No matter what game i put in i get this message.."Disc Unreadable. Clean disc or Restart."
There is a place close by where i live that will service my xbox..worth taking it? or just get a new one??
cheers.
Before i go taking my xbox to bits. a thought occured to me. Would one of those cleaning discs work? MS say on their website not to use one as it may damage my console but since my xbox displays the "unreadable disc" msg after playin for 20 mins, it's gotta be worth a punt?
Although from the feedback it would seem to be hit and miss. I guess it depends on whether or not your problem really is a bit of fluff on the lens, or if it's something more serious.
Yeah, i had a look at that and like you say, reviews vary! My xbox is pretty old tbh an it's had a good run, i just don't have the money to throw at a new one. There's a console repair place near to me and they charge 15 quid to clean the lens...it comes with a one month guarantee!
I'm tempted to get the pc world own brand cleaning disc an try that. Knowing me though i'll pick one up in the poundshop round the corner and give it a whirl!
Yeah, i had a look at that and like you say, reviews vary! My xbox is pretty old tbh an it's had a good run, i just don't have the money to throw at a new one. There's a console repair place near to me and they charge 15 quid to clean the lens...it comes with a one month guarantee!
I'm tempted to get the pc world own brand cleaning disc an try that. Knowing me though i'll pick one up in the poundshop round the corner and give it a whirl!
Lens cleaning discs are useless. As people have already advised your lens is either dirty and broken. Youtube videos are easy to follow to clean them. Also you can buy a new optical drive if required. Again straight forward to replace when following Youtube videos
I've only gone an bloody fixed it! Got a cleaning disc from tesco, stuck it in and it worked! Also the picture and sound are noticibly better. Played a couple of hours last night and today. It's like a new xbox!
Will check it out next week, i've returned to sniper elite at the mo. the online battles have a great risk/reward vibe that really suit my mentality! How did you find gta5? i actually found myself comparing it to SOD (which is another reason i wanna reurn to it).
Yeah me too. Graphically GTA V was amazing, I really enjoyed my time with it but I actually stopped playing around 70% of the way through and haven't returned.
Overall I had more fun in State of Decay despite it being inferior to GTA V in many ways. It's just more intense and the strategy elements combined with the real-time game world simulation and AI made the game feel very unique.
I know what you mean with GTA5, i completed it, but it felt a bit flat to me. Don't know if that was because it couldn't live up to it's own hype or if i'm just getting old and jaded!
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You Tube how to clean the laser.
will do, thanks for the tip.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/CleanDr-Laser-Lens-Cleaner-Xbox/dp/B0041A3JS0
Although from the feedback it would seem to be hit and miss. I guess it depends on whether or not your problem really is a bit of fluff on the lens, or if it's something more serious.
I'm tempted to get the pc world own brand cleaning disc an try that. Knowing me though i'll pick one up in the poundshop round the corner and give it a whirl!
Well good luck either way!
Lens cleaning discs are useless. As people have already advised your lens is either dirty and broken. Youtube videos are easy to follow to clean them. Also you can buy a new optical drive if required. Again straight forward to replace when following Youtube videos
Overall I had more fun in State of Decay despite it being inferior to GTA V in many ways. It's just more intense and the strategy elements combined with the real-time game world simulation and AI made the game feel very unique.
Glad you got it fixed pal.