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by Alexvrb
Wed Oct 05, 2005 12:59 pm
Forum: Hardware Modification and Repair
Topic: Game Gear
Replies: 20
Views: 1320

anyway, your best bet would probalby be to buy a set of headphones or something and dismantle them and solder them in where the other speaker's were... Why would he do that? It already has a headphone jack. He can plug in a set of headphones, and if they work fine, but the speaker is still quiet, t...
by Alexvrb
Sun Sep 25, 2005 8:47 pm
Forum: Hardware Modification and Repair
Topic: Question about main LED and F1 resistor
Replies: 58
Views: 3473

Yeah, keep us posted if you dig up more.
by Alexvrb
Sun Sep 25, 2005 8:45 pm
Forum: Hardware Modification and Repair
Topic: Where can I buy f1 resistors?
Replies: 43
Views: 2102

10 ohms works. Not everything might work properly though (lots of peripherials, maybe ssome VMU screens might be a bit dimmer). Like I said, I have a DC with a 10 ohm resistor in it to replace the f1 and it works fine. a lot of other people have done the same thing, so there isn't anything to worry...
by Alexvrb
Sun Sep 25, 2005 8:17 pm
Forum: Homebrew Software and Indie Games Discussion
Topic: 32x emulation?
Replies: 7
Views: 854

Since the 32x's SH2 uses the same instruction set as the Dreamcast's SH4 it'd be very possible I guess but still a lot of work for a very few not exactly good games. It's not that simple. If BlackAura's hardware rendering could be extended to cover most 32X rendering, and you could avoid properly e...
by Alexvrb
Sun Sep 18, 2005 7:44 pm
Forum: Homebrew Software and Indie Games Discussion
Topic: SNES4ALL is coming!!!
Replies: 32
Views: 4184

Quotable Quzar wrote:Unless the base of the current project is somehow fundamentally broken or incompatable, there isn't really reason.
Just to do it, to do it my way, for the experience, etc. That sort of thing. But yeah, I agree that it doesn't aid the scene as much to duplicate work.
by Alexvrb
Sun Sep 18, 2005 7:36 pm
Forum: Homebrew Software and Indie Games Discussion
Topic: Genesis Plus/DC Emulation Discussion
Replies: 64
Views: 3996

alb3530 wrote:But what about the other channels?Don't they work some way like mids?
Yes, but for example, what a MIDI sounds like is dependent on the sample set. Long story short, it has been done on an emulator before (see also: Sega Smash Pack), and the results are mediocre at best.
by Alexvrb
Sun Sep 18, 2005 7:11 pm
Forum: Hardware Modification and Repair
Topic: VMU MP3 Player
Replies: 33
Views: 3148

Custom hardware = dead project. Take several engineering courses, and then think about tackling it.
by Alexvrb
Sun Sep 18, 2005 7:06 pm
Forum: Hardware Modification and Repair
Topic: ..weee...noNOOOO...O DEAR GOD!
Replies: 12
Views: 1060

hey smurphy, nobody asked for your input. Now go look at kiddie Porn I'm way ahead of you! Tsk, tsk... Anyway, you should check the ingredients of swedish fish. Last time I checked, they had carnauba wax. I used to use carnauba wax on my car, before I switched to a synthetic wax. Not that it stoppe...
by Alexvrb
Sun Sep 18, 2005 7:02 pm
Forum: Hardware Modification and Repair
Topic: Where can I buy f1 resistors?
Replies: 43
Views: 2102

I'd just dot he resistor and not even risk it. Some third party peripherals tend to use too much voltages, not all. I don't know about every brand. The resistor is hardly better than nothing at all. In fact, it may even produce minor incompatibilities with certain peripherals. The F1 is not a simpl...
by Alexvrb
Sun Sep 18, 2005 6:54 pm
Forum: Hardware Modification and Repair
Topic: Sega Saturn problem
Replies: 5
Views: 568

The Saturn's volume level seems to be a bit less than most other consoles anyway, but it shouldn't be drastic. I just turn up my TV a couple of clicks. I use S-video for mine, produces a fantastic picture.
by Alexvrb
Tue Sep 13, 2005 11:32 pm
Forum: Hardware Modification and Repair
Topic: VMU MP3 Player
Replies: 33
Views: 3148

All of those formats would require custom hardware, some more than others.
by Alexvrb
Sun Sep 11, 2005 6:03 pm
Forum: Hardware Modification and Repair
Topic: VMU MP3 Player
Replies: 33
Views: 3148

You can't overclock it enough to playback MP3s. You'd need to add specialized hardware, storage, write playback software, make it all fit, etc.
by Alexvrb
Tue Sep 06, 2005 10:53 pm
Forum: Hardware Modification and Repair
Topic: Question about main LED and F1 resistor
Replies: 58
Views: 3473

What? I was saying I was not being literal when I said they used random colors.

If you had really precise lab hardware you could find when it blows, yes. Or at least get close enough to get a suitable replacement.
by Alexvrb
Sun Sep 04, 2005 5:55 pm
Forum: Developmental Ideas
Topic: Request for a game
Replies: 3
Views: 1003

You posted a link to Cyberdogs, the C-Dogs page is here . C-Dogs (aka Cyberdogs 2) was the sequel to Cyberdogs, and was awesome, better in almost every regard than the first (although I liked some of the weapons of the original more). C-Dogs came with a couple of single player campaigns, had support...
by Alexvrb
Sun Sep 04, 2005 5:45 pm
Forum: Hardware Modification and Repair
Topic: Question about main LED and F1 resistor
Replies: 58
Views: 3473

I wasn't being literal. :P
by Alexvrb
Thu Sep 01, 2005 4:20 pm
Forum: Hardware Modification and Repair
Topic: Question about main LED and F1 resistor
Replies: 58
Views: 3473

They probably used random colors just to confuse you.
by Alexvrb
Thu Sep 01, 2005 4:18 pm
Forum: Hardware Modification and Repair
Topic: Panasonic CD player quesetion
Replies: 7
Views: 676

I had some memorex back in the day that were total trash. Blue ink. Worst CD-Rs I've ever used, even had several midrange PC drives that had trouble reading them. But they obviously got better a couple of years after that, they're fine now. I've always had excellent luck with Fuji, but most brands t...
by Alexvrb
Thu Sep 01, 2005 4:08 pm
Forum: Hardware Modification and Repair
Topic: DREAMCAST HARD DRIVE (POSSIBLE-YES)
Replies: 120
Views: 10469

Stock Xbox and PS2 with no software/hardware hacks do not do this. However, because it is easy (for anyone) to get a very large HD working on them in the first place, you've already eliminated much of the work right there. On top of that, the custom BIOS/bootloader/whatever software that tells it to...
by Alexvrb
Sun Aug 28, 2005 3:50 pm
Forum: Hardware Modification and Repair
Topic: Question about main LED and F1 resistor
Replies: 58
Views: 3473

Yeah, you're gonna have to tear the modem apart. miko: 2 seconds after following that link I found this: "Since this is a thermal device relying on heat generated by an overload condition, response time is inverse to the degree of overload." So to me it has diminished usefulness. Most brea...
by Alexvrb
Sun Aug 28, 2005 3:46 pm
Forum: Hardware Modification and Repair
Topic: DREAMCAST HARD DRIVE (POSSIBLE-YES)
Replies: 120
Views: 10469

Quotable Quzar wrote:Last time I checked, most all of this is one big novelty.
Yeah that's what I was attempting to imply, but I don't make things as clear when I'm not sober.