# Diagnose my PS2 problem, please...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnose-my-ps2-problem-please/326090>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 13, 2005, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnose-my-ps2-problem-please/326090 "2005-10-13T16:33:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![dre2xl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/34f0e0/32.png) [@dre2xl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dre2xl)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2005, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnose-my-ps2-problem-please/326090/1 "2005-10-13T16:33:51Z")

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Something interesting has been happening with my 3rd gen PS2. It seems to stop and choke “Cannot read disc” when it reads a particular spot on any of my DVDs. DVDs in question are brand new–they have about 7 TV episodes on each disc, and my PS2 chokes halfway through the 6th episode. What’s happening, and does it need cleaning, or does it need actual repair?

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**Author:** ![St\_Ides](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@St\_Ides](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/St_Ides)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2005, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnose-my-ps2-problem-please/326090/2 "2005-10-13T22:44:11Z")

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Are they burned discs?

Playstations are notorious for not reading burned discs… At least in my world.

Something about the laser focus and the location of data on a burned vs a real dvd.

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**Author:** ![dre2xl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/34f0e0/32.png) [@dre2xl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dre2xl)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnose-my-ps2-problem-please/326090/3 "2005-10-14T00:51:41Z")

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Real legit discs. Burned DVDs are definitely not worth the effort to save, what, $5 per disc. You download 6 GB, then you have to upload all 6 gigs back in case they k/b you for bad sharing ratios, then you have to buy the discs, then you have to wait to burn the discs, and then you have to invest the time & money to mod the PS2/DVD-player.

Awful lot of work to save $5 per TV-series disc and $10-15 per movie disc.