Which DVD Drive Is In Your Xbox?

**J Dub** · 12-29-2003

I have no clue if this has been done before, but anyways....

I've heard nothing but bad things about the Thompson DVD drive, and over the past few days it seems that more problems have been surfacing. So I finally took a minute to check which DVD drive I had, and to my dismay....it was a Thompson.

So I'm wondering, which DVD drive is in your Xbox?

**Discretion** · 12-29-2003

I have a Samsung.

**Chr0nik** · 12-29-2003

I have a thompson drive. I have had a few issues over the past 2 weeks so I cleaned the drive with compressed air. Now all seems well. Keeping fingers crossed.

**xthugking** · 12-29-2003

super samsung!

**E Nomini Patri** · 12-29-2003

I got a Thompson, it isn't as bad as people say it is. A DDE every few months or so, but it usually isn't the drive. Guess I got a good one

**Pipetender** · 12-29-2003

I had a Thompson for a year then returned my box and got a Samsung. Vice City still freezes though.

**xbox genius** · 12-29-2003

yeah i found out my xbox has a thompson about a couple of days ago.... that put me down ... but at least its still working fine

only problems i got was about a max of 5 game freezes... a few in spinter cell and a few in halo.... but thats it ... eveyrthing is good to go... and i hope it stays that way for a LONG time

**LiquidX** · 12-29-2003

I got the Philips drive and it works great. The only DDE's I ever had happened with Morrowind, which we all know was notorious for causing DDE's when you went to the map screen. BTW, Does anyone know if that was fixed in Morowind GotY edition?

**Sleazy P Martini** · 12-29-2003

My Philips drive works great

The only issues I've ever had were like LiquidX......the Morrowind DDE.

**ShadowWolf** · 12-29-2003

Samsung

Only a couple DDE from Morrowind with the map thingy, and 1 in Halo

**ScorpionX** · 12-29-2003

A thompson drive that doesn't work

**Cryogenic Pyro** · 12-29-2003

I think I have a Thompson drive, but it could be Phillips, I can't tell the difference.

**Peepers** · 12-29-2003

I have Thompson, ya' know, the one that sucks a lot. I can barely even play Airport 1 on RS3, and it's started to mess up on the other boards too. I shall be acquiring a new Xbox in a few months though.

**LiquidX** · 12-29-2003

Originally posted by Cryogenic Pyro
I think I have a Thompson drive, but it could be Phillips, I can't tell the difference.

Thomson drives have a U shape in the middle when you open up the DVD. Philips have a lightbulb shape and to anyone who wants to know the Samsung has one big circular hole in the middle and two small circular holes towards the front of the tray.

**ScottTheKilla** · 12-29-2003

I put a samsung special in mine...

**DocHoliday78** · 12-29-2003

Thompson = teh ghey and that is what i have

**Peepers** · 12-29-2003

Originally posted by LiquidX
I got the Philips drive and it works great. The only DDE's I ever had happened with Morrowind, which we all know was notorious for causing DDE's when you went to the map screen. BTW, Does anyone know if that was fixed in Morowind GotY edition?

Morrowind GotY edition fixes the DDE's! They're gone! I can't say this for sure because I've only put about 30 hours into GotY so far, but I've yet to have a DDE, even with my advanced character and huge save files. The loading times are a b1tch though.

**BunnyRabbit** · 12-29-2003

Unfortunately I have the piece of crap Thompson drive.. MY XBOX IS BROKEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Friggin oh well.. Casting vote ...nnnnnnnnnnnnnn........NOW~!