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Is playing CDs bad for your PS2 laser?
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me2007
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10. September 2006 @ 21:34 |
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I heard playing bad DVDs is bad for the PS2 laser.
Is playing CDs bad for it too? Or just playing bad ones?
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me2007
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10. September 2006 @ 21:39 |
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I mean PS2 games on a backup CD.
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10. September 2006 @ 21:54 |
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The ps2 has a hard time reading cd's period, so yeah, burnt cd's can be bad.
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ace1uk
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11. September 2006 @ 04:21 |
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Playing any backups on the PS2, whether on CD or DVD is bad for the laser, but using good quality media, and regularly cleaning the lens will lessen the effects.
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kiril89
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11. September 2006 @ 08:43 |
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I see, so when the inevitable happens, should I even consider fixing the laser, or just replace my passed away PS2? I mean expenses wise.
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ace1uk
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11. September 2006 @ 12:30 |
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Once a laser is done, its done, no amount of fixing will help.
And since a new laser costs about 2/3's the price of a refurbished pre-owned PS2, then you'd be best off replacing the whole PS2 when the inevitable happens.
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me2007
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11. September 2006 @ 18:41 |
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Why is playing backups bad for laser?
I thought if you use quality CD/DVD it wouldn't harm it.
What does Sony do to their original copys that makes them not harmful to the laser?
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ace1uk
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12. September 2006 @ 05:19 |
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Original discs are pressed, backups are burnt.
Its easier on the lens reading a pressed disc, than a burnt disc. Pressed discs also have a better 'reflectivity' than blank discs that you burn to, so the laser picks up the info far easier.
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ddmp
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12. September 2006 @ 14:59 |
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Just wondering, how, how often, and where would u clean the laser "regularily"?
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ace1uk
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12. September 2006 @ 21:26 |
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A cotton bud & some rubbing alcohol
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PS_GaMeR
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17. September 2006 @ 00:44 |
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And what does it phisically mean that non-original discs are bad for the laser? I mean if u use burnt discs a lot if times what happens with the laser? will something get damaged?
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18. September 2006 @ 13:29 |
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It's just more work on the laser. I played burned DVD and CD games on the same PS2 for 3 years and it still works fine.
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ste0
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19. September 2006 @ 12:45 |
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Ive been playing my backed up games for a long time and the other week my playstation was nt reading a lot of discs i just got some aftershave on a cotten bud and gave the laser a clean its working fine again just use good discs i found in the past with low quilty discs my games would skip and jump send the exta few bob its well worth it
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19. September 2006 @ 13:21 |
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Best way to play backups on your PS2 is through HD (Hdloader , Hd Advanced USB Extreme etc etc) No Wear and Tear on your laser that way...
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ebermu01
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23. September 2006 @ 08:38 |
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whats a good quality dvd and cd-rom?
or its just brand related?
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ace1uk
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23. September 2006 @ 13:50 |
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RITEK G05 8x DVD-R, Verbatim 8x DVD-R, Sony 8x DVD-R.
For CD-R it doesn't matter about quality, any CD-R will do.
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