Microsoft Xbox 360 Console Xbox console says unplayable disc

Problem:

unplayable disc

Solution:

1. if u know how to open up your console then it would be better to clean up the lens with a soft cotton tip.And remember to put the xbox 360 in the horizontal position because in that position the console reads discs better.
2. This could be that your DVD rom has stopped working properly. See if you can hear it spin up at all. It may be spinning too slow to to read the actual data on the discs. Send it in if you are under warranty. If not buying a replacement is cheap, and installing is not that hard if you can fix a PC.
   
   The xbox 360 will use pretty much any serial ATA dvd rom. I recommend 16x - 24x readable only / rw don't work.
   
   Also some really off brands have been known to fail as well.
   There is also a website that sells the exact same unit that is in the system already. We don't recommend it, but it gets the job done.
   
   Two problems happen with these DVD roms, one is a glue melting issue, which will cause, "Unplayable Disc" errors, and "The Grinding" which is common cause of warranty service. Truth is MS will just replace it with the same inferior DVD rom. You are better off getting your own in reality. Spend the $50 now and save the 3 weeks and the head ache later.
3. This could be that your DVD rom has stopped working properly. See if you can hear it spin up at all. It may be spinning too slow to to read the actual data on the discs. Send it in if you are under warranty. If not buying a replacement is cheap, and installing is not that hard if you can fix a PC.
   
   The xbox 360 will use pretty much any serial ATA dvd rom. I recommend 16x - 24x readable only / rw don't work.
   
   Also some really off brands have been known to fail as well.
   There is also a website that sells the exact same unit that is in the system already. We don't recommend it, but it gets the job done.
   
   Two problems happen with these DVD roms, one is a glue melting issue, which will cause, "Unplayable Disc" errors, and "The Grinding" which is common cause of warranty service. Truth is MS will just replace it with the same inferior DVD rom. You are better off getting your own in reality. Spend the $50 now and save the 3 weeks and the head ache later.
4. I have had nearly three years of gaming out of my x-box console without a problem (apart from the two I took back in the first month and replaced.)
   
   I have just had the unplayable disc problem.
   
   After an hour of frustratingly opening up the drive and closing it, turning it off at the wall, letting it cool down, I decided to read the posts above.
   
   After reading the one from a fellow guest about spinning the disc? I assume this is after pulling it apart? Though I thought, rather than pull apart the box why not try just giving the console a 'light' shake while it starts spinning the disc just in case.
   
   It worked! and what is even stranger, now it works without spinning.
5. Hey Guys, i had the same problem. too
   i found i guess what is a temporary fix
   open your tray and start spinning the disk very gentley
   dont do it too hard or it will sctrach your disk and that would not be good......
   close the tray while spinning your disk gentley and it should work
   hoped this helped!