In reply to that last msg....I can honestly say that in years of playing on games consoles I would not be stupid enough to place one on a surface where it would over heat..agree with you on statement that yes you would be asking for trouble...I have myn tooked away safely in my unit, the poblems me and far too many other people have experienced is with faulty disk drives. A simple problem to resolve surely but yet it took them an overwelming four and half months to resolve????go figure.