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The Sega Genesis and colors
KenToad:
It's pretty funny when I look at my retro console collection, cobbled together mainly from second hand shops over many years.
1 dead PS3 phat.
1 working PS3 slim.
I have 2 PS2 slims that died.
2 PS2 phats, the one with the link port has partially died.
One PSone with connected LCD screen that must be adjusted perfectly or the screen looks wonky.
One PSX 900x working.
One PSX broken disc drive replaced with an XStation.
5 Sega Genesis consoles. 2 Model 2's and 3 model 1's. The Model 2's work but have lower quality audio. I have a non-hi def model 1 that died, but it had bad audio and video (motherboard known to be one of the worst revisions, but could be fixable and triple bypassed). Of the two hi-def Model 1's, the older model has better sound, but worse compatibility (at least with my Mega SD). The newer hi-def model, which is the one I use, has better video, but slightly lower quality audio (always through the front headphone jack on the model 1's, as you guys pointed out).
Compare that to Nintendo. 1 have 1 Wii console. 1 black Gamecube. 1 standard N64. 1 bottom yellow SNES. 1 NES front loader. Of those, I have had zero problems aside from a failing lockout chip on the NES that was solved by cutting the pin.
Nintendo hardware is absolutely bulletproof. I haven't even talked about controllers and my odyssey with malfunctioning PS2 controllers. I don't even bother with Genesis 3 button controllers, too many blasted button membranes and bad revisions of the D-pads that trigger the diagonals way too easily. Pretty much all the standard sized 6 button Genesis controllers have been great, though.
*Edit* I should mention that I use HD retrovision component cables for the Genesis and PS2 hookups. For the SNES, I use cheapo S-video cables and it looks great, just slightly less sharp than the Genesis through component on my 32 inch Trinitron .
pbj:
I apparently have had the worst luck in the world with Nintendo hardware.
SNES randomly died in the 90s. Guy on the phone said, “you’re screwed” to a 13 year old.
Original DS quit working, went back for warranty replacement.
DS Lite had a bad touchscreen out of the box. The warranty company literally yelled at me on the phone about how I must have dropped it. Yelled. They finally replaced it.
Wii wouldn’t read discs out of the box.
Did pretty good with my other stuff until the PS4 which would crash when the graphics got intense. Sony repaired it for free.
:cheers:
KenToad:
Agree about DS lite. That's probably the least reliable Nintendo hardware I've used, mainly screen and shoulder button issues. I do love the form factor and compatibility, though.
Malenko:
--- Quote from: KenToad on January 02, 2022, 11:03:04 am ---It's pretty funny when I look at my retro console collection, cobbled together mainly from second hand shops over many years.
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Not sure what that has to do with Genesis colors, but cool?
I don't think its fair to judge any manufacturers hardware based on buying used and abused systems. Everything I bought new from nintendo, sega, and sony have all lasted. What few things I've had break were because of my own stupidity or clumsiness except...... multiple xbox360s redringed multiple times, but that's the only system hardware issue I ever had. I did recently have an OG xbox die, but it was heavily modded and still lasted 20 years.
pbj:
Another interesting comparison video.
I didn't realize the Sega CD had more frames of animation.
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