Re: 360 scratches discs?

On Sat, 31 Dec 2005 18:55:58 GMT, "PhilÅ" <iclgateway@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>
>"Joe Chip" <hovx.vap@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:vekdr15kmm7skuj8gfdftqg9hqvea0b9q3@xxxxxxxxxx
>> On Sat, 31 Dec 2005 10:54:00 GMT, Alan Woods
>> <redxtrickster@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>>I've had a 360 for a couple of weeks. Yesterday I put a game's disc in
>>>the x-box and after a few seconds got a "Cannot read disc possibly due
>>>to dammage or incorrect region." (I paraphrase).
>>>
>>>I took the disc from the x-box and found a groove had been scored
>>>around the disc about 10mm from the edge ruining the disc.
>>
>> I've had this, almost exactly; orientation horizontal, perfect disk,
>> 30 seconds later nice scratch round the outside of the disk. No knocks
>> ... nothing ... I'm a zealot when it comes to looking after my disks
>> ... I have lost some confidence here ... will another £50 disk bite
>> the dust?
>>
>
>The £50 you are paying is for the content, most publishers will replace the
>DVD for a handling/p&p fee (about £5) if you send the damaged one in.
>
or take it back to the shop and complain, as shops get refunded on
faulty stock they return to their suppliers.
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