I have a fat ps2 and I have changed the laser to another one. It's better than it was but it doesn't seem to read the burned games properly. I'm going to guess it's the media (maxell). I took it apart and what seems to be happening is the laser moves into the inside of the disk and you can see it shaking like it can't read it and it starts clicking. If it gets past that part it usually seems fine reading the rest of the disc but every time the laser moves back to that spot it starts struggling again. Funny enough though it reads real games fine and even a toxic dl patched copy of 50 cent bulletproof on a verbatim dual layer. I actually have the real copy of the game here somewhere too.
The slim does read them but I'm going to guess it's the media and the older ps2 just struggles with the discs. If I had to play a game like San Andreas on one of them discs I'm gonna guess it would start struggling then even in the slim.
Should I just get verbatim or use an IDE hdd for it and what is the lowest recommended ohm setting for the laser without burning it out? Thanks.
The slim does read them but I'm going to guess it's the media and the older ps2 just struggles with the discs. If I had to play a game like San Andreas on one of them discs I'm gonna guess it would start struggling then even in the slim.
Should I just get verbatim or use an IDE hdd for it and what is the lowest recommended ohm setting for the laser without burning it out? Thanks.