: Optical media is fragile; scratches, heat, and time can render discs unreadable.
: Corrupted or poorly dumped ISOs often lead to crashes or glitches in emulators like PCSX2 or when using Open PS2 Loader (OPL) on original hardware. Accessing and Using the Archive Disc Dumping Guide (MPF) - Redump Wiki ps2 redump archive
You need a specific old PC with an IDE ribbon cable. You need a Plextor drive (manufactured circa 2006) because only those drives can read the "subchannel data" correctly. You run a program called DICUI (Derivative Image Creation UI). It takes 45 minutes to read one DVD. : Optical media is fragile; scratches, heat, and
Redump’s mantra is pathological perfection. : Optical media is fragile