Will playing my xbox360 in the upright position harm it?

Question

I read on another yahoo answer that if you play the 360 while its standing verticle, damage can be caused to the disc by the laser because of a manufacturer default. My 360 is a newer model i guess, i bought it recently. I do have a new game with no scratches though, and sometimes it says "cannot read disk"

Answer 1

Take head to the poster's advice and avoid playing and placing the Xbox 360 while its in a vertical position. If your model is a more recent release, but you're getting error messages like you mentioned, then I repeat: Don't try and play the discs while the console is in a vertical postion.
The error messages are a result of the CPU(s) in the Xbox being unable to process the data on the disc, most likely because the laser is losing its accuracy due to being used vertically.

Answer 2

I had never heard that. Yikes. I haven't had any problems with mine, and that's how I run mine.