Strangely modified Genesis 3 on eBay

[KillerBean2]

This auction has me puzzled.

Blue LED power indicator, cool.
S-Video output, cool (... if you don't have an RGB monitor).
Switch Mode Power Supply, well... I can't imagine the Genesis uses enough power to justify this mod (or am I wrong?), but at least the reasoning is sane.

And then comes the weird part:

Audiophile dampening!???

Maybe if you lived on top of a subway and you didn't want the cartridge to move in the connector and make your Genesis 3 reset randomly when the trains drove by. But then I don't think a plate (of obsidian?) and some cones would cut it.

This must be the most useless, braindead "mod" I have ever seen

[Xeniczone]

Yeah, It seems like a waste. The Genesis 3 only takes up .35 amps. That hardly requires a switching power supply.

[TmEE]

haha, waste indeed

[Sega Genesis]

Now its 3 times the size and looks bad with all of the exposed wires.

[m68k]

"Audiophile Dampening"
Whoever invented that should be shot by firing squad in Siberia. Also the entire Monster Cable company should be dragged out and beaten by Segata Sanshiro.

[djshok]

Hahahaha wow, that's certainly something.

[Leathco]

Just......why?

Jesus, I think that monstrosity is close to a Model 1 in size. It might be slightly bigger! And clunkier too with that box off to the side (power supply I assume?)

They RAPED that poor system!

[KillerBean2]

"Audiophile Dampening"
Whoever invented that should be shot by firing squad in Siberia.

Well.. I have lots of the stuff in/on my record player, and it does it's job of dampening mechanical vibrations absolutely fine. But using it in at system with not a single moving part to affect the sound (or anything else), like a cartridge based console, makes less than no sense

[m68k]

Well.. I have lots of the stuff in/on my record player, and it does it's job of dampening mechanical vibrations absolutely fine. But using it in at system with not a single moving part to affect the sound (or anything else), like a cartridge based console, makes less than no sense

Exactly, for something solid state its nonsense.

[Xeniczone]

Actually, now that I think about it, There would be an advantage of using that power supply if you have a CD 32X setup, because you wouldn't have to use 3 wall plug PSUs, you would just have to use the one Power supply. Still no point in having it on the Genny3 though, unless you mod it to support a CD or 32X. Maybe the seller thought the LED drew 10amps so the Genny3 needed an up'd power supply.

[Rusty Venture]

If that LED draws 10amps, it better be a goddamn laser!

Also, why waste that effort on a Model 3. Pimp zee Model Vun!

[Flygon]

This is clearly a misguided attempt of trying to supply a Mega Drive with extra megapower.

Everybody knows that such effort is better used on a Model 1 Mega Drive. My avatar quite easily expresses my disappointment.