taiyo Yuden's dye, meaning that it should have the same high level of reflectivity, durability and integrity. I'd say that you're probably almost as safe with a Doremi disc as you would be with a Taiyo Yuden disc. However, I've not tried them myself, I just know what kind of a dye they use.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Rock

Thanks for clearing that up. I simply forgot about that. The thing is, HDLoader can't even tell a CD from a DVD image, so I'm wondering why these blue discs would be more incompatible than others. I believe the NA release of Ico was also on CD and it plays fine in my HDLoader.

Oh sure, that part I don't argue with. It's inexplicable, if the HDLoader does have a problem with games on CDs. There are, however, other minor differences between NA releases of N1 titles, and EU releases. Here in Europe, we do not get the dual-language option, which is why I continue to buy my N1 games from the US.

How ya doing, buddy?