slowmo said:
yo_john117 said:
slowmo said:
Bullet100000 said:
Maybe it was a bad batch of DVD's I don't think it is a hardware issue. Even though the article say it is.
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Actually I'm more inclined to say it is a hardware issue. This is just the usual big seller that people associate their hardware failures with rather than a fault of the game. It happens as you get people who haven't played much for a while suddenly ramping up the usage of their console when a game like Reach comes along. A failing laser exhibits exactly these sort of faults before eventually going the "open tray" error route.
It doesn't matter how clean the disk is, if the laser is weak and/or not focusing properly then it will not read certain disks. I've seen failing lasers read extremely scratched disks, yet fail to read new disks hundreds of times.
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This is exactly what was happening to my 360 a couple of months ago...its a really easy fix though, just have to rip your 360 open and turn a screw a few millimeters (i think its called the DVD pot) and now my 360 reads just perfectly.
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Well pot tweaking does indeed get lasers working again usually, the downside is you shorten the lifespan, then again if its dead whats to lose I guess lol.
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I haven't heard anything about that. What does it shorten? The disc tray lifespan? or just the general lifespan of the console itself?
