Why are the Model 1 units hard to find?

[tz101]

So, you are saying that after lamenting the fact that model 1's are hard to find, you are not really interested in playing it after all? It happens, especially with systems that a person has never had before, if the games are just not the genre or style that the player prefers.

[bultje112]

It's funny, shortly after I posted this thread, maybe less than six months later I actually got a Model 1 console. Barely used it, maybe six times since I bought it about six years ago?

then why did you get it

[Oerg866]

Anyways... 12v on a 10v machine will hurt it over time. And the fuses aren't good enough to notice the pain its causing... to close in range for them to notice. It is actually how I fryed my first GameGear (I was young, didn't know any better).

er, not really, in this context. The 7805 has a maximum Vin of .... 19V? Something like that, anyway.

[Lastcallhall]

er, not really, in this context. The 7805 has a maximum Vin of .... 19V? Something like that, anyway.

That doesn't mean you should run 19VDC into it... there's a shitton of heat being given off and that in and of itself could damage other components in the process. I suppose you could put two 78xx regulators in series and step them down incrementally, but I still would't chance it.

I wouldn't push 12VDC into my poor Sega CD, just sayin'...

[RampagingRex]

I've had my Model 1 Sega CD for a few years now, and it works great. I got kind of lucky with this one, though. I spent 3 years searching for one on Ebay (not the best place to look, I know), and I eventually got one with BOTH metal plates, the screw for the plates, and a few games for $35. Unfortunately, the AC adapter the guy included was the wrong one, and the fuse was blown. I replaced the fuse and bought a new (original) power adapter for it, and it works great. I've used the mixing cable and stereo cables to get sound out of it, and I've since added the 32X. It looks pretty awesome. Even the CD drawer opens and closes perfectly. So keep searching. There's a Model 1 out there for you as well. It just might take a little effort to get it up and running.

[Hidden_Darkness]

I got a model 1 from ebay around 2004 for $40. it played great for a while but now the cd tray has trouble closing and will not stay closed even with a game in the cd tray.

[AlecRob]

When the model 2 came out, was the model 1 discontinued immediately? or was there some overlap between the two models?
I got my model 1 for $60 from another user here on this forum. It's currently my only Sega CD but I hope to own a X'Eye some day.

[Hidden_Darkness]

When the model 2 came out, was the model 1 discontinued immediately? or was there some overlap between the two models?
I got my model 1 for $60 from another user here on this forum. It's currently my only Sega CD but I hope to own a X'Eye some day.

I think the model 1 was only made 1 year at the most, maybe even less but it was in production for a very short time before being replaced with the model 2.

[grimm]

They also took some LED's away from us US gamers. I want to know what those extra LEDs did on the Japanese unit. I want to see them blink on my Sega CD!

Actually, i believe those are just stickers explaining the LED functions. Could be wrong but im pretty certain.

As for my own sega cd, i got it here on the sales forum, about a year ago for 80 + shipping. I was third in line and thankfully the other two backed out. Came with metal plates, screw, and in good cosmetic condition. It does sometimes make a weird noise when the gears engage, but it seems to happen less and less. It even survived the shipping from US to me here in Sweden. The guy helped me get some other stuff i needed for it, it was a good deal.

I dont really care for the model 2 sega/mega cd, so that was never an option, i also like the more minimalistic style of the front of the Sega CD, compared to Mega cd's of japan and europe. And since i plan to have this one region free'd anyway, it doesnt really matter that its US-ntsc only at the moment. Besides, the games i want usually end up costing me much less to import, than to find a Pal version of anyway. As for rarity, it does show up way less than the model 2 in my experience.

[tz101]

When the model 2 came out, was the model 1 discontinued immediately? or was there some overlap between the two models?
I got my model 1 for $60 from another user here on this forum. It's currently my only Sega CD but I hope to own a X'Eye some day.

I think the model 1 was only made 1 year at the most, maybe even less but it was in production for a very short time before being replaced with the model 2.

You see it in consumer products all the time where the manufacturer realizes their original design was flawed, only they do not want to admit fault for fear of class action lawsuits or recalls, so they roll out a "new and improved model" without any big announcements. My guess is that Sega realized that the drawer mechanisms were just another mechanical device prone to failure, and they actually had to repair oodles of them under warranty claims, so they came out with the simpler flip-up lid design of the model 2 CD unit. In mechanical engineering, simpler is always preferred over more complex designs, especially for repair reasons. Cases like this sometimes lead to product recalls by the manufacturer, but by refusing to admit any faults or defects with the original design, manufacturers try to save the monetary costs that would be incurred. Kind of like, "silence is golden".

[Cholkavich]

i managed to score a broken one on ebay for 30 bucks. It took me a while but i managed to fix it, it was the fuse aswell as the disc tray mechanism. then a month later i scored a sega genesis lot off ebay for 30 bucks and stuck to the model 1 genesis was the baseplate and screws!

[Aarzak]

When the model 2 came out, was the model 1 discontinued immediately? or was there some overlap between the two models?
I got my model 1 for $60 from another user here on this forum. It's currently my only Sega CD but I hope to own a X'Eye some day.

Nah, I think the Model 1 was discontinued months before the Model 2 started rolling out in the U.S (June/July 1993), but Sega was able to get by until then because the SCD was selling slowly and they still had stock to subside with. Japan debuted the Model 2 Mega Drive and Mega CD in April 1993, so I'm assuming worldwide production of both Model 1's stopped by then.

Awesome sig by the way. Your company sure made some disgusting products with those poor Mudokons.

[AlecRob]

Awesome avatar by the way. Your company sure made some disgusting products with those poor Mudokons.

Thanks!

[EclecticGroove]

I actually found my model 1 in a flea market, was busted to hell but sega actually was nice enough to fix it up for me. Although I'm sure they actually just sent a replacement. I didn't make note of the serial number as this was over a decade ago, so I have no way of knowing if it was the same or not. But both were model 1's.

[David J.]

I've barely used them due to real life...also, hey it was ironic I said they were hard to find and managed to get one. Funny how that works out, eh?

That and it looks nice on the shelf!