Well I heard that the PS2, if you purchase the DVD Controller it gives you an update to the DVD player that will fix those problems. But then again who knows, could've been too much dust? My XBOX with the original Thompson DVD drive lasted me 3 years, I played everything on it...DVD-RW's, DVD-R's all burnt stuff. What I was told that the Thompson drive had a plastic lens and could eventually over heat...but I'm thinking 3 years was probaly the lifespan of the drive. So i just got a new drive and cleaned up all the dust....and then got another xbox modded and they both read burnt media just fine...what I would recommend tho is taking out the disc everytime you play it and do not leave it in the tray. As well as try to keep the system dust free, or blow it out once a month. Hopefully I helped