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Dealing w/ PlayStation 2 Disc Read Errors?

Posted by Cliff on from the voiding-the-warranty dept.

Habitual submits this tidbit: "Ars Technica has a guide on how to essentially re-align your busted PS2 laser. The fix is meant to eliminate the Disc Read Error that tends to appear as our beloved PS2s age. The procedure isn't for the faint of heart, but it does work."

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  1. Re:Major Problem? by ivan256 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Sell 20 million of something and find out how many problems get reported on the internet. Seriously, if the failure rate is .1% you are still going to have a lot of angry forum posts.

    They have a high return rate, because they have a high sale rate.

    (For the record, my PS2 for launch day is still working. I'm on cube #3)