Xbox 360 will only read dvds shows reading dvd

Is it a new or old xbox? and have you tried cleaning it with one of those dvd disk cleaners that cleans the lens sounds retarded but my old xbox was the same issue i ran that dvd cleaner through and the games worked again

Try to insert a straighten paper pin into the hole under the tray if still no go You have to open the cover and take the cd out.

If oyu have had it for a long time or its old the laser on the DVD drives eventually burn out from too much use. The games require a more precise laser to read it while DVDs are easier to read.

If you have a original xbox game try that. If it works it must be the laser.

Are you using copied CD's of Xbox games, Original Xbox 360 would read such copied game discs as normal DVD's and would show a message as "Play DVD"

To play such games it requires the Xbox 360 DVD drive to be flashed, which is called as a Softmod, if you do so you would be banned for playing on Xbox Live and such act is prohibited since it accounts to game piracy

Update your console

and its manufacturer is samsung....

this is a generic problem with all the
xboxes, 80 percent have got a malfunctioning drive in it.

to fix follow these instructions
http://www.xbox360gamesystem.com/how-to-repair-xbox-360-when-there-is-a-dvd-drive-problem/

or get the thompson drive instead of the korean made(samsung)
they produce good harddisks and monitors though....

good luck

original xbox??..

meaning the black one???

or the xbox 360..

if its original xbox, send it for a replacement already

if its 360,
does it say reading and just goes back to open tray??

-check the time and date settings on the console, even the time zone
-check if there is any corrupted file on the hard drive
-try to load a disc without the harddrive,if this works you need to perform system maintainance on the xbox

Send it in for repair. You need a new laser and/or motor. Games must spin at a higher RPM to play. DVDs need a lower

Your laser is bad in the drive. When it comes to reading games, DVd's, music cds, it requires a different strength from the laser in your dvd rom in order to read them. If it can't read all types then the laser is definitely bad and you can either replace just the laser or the whole drive.

phone ms, or you got an expensive paperweight