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Keeble
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_ 		11. July 2003 @ 00:05 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I was just wondering whether playing backups on a PS2 would damage the laser, over a long period of time.

I have a ver 5/6 PS2 with a messiah chip and I am using DVD+R media.

I have noticed that with some games the laser makes more noise when loading, as if its trying alot harder to read the data.

I was just concerned to whether that over time this would damage my laser.

Please advise, thanks.
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Oriphus
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_ 		11. July 2003 @ 08:29 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
No it wont damage the laser. The reason it takes longer to read is because the data on the DVD R is harder to read than that of the pressed originals. Run your original through a DVD Speed program and then run your back up and you wll notice that the original, if not scraped, reads at a constant rate, however, the back up will be all over the place.

Chris
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Discmania
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_ 		12. July 2003 @ 07:32 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Try also getting DVD Idle which means the disc spins at a much lower speed when reading and thus preserves the drive:http://www.afterdawn.com/software/video_software/dvd_tools/dvdidle.cfm
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