Best PS2 ModChip and Media for Backups??

[busto]

Hey gang just got a DVD burner and now I'm looking to Mod my Ps2 was wondering what my best options are?

 

[psx_paul]

Best options would be a Messiah2 or DMS3. Both are direct-boot chips

 

[ps2king]

Would be the Messiah2 and DMS3 in my opinion too but there is also another chip that is keeping up. It's cheaper than the two and works just as well. It isn't much popular but it is slowly rising. It has 1 more wire to solder than the messiah. With this said, the modchip I'm talking about is the BlueX-5.