As far as the crazy questions go -
Yes I always patch my US games - the inbuilt region free patching on the Wiikey is flaky to say the least so I don't rely on it - it takes 5 secs to patch a game - so why not do it?.
I run my Wii at 480p via component - but I've tried all 3 video options.
I know how to burn DVDs (been doing it since the last century) - I always use Verbatim and burn at 2x for games on my Pioneer 111 burner - but if anyone else wants to burn a coaster on this POS game - feel free.