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Hiya!
I've been lurking on these forums quite a bit in an attempt to resolve my problem, however nothing really touched on what I was experiencing minus perhaps the occasional "Which DVD's should I use?" thread.
To set the scene: I have a PS2 Model SCPH 39002, a Swap Magic version 3.6, my PS2 is a few years old and we live in quite a dusty environment. I use Princo DVDs currently, as they are the cheapest. I am willing to change.
Having burned both Suikoden 3 and Silent Hill 4 I have noticed that during certain scenes, it skips to all hell, and after a while it gets better. An example is in Suikoden 3: the intro movie constantly skipped and occasionally timed out (went straight to the login screen), but after 5 to 10 playthroughs it got less skippy and ran with very few hiccups. So I would approach random FMV sequences throughout the game and come across an FMV and it would skip to match the intro sequence. I wouldn't get the opportunity to save so I would end up not seeing it. All the time making whirring noises.
So I take the game around to a friends, and the game doesn't skip at all! WTF! The friend has the same model number and lives in a relatively dust free environment.
Now I've heard a variety of things: Swap Magic screws PS2's, dusty environment means the lens needs cleaning, switch brands, etc etc. Now I want to take it to you guys; the know-hows, in order to best make my next decision without wasting any coin. There are so many variables I do not know where to start.
Thanks for reading guys!
Hope I can absorb some of your intelligence! ;D
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