*** Is it me, or did Steve Igrejas mumble this to Michael Dehls? ***
SI>        I had the skipping problem.  The reason was because my friend 
SI> played  RE:DC all night.  About 8 hours.  I called Sony and they 
SI> repaired my PSX.  I  didn't have to spend a dime. 
Well I played FF7 for 9 hours one night and I don't have a skipping problem. 
Did you have your PSX sitting where it had adequate ventilation? If not, then 
it probably overheated, and that may have caused the skipping problem.
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