Compare Nintendo Wii ModChips
Comparing Feraures of the Wiinja V1 - CycloWiz v1 & 2 - WiiKey / Xeno-Wii - WiiBuster - Wiinja Delux
Features |
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Direct Boot of Backups (Wii/GC) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Direct Boot of Homebrew* |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Upgradable via DVD |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes (2) |
No |
Yes |
No |
Region Free (Wii) NTSC on PAL |
Yes (3) |
Yes |
Yes (3) |
No |
Yes (3) |
No |
Region Free (Wii) PAL on NTSC |
Yes (3) |
Yes |
Yes (3) |
No |
Yes (3) |
No |
Region Free (GameCube) NTSC on PAL |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Region Free (GameCube) PAL on NTSC |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
DVD-ROM Access Speed**** |
6x |
6x |
< 6x |
6x |
6x |
N/A |
GameCube Audio Streaming Fix |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
DVD-R Backup Disc Support |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
DVD+R Backup Disc Support |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
DVD+RW Backup Disc Support |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
ModChip Stealth Mode |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Homebrew Support** |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Large DVD > 1.4GB Reading for Homebrew |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
N/A |
Multi-Image Disc Support*** |
N/A |
Yes |
No |
No |
N/A |
N/A |
Type of chip used |
512byte
EEPROM |
N/A |
SX-28 |
PIC |
PIC |
N/A |
Disable Chip Feature |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Wired or QuickSolder |
Quick (1) |
Wired |
Quick (1) |
Wired |
Quick (1) |
Wired |
Number of Solder Points |
6 |
29 |
5-9 (4) |
5 |
6 |
5-6 |
Average Retail Price |
$39.99 |
$59.99 |
$39.99 |
$32.99 |
$49.95 |
$40.00 |
So to sum this all up the two leaders as you can see are WiiKey and CycloWiz with chips like Wiinja and WiiD catching up in updated versions.
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If you have the new "unhackuble" D2C chipset in your Wii you have only one option and that is D2CKey.) The good thing about WiiKey and Cyclowiz is that new features are improvements are implemented in simple firmware/software updates that can be installed from a rewritable DVD. In another review we will look at the os and configuration disc menu options of each wii mod chip.
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(1) Quick solder for basic install, optional wire installs for additional features.
(2) CycloWiz version 1 is not upgradable via DVD, but CycloWiz version 2 is (v2 comes in an ESD bag with a printed logo on it).
(3) Works for aproximately 50% of the import Wii Games.
(4) Four optional wires for chip disable and upgrading by DVD can be soldered.
* - Requires you to create or download self booting homebrew discs.
** - You must boot homebrew from DVD, GCOS or SDLoad.
*** - Requires GCOS to boot Multi-Image Discs.
*** - Normal games run at 6x speed. Anything below this will cause slower loading times and choppy video playback.
Wii Mod-Chips - Nintendo Wii mod chips thatr inject necessary code to authenticate backup discs are being worked on.