PS2 Chip/Magic 3.1 import questions (help!)

[SnowShoe]

Hi,

I have recently had my UK PS2 Chipped with a magic 3.1 and i'm a little disapointed with some of the performance.

1) On US PS2 games the games arn't quite full screen, they have slight borders ( not as bad as big 'devil may cry' PAL borders ), but borders all the same. A PAL PS2 game with a 60hz mode will fill the screen ( yes even games like 'sky odysee' that uses NTSC 60hz ), but not a US game on the UK PS2. The TV is definately in it's 60hz mode when the US PS2 games boots, so what gives????? Why the crap borders?

2) US PS1 games are unplayable, stupid thing shifts the screen about 5 inches up, leaving a horrible giant border at the bottom, and cutting off _loads_ of the top of the screen.

I never had any border/screen moving problems with my chipped original Playstation, or any other 60hz games, so is it all the fault of the Magic 3.1?????

Anyone know if something better like a DMS chip suffers from similar problems or knows more about this situation????

[Salsa Party Animal]

No idea about Devil May Cry US version but Messiah 2 on my Silver PS2 work very well so far.

So I think you might have the wrong chip but again I am not expert in chipping PS2.

[wod]

lol they skanked you man, any decent chipper is only doing messiah 2 or dms3 chips

u should have had a messiah 2 put in as them magic chips are ****.

[SnowShoe]

So the DMS doesn't suffer from these screen shift and screen squash problems?????

[Naiera]

Stick to the facts wod.

A Magic chip is all you need if you just want to play imports. It's his TV that's messing up with the PS2 imports.

[SnowShoe]

See thats what I don't get, if it is a problem on the tv ( and i've tried it out on 3 separate 60hz capable tv's ) then why are they fine with my chipped PS1 with US games, and fine with my American N64??

I'm so confused

[Salsa Party Animal]

Try the game on another chipped PS2 or an american PS2. Have you got another import game to try out.

[SnowShoe]

I have tried two different games, both exibit the same problem.

I don't know anyone else with a chipped ps2.

If anyone is out there with any chipped ps2, could you tell me if your ntsc games are in full screen glory???

[Saurian]

With the Messiah 2 the PS2 will switch to the correct video mode to suit the game it is playing (PS1 or PS2). A PAL PS2 with Messiah 2 chip will play imports just as they should be played. Magic chips are not very good but I've never heared of video mode issues regarding their use, contact the person who installed this mod - I know it doesnt help now but it's worth finding out from others what modchips to use cos their are heads out there skanking people with cheap rubbish.

[Naiera]

All PS2 chips will boot games in their corret videomodes.

[bash]

WTF?

Saurs back?