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[JackFrost2012]

I checked the TOS, and this seems to be acceptable. If not, apologies and please lock.

First off: this is not about piracy. This is about living in a 180 square-foot Japanese apartment, and I've run out of space.

Currently, I have a metallic blue Japanese PS2 and a normal black US PS2. I'm looking to sell both units and buy a single slimline PStwo that will play all of my legitimately purchased games from both territories. U.S. preferred, as that's the system I go online with. The space under my TV is getting far too crowded, and I literally cannot buy an Xbox 360 until I clean out the two huge PS2 bricks. So I'm being proactive.

Sorry to ask about something so sketchy sounding, but I'm really at a loss here. I'm colorblind, too, so I'm no good with EE and there's no way I can install the mod chip myself. IF YOU LOCK THIS THREAD YOU ARE DISCRIMINATING AGAINST THE DISABLED. Help me clear up valuable cubic footage! Please.

 

[BuddyC]

You're safe by me. The talk of modding and such is perfectly acceptable (heck, I made a few threads myself about this very subject last year), it's just when people start their piracy scheming that things get iffy.

 

[Zaptruder]

If you're not using velcro to stick consoles to the walls, you're just not trying hard enough to maximize all potential available space.

 

[Bebpo]

Do you need to have a place that will ship to Japan?

 

[RunWhiteBoyRun]

X-Teams mods out of Chicago has been excellent whenever I dealt with them
http://xteammods.com/

edit: Nevermind, looks like they closed up online shop.

 

[JackFrost2012]

I'm actually looking for a place that will ship to the U.S.

 

[BlizzyAzz]

Check out one of the following:

http://www.divineo.com/cgi-bin/div-us/index.html
http://www.modchipstore.com/
http://modchipworld.com/
http://ModShopPlace.com
http://www.modchipman.com/

Googlesearch:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=ps2+pre+modded&btnG=Search

If possible i would look out for a local dealer.

 

[Matlock]

I'm actually looking for a place that will ship to the U.S.

Where do you live? Surely there's a tech school or college nearby with a nerd that does modding for a fee.

 

[Brofist]

I did the same thing about a year ago, got rid of my regular JPN and US PS2 systems for one US premodded PS2. You are making a good decision, it's so much nicer having one slim that plays everything.

 

[JackFrost2012]

Where do you live? Surely there's a tech school or college nearby with a nerd that does modding for a fee.

Tokyo. But I want the PStwo shipped to the U.S. In any case, since I'm planning to ditch my current systems and get a slimline, I figure I might as well get it pre-installed.

So, what chip is good? the DMS4 Lite seems more-than-sufficient for my needs, since I'm not planning to run multiple BIOSes or do my own homebrew coding.

 

[BlizzyAzz]

Basicly every modchip is fine as long you dont plan anything fancy besides playing imports or backups.

 

[shinjijai]

Can't you just buy one of those solderless, CD base mod for the PSTwo?

 

[automagnus]

Yes but some people don't like the hassle of switching CD's and not all PS2's can easily do this (only the flip tops)

 

[drohne]

can slim ps2s now be modded without screwing up the drive? i bought a premodded slim ps2 with some alleged drive "fix" about a year ago, and while it hasn't yet crashed on me, i've been getting suspiciously long loads in a few games. if i could do it over, i'd just mod an old-style ps2.

 

[Bebpo]

can slim ps2s now be modded without screwing up the drive? i bought a premodded slim ps2 with some alleged drive "fix" about a year ago, and while it hasn't yet crashed on me, i've been getting suspiciously long loads in a few games. if i could do it over, i'd just mod an old-style ps2.

I think there's always the chance when you buy modded stuff that it could fail down the line because the person didn't do it 101% perfect. I wouldn't necessarily take it as proof that slim PS2's can't be modded.

 

[drohne]

there was initially some issue with modchips and slim ps2s -- they sent too much voltage to the drives or something. there have been various fixes, but i wonder whether they're altogether reliable. well, i probably shouldn't generalize from my experience.

 

[djtiesto]

Someone recommended http://www.socalmods.com to me. Though I just bought the bullet and picked up a JP PS2 instead.