PS1/2 Burning PS1/PS2 disc.

[Deadfalr]

I've been searching for a good cd/dvd burner who actually do 6x or less. I've tried on my computer it can't do less than 10x. Every burner i've tried couldn't do less than 8x, every time i tried lower, imgburn told me it couldn't go lower than 10x. Does anyone know any good burner for cd/dvd because it's really a pain.

 

[KleinesSinchen]

Not only the writer, also the blank media must support different write speeds. Modern blank DVDs often only support high speeds. This should not be a problem with modern drives. I generally use the lowest possible speed, but although my writer is some years old, I have to burn most discs on 8x now.

 

[Deadfalr]

Then could you recommend to me a burner that's good for this kind of stuff and medium that support 4x ?

 

[SonyUSA]

Check the super popular ihas b models used for xbox 360 burning, I know it supports down to 2.4x and they are only about $20 (or were anyway).

 

[tech3475]

For the PS2, have you considered HDD based solutions?

 

[Deadfalr]

Well i searched for the burner that was recommended to me and it's sold out basically everywhere and is sold on ebay for like 60$, so that's a no go. As for an hdd well my problem is that i own a slim ps2, not the fat one. I also had a problem with my old playstation, it could not read my burned cd-r verbatim properly, they all had issues and runned poorly with graphical glitches but normal games ran fine so it can't be the console. So if anybody has any other burner they could recommend or any type of medium who they know will work perfectly. Feel free to recommend it to me.

 

[SonyUSA]

Hmm does HDDLoader work with a USB HDD?

 

[Deadfalr]

I thought there were issues with cutscenes if you tried playing games from a usb drive on a ps2.

 

[SonyUSA]

It's been soooo long since I've touched PS2. Have you considered PCSX2 emulation instead? I think it runs really nicely?

 

[Deadfalr]

I'm slowly giving up on burning disc and i think i'm going to stick to imports. Maybe i will try loading games from usb. I thank all of you for your advices, but if anyone has any other good recommendation or advice please post them. I'm open to anything. As for emulation yes i already tried and it's not running so well on my pc.

 

[tech3475]

I thought there were issues with cutscenes if you tried playing games from a usb drive on a ps2.

Unfortunately I can’t say and it likely depends in the game/usb loader.

OPL iirc does support running games over smb which may be worth looking into.

 

[KleinesSinchen]

I'm slowly giving up on burning disc and i think i'm going to stick to imports. Maybe i will try loading games from usb. I thank all of you for your advices, but if anyone has any other good recommendation or advice please post them. I'm open to anything. As for emulation yes i already tried and it's not running so well on my pc.

The possibilities depend on your PS2 model:

• For the “fat” model installing the network adapter and a hard drive is the best (but expensive) possibility. Loading from HDD is really fast and compatibility is also good. There are threads about this. I can’t help you with that because I do not own the network adapter.
  
• Loading from USB is possible if the game does not mind very slow loading (PS2 only has USB 1.1). Compatibility is not so good. Cutscenes will stutter or skip out completely. Some games crash.
• Loading from smb/network works a lot better than USB. Cutscenes do not skip in general and loading times are only slightly worse than from legit discs. I did some brief tests some time ago.

For PS1 games the USB 1.1 interface is fast enough as the original Playstation had only a painfully slow 2x CD-drive (300kb/s). Supported games work fine with popstarter (Because this is copyrighted material I may not link or assist you in finding it – do not ask where to get it.)

Lastly about burning speeds: If you search the web, you get all sorts of inconsistent advises. Some say “burn slow, especially for gaming consoles”; some say “it does not matter”, some “it does not matter anymore with modern drives and modern media”.
Just try some different blank media, choose the lowest possible speed and look if it works stable. I personally prefer non-disc based loading whenever possible in any console because it is more convenient and I do not want to wear down the lasers.

 

[Localhorst86]

The possibilities depend on your PS2 model:

• For the “fat” model installing the network adapter and a hard drive is the best (but expensive) possibility. Loading from HDD is really fast and compatibility is also good. There are threads about this. I can’t help you with that because I do not own the network adapter.

Network adapters are no longer expensive, there are now third party alternatives available from china. From ~$10 for an IDE one to ~$15 for a SATA adapter.

regarding burn speeds: I have usually heard that you're supposed to burn with the maximum speed your drive can muster, as that's the speed it has been designed for. Now, It's been ages since I last used a burned disc on any of my consoles, but back in the 360 days I generally did not have any issues with games burned to disc at maximum speed.

 

[KleinesSinchen]

Network adapters are no longer expensive, there are now third party alternatives available from china. From ~$10 for an IDE one to ~$15 for a SATA adapter.

Nice. I did not know about third party adapters with SATA. My estimation was: original network adapter + IDE-SATA-bridge + HDD = much money (compared to using an existing computer with smb)

regarding burn speeds: I have usually heard that you're supposed to burn with the maximum speed your drive can muster, as that's the speed it has been designed for. Now, It's been ages since I last used a burned disc on any of my consoles, but back in the 360 days I generally did not have any issues with games burned to disc at maximum speed.

Now we have the next inconsistent advise. That one is new to me.

 

[Localhorst86]

Nice. I did not know about third party adapters with SATA. My estimation was: original network adapter + IDE-SATA-bridge + HDD = much money (compared to using an existing computer with smb)

Now we have the next inconsistent advise. That one is new to me.

Yeah, I remember that I paid ~100€ for my original HDD/Network adapter back in the day. IDE drives were still the norm back then, though. Nowadays, IDE drives are harder to come by, particularly in larger sizes. So if you have a spare drive lying around at home (i myself have dozens of HDs), it's now a rather cheap investment.

Heck, get a FAT PS2 with a broken laser from ebay for cheap, get an SATA adapter and find someone to install FreeMCBoot on a memory card and you're good to go for cheap PS2 gaming.