360 occasionally stutters during films.

[Kreeeee]

Any idea why it might do this or if it's a common problem? I'm sure it happens with games too occasionally where I can hear the disc spin down for a split second and then it spins back up as if nothing happened. This happens very rarely but os a minor annoyance.

 

[Logsi]

Dirty disk drive?

Or your consoles on the way out!!! Dum dum dummm!

Jokin.

Get a air blaster or disk drive cleaner.

Josh

 

[Sime]

My 360 sometimes stutters when playing GH2, Goes really slow and then is fine after about 5 seconds.

 

[Kreeeee]

I've never had the dirty disc error. It just seems like the drive stalls.

 

[Joebob]

it could be a dirty laser rather than the disc itself - not sure if that would make the console give the dirty disc error message or not though! Try a CD/DVD lense cleaning disc.

 

[Kreeeee]

it could be a dirty laser rather than the disc itself - not sure if that would make the console give the dirty disc error message or not though! Try a CD/DVD lense cleaning disc.

I don't have one of those, reckon compressed air will do the trick?

 

[Edz]

Any idea why it might do this or if it's a common problem? I'm sure it happens with games too occasionally where I can hear the disc spin down for a split second and then it spins back up as if nothing happened. This happens very rarely but os a minor annoyance.

Mine used to do this (when I had it). I tried just about everything but to no
avail

It was nearly always near the beginning of the film and wouldn't happen on all films.

In the end I had to use a seperate DVD player as I thought the DVD playback on the 360 was pretty poor

 

[Kreeeee]

Mine used to do this (when I had it). I tried just about everything but to no
avail

It was nearly always near the beginning of the film and wouldn't happen on all films.

In the end I had to use a seperate DVD player as I thought the DVD playback on the 360 was pretty poor

I get it for about a second for every 6 hours of DVD played, less common with games. I may try the pot tweak if I can get hold of a cheap multimeter.

 

[Hostile_18]

In the end I had to use a seperate DVD player as I thought the DVD playback on the 360 was pretty poor

Yeah I have 3 DVD players. The 360 one, my old player and an upscaling one. The 360 one was unacceptable sometimes picture quality wise especially with older material. That added with the noise has relegated it to a games machine only.

Kreeeee 1 second every 6 hours isn't that bad is it? lol.

 

[Kreeeee]

Yeah I have 3 DVD players. The 360 one, my old player and an upscaling one. The 360 one was unacceptable sometimes picture quality wise especially with older material. That added with the noise has relegated it to a games machine only.

Kreeeee 1 second every 6 hours isn't that bad is it? lol.

No it's not, but it's annoying when it happens on online games.

 

[Monkey Puzzle]

Kreeeeeeeeeee - do you have the Hitachi or the Samsung drive - I have the Hitachi and haven't had any trouble from it (other than the noise). I never really noticed the DVD playback being poor ;- maybe I'm just not as discerning as you guys!

 

[Kreeeee]

Kreeeeeeeeeee - do you have the Hitachi or the Samsung drive - I have the Hitachi and haven't had any trouble from it (other than the noise). I never really noticed the DVD playback being poor ;- maybe I'm just not as discerning as you guys!

Sammy drive. Other than this intermittant fault it's perfect.

 

[Joebob]

I get it for about a second for every 6 hours of DVD played, less common with games. I may try the pot tweak if I can get hold of a cheap multimeter.

I've just remembered that I used to get this exact same problem on my PS2. It always just kind of paused for a fraction of a second half way through the film!

 

[Maniac618]

Any idea why it might do this or if it's a common problem? I'm sure it happens with games too occasionally where I can hear the disc spin down for a split second and then it spins back up as if nothing happened. This happens very rarely but os a minor annoyance.

Happened to me today with GOW during an ingame cutscene and I can't remember it happening before.

 

[Maniac618]

I've just remembered that I used to get this exact same problem on my PS2. It always just kind of paused for a fraction of a second half way through the film!

That's not the disc drive's fault, that would have been the DVD changing from one layer to another. It happens to everyone with long movies that use 2 layers on the DVD. Most DVD boxes state this on the back. Some more expensive DVD players cope with the layer change better, i.e. the layer change swap is quicker and less noticeable if at all noticeable.

 

[Kreeeee]

That's not the disc drive's fault, that would have been the DVD changing from one layer to another. It happens to everyone with long movies that use 2 layers on the DVD. Most DVD boxes state this on the back. Some more expensive DVD players cope with the layer change better, i.e. the layer change swap is quicker and less noticeable if at all noticeable.

Hmm... it could be that.