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RandyT:


--- Quote from: Bender on January 22, 2011, 09:57:10 am ---I still don't get the output resolution
the very best you could hope fore over composite is 576i and only if you have a PAL enabled Monitor/TV

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It's a simple composite output.  The annoying part is that the chip is capable of putting out component, but the designers did not take advantage of it.  I tried hacking one to get even S-Video, but it appears that this needs to be set up internally as well.  Oddly, the composite is decent looking.  I may have improved it when I took out a capacitor joining what should have been the Luma and Chroma signal outputs from the chip.  Looked a little sharper afterwards, and it was still in color so I didn't bother trying to put it back.  

Be forewarned that you cannot change the contents of the built-in memory.  I have not tried any other games on a memory card.  It seems to do surprisingly well with most of the ones it came with, but they were likely "cherry picked".

The build quality is pretty good for what it is.  Touch sensitive lit controls on the console (just POWER and RESET), piano black plastic, a mostly decent feeling PS knockoff control design, etc.  There's even a fan and heatsink on the PCB, which I don't expect will last too long, but who knows.  Very light-weight, which adds to the cheap feel.  

Very simple selection menu, and no way, other than the reset on the console, to exit a game.  Shows a graphic to the left and a list to the right.  That's the extent of the menu system.  Not sure what happens yet when a TF card is inserted.

Don't know anything more about it, and don't see much of a way to find out more about the system, with such a limited interface.

ids:

Thanks for the info.  Too bad you weren't able to hijack a better video out option.

Still waiting for mine; according to tracking info, it's still in Shenzhen.

iscariot:

RandyT,

Can you post more?  Pics, dimensions, etc?

I'm thinking about getting one of these just to pull it apart.

Have you tried plugging in a keyboard?

Dr Zero:

RandyT you got a game list you could post?

Maybe a scan of the info / instruction sheets?

 :cheers:

ids:

Some of this is linked to from DealExtreme, in the questions area.  For example:

http://img827.imageshack.us/i/301364078333.jpg
http://img837.imageshack.us/i/301364082144.jpg
http://img690.imageshack.us/i/301364079454.jpg
http://img823.imageshack.us/i/301364081393.jpg

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