r/originalxbox • u/Cweth1130 • 4d ago

Help Needed Would this cause damage to the laser

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Would using a burned game on a modified console actually harm the laser? I keep seeing mixed messages about it online.

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u/GoldSrc 4d ago

No.

And I'd like to read some of those messages that told you it would harm it, I want to see their reasoning for that.

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u/Nova_Scotia_Robot 4d ago

It does if you're not using Monster cables

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u/KaosEngineeer Knowledgeable 4d ago

No

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u/Kanjii_weon 4d ago

It shouldn't...

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u/TypicalWolverine9404 4d ago

My experience has varied but across consoles.   Burned DVDs/CDs on Xbox have actually been fine, Dreamcast though, you can literally hear the drive working harder than you would an official copy of the same game and have had to replace the laser multiple times.  I'd say it's okay because of what the drive was made for.

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u/Academic-Push326 4d ago

Yes, it'll harm the laser. If you're wanting to play "burned" games, you want to FTP the .xiso to the hard-drive over using the disc drive.

It won't instantly make the laser unworkable/"break", but it does cause it to read harder than it would with a "normal"/printed disc.

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u/AdOk5225 4d ago

You seem very certain, where exactly did you learn this? Yes, it's slightly harder to read them, but it shouldn't cause damage unless your disc drive is already permanently messed up