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Vash
09-13-2003, 05:54 PM
I've read that if you wan't to make a backup of a playstation game with the least amount of errors, you should burn it at 1x. Does that also go for the speed that the cd should be read? Can the software read the cd at max but burnt the cd at 1x and come out just as good as if i were to have burnt the cd and read the cd at 1x? Which would you recommend for backing up playstation games, Clonecd or Alcohol 120%? If neither, which software?
Rocol
09-13-2003, 06:04 PM
Have a look here M8 .. you will find all the Info & Utilities you need :D

Megagames Console Gaming World (http://www.megagames.com/console/console.shtml)
NorthViking
09-14-2003, 02:22 AM
Some guides and tips here too http://www.mgforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1966
Vash
09-14-2003, 02:16 PM
I've read about people burning cds at 12x, is that possible. I thought that the playstation can't read cds burnt at that speed.
NorthViking
09-14-2003, 02:28 PM
Well you can experiment, but the lower speed the better copy you will get.
Vash
09-14-2003, 03:10 PM
I thought that the playstation's top reading speed is 2x. So if i were to burnt it at anything higher, it shouldn't work right? If not, what's the fastest speed I can burnt a cd and still work?
Gee Gee
09-14-2003, 03:21 PM
I thought that the playstation's top reading speed is 2x. So if i were to burnt it at anything higher, it shouldn't work right? If not, what's the fastest speed I can burnt a cd and still work?
It depends, some playstations are more fussy than others. A friend of mines' psx wouldn't play anything if it was burnt over 2, where as my old psx would play them ok if they were burnt at 4x or more.

Slower is usually better but as has been said if you want to try faster experiment, disks are cheap.
Vash
09-14-2003, 05:19 PM
Since the specifications of the playstation's cd-rom is double speed does that mean if i were to play a game that works but was burnt at 4x it could mess up my playstation console?
NorthViking
10-02-2003, 03:40 PM
Since the specifications of the playstation's cd-rom is double speed does that mean if i were to play a game that works but was burnt at 4x it could mess up my playstation console?
No I can't imagine that.
If it's burnt in 4x it just means it's burned at faster speed.
It won't play in 4x, it will play in the PSX speed which is 2x :):flash: