1) The PS3 is quieter reading the Blu-ray discs because it doesn't spin the discs as fast (2x - 9 MB/s). I think the Xbox 360 DVD drive is 12x - 15.85 MB/s.
2) The Xbox 360 reads more data in any one unit of time
3) Playing DVD's in the Xbox 360 is quieter than playing games since the drive only has to spin at 1x
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1) The PS3 is quieter reading the Blu-ray discs because it doesn't spin the discs as fast (2x - 9 MB/s). I think the Xbox 360 DVD drive is 12x - 15.85 MB/s.
2) The Xbox 360 reads more data in any one unit of time
3) Playing DVD's in the Xbox 360 is quieter than playing games since the drive only has to spin at 1x