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Add a shelf into each compartment, that's my plan
I was thinking about going custom with them, will see what other units are out there... kinda fancy a change tho!
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I was thinking about going custom with them, will see what other units are out there... kinda fancy a change tho!
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Added some Chav-tastic lighting today 
16 colours to choose from, pretty cool for £8 imo.
Will this discolour my dreamcast?
16 colours to choose from, pretty cool for £8 imo. Will this discolour my dreamcast?
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Have a look for my post earlier .I've just ordered a 14 way socket with 4 USB sockets too. It's pretty fun good .
Added some Chav-tastic lighting today
Will this discolour my dreamcast?
Going by most dreamcasts I see, even keeping them in a vacuum sealed lead box in complete darkness will discolour them.
Is disc rot particularly vicious with respect to Dreamcast discs? I've just listened to a podcast highlighting this as a problem, with images of light shining through the discs, and now I'm a little worried to take a look at my small collection. They've been in a cupboard for the last 10 years, with no light and hopefully minimal moisture. Has anyone else had any issues with this? Any other platforms particularly bad?
Mine has gone all yellow. Think I need another one but my Dreamcast is not a boxed one, it's one of the few items I have in less than ideal state.
I just think they were made from some of the most reactive plastic ever created. They're all yellow to some degree as far as I can see.
Just bought an absolute mint Vic20 with all the boxes and loads of bits on eBay for £139. I was a package, so boxes in boxes which is always good as the outer box takes the hit but the stuff inside is also boxed so looks like new and to be fair the outer box (containing Vic20/Tape Deck/Games/Stuff) is mint too.
Sweet!! Pics when it arrives!
My Dreamcast is pretty yellow too and I bought it having been stored in its box for years. Was thinking of using one of the peroxide/retrobrite etc techniques on it but it’s got a few scuffs on it anyway.
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No worries it's bound to happen I guess! Currently it's in good white condition! It is noisy though! How noisy are your DC's?
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Just paid for this one on eBay
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/162903757136
Guess it's the same thing! I imagine I just need a rgb cable to link this to the tv now
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Ahh that's the one! I think you showed me this in the past but I never got round to getting one, daisy chaining would be great.
Does this carry true RGB signal? I like the price
Well.. after plugging in my CPC 464 last night with the new cable I purchased a few weeks ago.. my TV flashed up in the corner "RGB", so I can only assume that it does indeed carry an RGB signal.
Pretty darn noisy with the fan spinning and the laser tracking on the disc, it doesn’t make any abnormal sounding noises though, I know that’s a bit vague.
I seem to find different batches of plastics can yellow at different rates and some not at all (even on the same console) so maybe you’ve got lucky with yours.
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Thanks I'm pretty sure that's what I'm experiencing with mine, I play with headphones anyway but it threw me a bit I thought it was faulty or something!
Really want to sit down and try Shenmue, picked up the sequel for Xbox over the weekend so seems like a good time
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Is there any reason why an Xbox via RGB scart would give out a slightly softer blurry picture over that of a PS2 and GC with the same signal and tv?
Ps2 seems much sharper than my Xbox, maybe the cable is crap?
Ps2 seems much sharper than my Xbox, maybe the cable is crap?
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Somewhere in this thread is the technical explanation of plastic yellowing but in a nutshell it's the flame retardant chemical rising to the surface and you can buy/make your own bleach to strip it out the plastic.
It's all available from Amazon, I did think about it... but then I decided to ignore it and play on.
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Decided I want a Japanese Saturn. Seen a few on ebay for around £100 with games so taking a punt.
Also seen a Japanese copy of Burning Rangers for under £30 but cant figure out if its worth it, I know the PAL version is £200 odd.
Any ideas?
Also seen a Japanese copy of Burning Rangers for under £30 but cant figure out if its worth it, I know the PAL version is £200 odd.
Any ideas?
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Something wen't pop in my CPC464 original green screen monitor a while back. I've held on to it, not sure if to try and diagnose/fix myself or just let it go.
Always worth a go, just discharge the tube first. Even if it's been unplugged for a while can still give a zap.