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I have a dreamcast that is treating me very badly. It will play any number of scratched NBA or NFL 2k games. It boots CDs just fine. However when it comes to playing anything decent such as Sonic Adventure or Shenmue in non-scratched conditions it refuses to read the discs.
I've spent hours doing the laser calibration trick with no luck.

Any other suggestions to try out to fix this DC? It's like living with a shitty chad room mate who only wants to play madden all day.

>> No.4145653

>>4145551
>plays only sports games
Sounds like its in nigger mode

>> No.4145665

>>4145551
Maybe you need to adjust the laser POT, this happened a lot with an old gamecube that had a modchip installed. After playing burned games it refused to read the original games for a couple hours.

http://retro-hack.blogspot.mx/2010/06/sega-dreamcast-laser-calibration-guide.html

>> No.4145668
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4145668

It's perfectly normal OP

>> No.4145670

>>4145665
What does POT stand for anon?

I'm amateur level when it comes to electronics terms.

>> No.4145673

>>4145551
Get a GDEMU
Best thing to happen to my Dreamcast

>> No.4145683

>>4145670
>POTenciometer.
Its a piece that you can move or adjust using a screwdriver, It defines the strength of the laser when reading the disc. Check the link, its not hard but do it carefully.

>> No.4145695

>>4145551
Dreamcasts are one of the most faulty consoles out there.

Fixing the pots is only a temporary fix. You'll need to buy a new GD-ROM drive.

>> No.4145737

>>4145670

potenciometer, a variable resistor. Pretty much every dial you can turn is in essence one of those, the tuner on a radio, volume control etc.

>> No.4146985

>>4145670
>POT
dude

>> No.4148347

>>4145695
What other consoles have a higher failure rate?

>> No.4148368

>>4146985
What?

>> No.4148371

>>4148347
All disc-based consoles will inevitably stop reading discs sooner or later.

>> No.4148376

>>4148347
Front loader NES
Game Gear
PS2

>> No.4148381

>>4148368
WEED

>> No.4148402

>>4148376
I misread. Idk if these are more or less faulty than the dreamcast.

>> No.4148506

>>4148381
Right....

>> No.4148518

>>4148376
>>4148402
Game Gear for sure. Don't think I've ever seen a single one which either doesn't require recapping or hasn't already been.

On the flipside my Nov 2000 PS2 has never skipped a beat in nearly 17 years now.

>> No.4148532

>>4148376
>Front loader NES
this is a meme

>> No.4148542

>>4145551
just buy another dreamcast they arent expensive or rare.

I alternate between 2 different ones because they stop reading discs after a few hours if play.

>> No.4148580

>>4148381
LMAO

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4148581

>>4146985
>>4148381
>>4148580

>> No.4149768

>>4148518
The early PS2s are built much better. The 5000x models (built around 2003) are notorious for breaking down and not reading discs.

>> No.4149827

>>4148347
Launch xbox360

>> No.4149830

>>4149827
Post numbers if you find them.

While you are at it you will be disappointed to find phat PS3 (06-09) surpassed phat 360 (05-10) because the YLOD.

>> No.4149832

>>4148581
>when the pot hits just right