[Phoenix]

How much to fix a disc reading issue,tried the cleaning disc no dice?

[nitromaster]

might be better have getting a pre-owned wii cost-wise!
if it works somewhat, or you have access to another wii, you could rip YOUR games to an SD Card or USB device + run them directly from there, therefore not needing the actual disc drive much.

[/\/ollog]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-lis...&condition=new
5 GBP plus postage on amazon for a lens cleaner.

[EnterNow]

Originally Posted by nitromaster

might be better have getting a pre-owned wii cost-wise!

Hogwash

Originally Posted by /\/ollog

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-lis...&condition=new
5 GBP plus postage on amazon for a lens cleaner.

It's rarely ever that, & the OP already tried it. Wii's are as bad as PS3/360's for having poor quality laser diodes

My suggestion:

http://www.amazon.com/Brand-Laser-Le.../dp/B001VBCRTO

[/\/ollog]

OP said she cleaned the disc, not the laser.

[Phoenix]

Originally Posted by /\/ollog

OP said she cleaned the disc, not the laser.

I meant i used the cleaning disc,i should have worded it better

[/\/ollog]

ah right.
scondhand wii's are just as cheap as replacement parts and time, imo.

[o1s1n]

Originally Posted by /\/ollog

ah right.
scondhand wii's are just as cheap as replacement parts and time, imo.

Main issue there thought is that the second hand Wii you've bought could be on the brink of failure too!

If you don't have the knowhow, then buy a second hand one for cheap.

If you fancy a little project and a Wii which should last you a good while longer with a new laser, install a new one.

[EnterNow]

Originally Posted by /\/ollog

ah right.
scondhand wii's are just as cheap as replacement parts and time, imo.

$6 plus delivery & maybe an hour to fix if its your first time...not bad value if you ask me. As o1s1n said, whos to say the 2nd hand Wii's laser isn't about to give up the ghost. It's a really cheap & easy repair

[DamoElDiablo]

Originally Posted by Aquila

How much to fix a disc reading issue,tried the cleaning disc no dice?

Just to check, is this with all games, or just with some of them?

[Phoenix]

Originally Posted by DamoElDiablo

Just to check, is this with all games, or just with some of them?

All of them

[DamoElDiablo]

Is it making unusual noises when spinning the disks up? Could there be anything *in* your drive? I had to disassemble a Wii before to remove an object that had been accidentally put into the disk drive.