Magic 3.1 Working Great

[NBK19]

Im gonna put 2 more 3.1's in 2 V7's .. So in a total this is 3 3.1's ... I'll let you guys know how it goes. Maybe it's just consistant with the V5-V7 models ? .. We'll see.

[Joe Mama]

My philosiphy is - Magic chips keep selling at a ridiculous rate. If they were "That bad" then people wouldnt continue to buy them. Some of these people having problems might also have a close that they bought from a "Cheaper" not as reputable source. (And then again - Magics can be testy as well...) I personally have had no problems with the Magic 3's I have bought. (The switch helps too)
-Me

[rain]

I use a magic 3, when it was first chipped it worked fine. but a game froze and after the reboot a got the infamous "black screen" so now i don't know if the chip still works, its dead, or something else is broke. btw I bought mine from modchip.ca as well.

[Fat_Mike]

I have Magic 3.1 in my V7 system, and I have no problem with the chip at all.

[Hull_Chipper]

Originally posted by meyousikmann
1 person will say, "Hey, the Magic works great in my console". Then, 5 people will say, "Hey, the Magic doesn't work for crap in my machine."

5 -1 !!!!!!!!!!!!

The only prob with Magics is all the untruths that are circulated about them.

From my personal experience I have discovered the following.

Poor quality downloads struggle to boot, but will boot with Messiah2 - FACT

Poor quality (cheap) DVDR media will struggle to boot, but will boot with Messiah2 (Bulkpaq for example) - FACT

I use the alt 'W1' point by default, I also use alt pwr & gnd points as standard.

1-1 DVD-R back-ups written on decent media (I use datasafe 2x on the fly) boot 100% of the time.

1-1 CDR back-ups written on datasafe media boot 100% of the time.

All the dvd- rips I possess including kalisto downloads boot 100% with the Magics.

I have backed-up games (CD and DVD) that have struggled to boot with the Magics but booted fine with Messiah2, I've rewritten the disc a 2nd time & it works fine.

The verdict - Yes, if you use cheap media you need a Messiah2!
If you download all your games & copy from copies, then you will probably need a Messiah2.

If you take pride/care when backing up your games then Magic3.1 is the sensible option at only 25% of the cost of a Messiah2!

[ftothe3]

also, people post when they have problems. not when everything is going well.