what chip to use

[Arakon]

easy AND good doesn't work well together.
either you get an easy chip, like the neo.. but it sucks. it won't do imports, only cdrs dvd-r, and you need to swap, and depending on your board revision, patch some games too (dvd-r won't work on these either).

or you get a good chip, like the origa.. it plays imports without swap, cdr and dvd-r copies with a single swap, but the installation is hard to do and requires professional equipment and a very steady hand.