Llama has torn into the Xbox 360 once again, this time to find out exactly what is scratching the discs. Here is what they had to say:
We found that if we added a foam rubber pad on the opposite side of the laser we could prevent the damage that would otherwise occur. Notice the arc near the top of the rubber pad in this photo?That is where the DVD now hits when we quickly tip it from a vertical to horizontal position.
The pad restricts the upward movement of the disc on one side of the pivot point and in turn restricts the downward movement on the other side of the pivot point.
We did a little digging to see what the lids of old drives look like (the HL360 drive has the rubber pad because we put them there)
Notice only the Thomson includes the rubber bumpers to protect the disc.
In this shot of the HL 360 lid below we can see the three black pads. The two pads across from each other should be installed about a half inch further out from the ring to optimize performance.
With the 3 foam rubber pads from the Thomson in place we now are unable to scratch up the disc. I'm so confident I will insert the real quake 4 disc rather than the demo disc as before, view that video [here].Get the video of the disc after the fix [here].
Similar but softer buzz sound, but not the dramatic buzz saw we had earlier. What do you know, no scratches!
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I can name at least 15 devices in THIS ROOM that would be damaged if you damaged if you turned them sideways while they were running.
I'm glad I haven't got an xbox360 yet, I'll definitely pick one up post-xmas and hopefully by then they will have fixed their recipe ;)
you say you are glad you didnt get one and that you will wait but what you really mean is you couldnt get one and will have to wait post christmas
im not sure how to do this i wish they would show a video on how to
If you do that, i mean taking this plate thing out of your xbox, you are gonna loose warranty, dont you?
"That is where the DVD now hits when we quickly tip it from a vertical to horizontal position"
Gees... it says right in the manual not to move the system with a disk in the drive you may scratch the disk.
As for those that keep hammering on how broken the design is...
Name any other home stereo component that you want to (or need to) move around while it is in operation?
'Hey kids I will pop in SpiderMan II and will hop around on a pogo stick with the CD player under my arm. How did the disk get scratched?!' - duh
The system is not flawed in this respect.
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