kallekall said:I think all this is bullshit until some kind of "real" expert tells me that it is not bullshit.
Mythbusters?
kallekall said:I think all this is bullshit until some kind of "real" expert tells me that it is not bullshit.
acky said:The only reason I can think of why a laser would be damaged due to media would be that poor quality media is more difficult to read and the laser has to compensate by adjusting the voltage used to power it.
But to everyone denying it happens, your laser will get damaged by playing backups. It will even get damaged by playing originals, albeit a lot slower. You probably don't have to worry about these things though, because your laser will probably keep working for another 5 years anyway, and $50 is not expensive for a laser.
yeah i think we get mixed up with the drive noise and laser. here's some example of wii drive noises; everyone will be on the same page ! =]olo567 said:...
spend $50 on a retail game instead of spending $50 somewhere down the line for a laser?
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i was being silly worried about just 1 laser ;P
the laser does not make any sound, it's probably other thing insede his drive that does the sound?stivsama said:LOL yes let them do that work and make it very enjoyable to watch at the same time !kallekall said:I think all this is bullshit until some kind of "real" expert tells me that it is not bullshit.
Mythbusters?
QUOTE(theforbidden1 @ Apr 3 2008, 10:12 AM)
bytor said:It is laser...it's an abbreviation of Light Amplification by Simulated Emission of Radiation.
Don't get me started on American's bad English lol
bytor said:It is laser...it's an abbreviation of Light Amplification by Simulated Emission of Radiation.
Don't get me started on American's bad English lol
Sockslayer said:bytor said:It is laser...it's an abbreviation of Light Amplification by Simulated Emission of Radiation.
Don't get me started on American's bad English lol
It's actually an abbreviation of Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation.
Actually, there are some very select drives that do adjust the laser's power if read errors are encountered (see Buffalo's "PowerRead" technique in some Pioneer drives). But this is by no means standard in dvd laser electronics as used in console systems and doesn't contradict your much welcome correction to the urban myth of dvd laser power adjustment.arctic_flame said:Magical power increase, no.
acky said:Woah artctic_flame, have you seen a laser operate before? The laser dot on the disc will adjust its radius until it can read the DVD. I don't think the laser itself has mechanically adjustable lenses.