[EricCamper]

I know this not want you want to hear.......But is is almost 100% the dvd drive......I know sometimes some games work and then others do not....No matter what media you use it happens and then does not happen......Try and swap the drive out with another and I gurantee it works. You say that BRAND NEW games also do it...Then it is the drive....I replaced 5 drives last week and they were usually Old Thompson drives and then some of them were new Phillips drive.....The more you play it the more it will wear it down.....At least in my vast experience....hehe

HTH and Good luck

Eric