PlayStation 2

[LardEmbargo]

The PS2 should not touch the disc surface to read them. It's faulty if it does.

Also never move a CD or DVD player when it is in operation, that can cause a circular scratch too.

yeah, the circular marks on the disc are from something scratching the surface while the discs are loaded in the machine and spinning, not from your Little Treasures forgetting to look after them :)

could be that the dvd-drive is just generally worn out and needs repairing or replacing. or it might just be crud (fluff, dust, arsefur from the cat etc) in the optics that could be cleaned off.

I dunno for sure, but don't forget that if it's out of warranty, any repair work might start adding up pretty quickly. They'll probably want to charge you like $50 straight off just to open it up, for instance. Ask if it's likely to be worth fixing before they take it away and then bring it back with a bill for about as much as a whole new one would've cost.

[Trumpess]

yeah, the circular marks on the disc are from something scratching the surface while the discs are loaded in the machine and spinning, not from your Little Treasures forgetting to look after them

could be that the dvd-drive is just generally worn out and needs repairing or replacing. or it might just be crud (fluff, dust, arsefur from the cat etc) in the optics that could be cleaned off.

I dunno for sure, but don't forget that if it's out of warranty, any repair work might start adding up pretty quickly. They'll probably want to charge you like $50 straight off just to open it up, for instance. Ask if it's likely to be worth fixing before they take it away and then bring it back with a bill for about as much as a whole new one would've cost.

Thanks LardEmbargo.
I will take it in on Monday to get it looked at.
We have had it for about 3-4 years, so yeah could be stuffed or has dust inside it. Its amazing where that stuff ends up.

[Jiminy]

Also try standing the console on it's side or flat down, see it if makes a difference.

What he says.

If it's dirt in the console, would one of those cleaning discs work? Did anyone ever use them? (I never dared)

Oh and on a different topic concerning games, have any of you got games your PS2 cant read let alone play?
We were told it was the game itself - like the game has way to much info for the PS2 to read??

I had issues with GTA 3, and was told to turn the radio off in the game. Much to my surprise, it worked. I guess the radio channels must have taken a large part of the CD surface and would have been the first bits affected by scratches. Nothing to do with too much info for the PS2 to read, though.

[limbimtimwim]

I dunno for sure, but don't forget that if it's out of warranty, any repair work might start adding up pretty quickly. They'll probably want to charge you like $50 straight off just to open it up, for instance. Ask if it's likely to be worth fixing before they take it away and then bring it back with a bill for about as much as a whole new one would've cost.

$219 these days too.