Engadget is reporting, assuming the translations from the original source gadgetzone.nl are correct, that Microsoft decided to ignore a problem with the Xbox 360 until Dutch TV show "Kassa" publically ran its own tests on the console. A number of the 360s produced in December 2006 did not include a part in the drive which essentially caused the Xbox to scratch the disc it was reading. Microsoft is finally confessing that there might actually be a problem and promising to look into it: "We are not able to respond in detail on the results. It is possible that scratches on discs originate from frequent use. However, we have no indication that the results of the tests from Kassa are a large scale problem." Microsoft is willing to hear out customer complaints on the matter and recommends that affected users contact support to deal with the issue. Hopefully, it will all be downhill from here.
Link: Forum Discussion (Thanks EZRecovery)
News source: Engadget
Link: Forum Discussion (Thanks EZRecovery) News source: Engadget
The console does not scratch the disc... unless u movie it while its turned on... MS know this and they state it when u take it out of the box with a big sticker..
Am I missing something here? Why would anyone hope for this?
That would be uphill then.
"It all went downhill from there" means things are getting worse--not easier/better.
Holy crap, did I just play grammar police on the internet? I should know better...
As far as I know though, the BD discs are supposed to be more scratch resistant. Unfortunately, as much as I'd like to test that out, I don't think I'd buy one just to ruin it.
Not if handle them from the edges, you genius. They're OPTICAL. That means only light touches the data surface. Not your fingers.
With proper handling, a CD can remain scratch-free for hundreds, maybey thousands, of years.
Now that's funny, given that recent research suggests that the actual lifespan of the average recordable CD is closer to 10 years--if that much.
Of course I'm not talking about scratches here, but rather, chemical breakdown. AKA bit rot.
I sold the damn thing and bought a Wii
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