Wears out the laser??

**Menace Inc** · 07-01-2005,10:23 AM

Today I read something about "wears out the laser"?

Here is what this dude said:

"Invest in a hard drive for your ps2, don't waste money on coasters and burns that wear out the laser, and can skip and have problems."

Is this true?

**btmorris420** · 07-02-2005,03:57 PM

i feel safer running off my hdd. but then again im on my 5th and 6th ps2 since release. 2 where stolen and 2 had dre that cleaning and adjusting the lens could not fix. ive had very good luck with my v7 and v9. i only use ty dvd-rs and never watch movies on there either.

basicaly if you wanna play alot of backups you need to invest in the very best dvd-r media you can

my 2 cents

**Toma** · 07-02-2005,05:13 PM

If you use the laser, you'll wear it out eventually; how quickly you'll wear it out is the real question. I haven't played a game off of the original disc in months because the hard drive is just more convenient and it loads faster. It's kind of a no-brainer.

**Menace Inc** · 07-02-2005,06:17 PM

I have the slim version, so hd isn't a option. I do use Taiyo Yuden 8x DVD-R.

**Toma** · 07-02-2005,06:57 PM

I don't think you can get any better than TY media. I think it's safe to say your laser will be fine.

**Menace Inc** · 07-02-2005,07:18 PM

Thanks Toma!

**yahooadam** · 07-02-2005,07:45 PM

Using burnt media wears out your laser faster, but u can still replace the laser

if u can, use a hd
faster, easier, and saves your laser

as toma said, its a no brainer

all i can do is agree :P if u cant use a hd, use good media, or just use the money u save by using cheap media to buy a new laser

**hip725** · 07-02-2005,08:06 PM

but wat if u have a pstwo (slimline)? i have a slimline and i currently have a dms4

yourdeardaniel · 07-02-2005,08:11 PM

i have a HDLoader on CD with noname media. the size is 24mb (23.8mb dummy file). Should i burn HDLoader DVD image on name brand media like Verbatim DVD-R (MCC 02RG20) (size is 1.4GB i think)? i'm not sure if using this no name brand CDR media is gonna wear out laser then if i use the DVD-R.

**Menace Inc** · 07-02-2005,09:26 PM

I believe PSTwo has USB 1.1. HD via USB 1.1 (even 2.0) is sloow.

Originally Posted by hip725

but wat if u have a pstwo (slimline)? i have a slimline and i currently have a dms4

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