the problem with getting a premodded machine is it costs more and i don't have very much money.

and i assume you are talking about the disks, i don't mind changing discs, i do it with my codebreaker all the time. and you say it wont play dvd-r, but it should play cd-r right? and thats what i can burn my iso's on.

all i'm really looking for is something that i can install easily so i don't screw up my machine trying to install the chip (i.e. me wanting a chip i don't have to solder).