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Well, there a cap inside the PSU too which can presumably cause buzzing issues.

Close, but it seems like you suggest using the 32X cables to adapt HD Retrovision and I was suggesting the 32X itself. ;) Either way, the 32X cables are required.

Using the 32X itself lets you get...

My point was that there is one functional difference worth noting. Also, HD Retrovision cables will plug directly into the 32X without any adapter. If you have that adapter, you probably have a 32X...

I don't see how. Each console only has one spare port after their requisite controllers and the cable itself only goes between two controller ports. Without reengineering it there's no way to...

I’d hope that they’d actually sell some link cables like they did originally since more people are aware/interested these days.

No word on link cable support?

One difference is that the HD Retrovision adapter carries audio while the 32X adapter does not. Granted, it’s mono so you probably want to get audio from the headphone jack regardless of which...

Stop saying “dab.”

https://youtu.be/C-Mrz6M7W44 ;)

Did you dab? I dab. You should dab.

Thanks, but it wasn’t exactly for “no reason.” …unless “no power” wasn’t a good enough reason. Public sentiment is that the component is often to blame for exactly that issue. ;)

I got it from...

Your call on the audio since it should be the same as the other “good” VA5, VA6, and VA6.5 consoles. As I understand it, you’d just be dropping the LPF to sound more like VA0-VA2 but without their...

Exactly. Those games aren't on Switch. There's no reason why a Switch game with Gamecube controller support couldn't support it since the adapter is low-level enough that you can even connect a GBA...

Funny, because I recently got a VA6.5 Genesis that came with an Old Skool brand controller and "3 in 1" PSU. The PSU felt weighty but I've seen others that literally had weights inside, like an old...

I've got one. There aren't any games that recognize the keyboard but there's no reason they couldn't. If you were hoping to use it as a USB keyboard: Sorry, that won't work.

I have a Japanese Mega CD 1 that doesn't power on. Surprisingly the mainboard looked brand new with absolutely no capacitor leakage. The same couldn't be said about the sub board so I recapped it and...

My brother recently brought one of the PC Engine versions back from Thailand. I tested it to make sure it worked and didn't notice any of those issues. I also took it apart and didn't like that the...

I suspect that nearly all VA2 and earlier consoles have the Sony CXA1145 and not the Sony CXA1145P. I know the VA2 I just submitted has the non-P variant as did the VA2 I lost after a tornado last...

Fun fact: 32X will also restore composite video after disabling it for a Sega 3BP v2 Triple Bypass. ;)

It also does so without the notorious rainbow banding the CXA1145P is notorious for with NTSC...

Months ago I had recapped a 32X and performed the noise fix. Everything seemed good until I ran Star Wars and noticed no right channel audio during the Star Wars theme. Sure enough, the MARS test...

Does the Mega Everdrive Pro have the same issue? If there is no flag for SRAM in a ROM header or something then it would have to be recognized with a ROM database so the Everdrive OS can disable SRAM...

Well, I sent you a message regarding a moderated post and it doesn’t show up in Sent messages. There is no Outbox as far as I can tell either. :(

OK, I managed to rescue another console from storage:
10) Genesis USA VA3 Made in Taiwan
High Definition Graphics + rubber feet
Serial 30T16651
Latest component 44th week of 1989 (IC1 68000 CPU)...

Forced to make this a second post since there is a 25 image per post limit.

9) Mega Drive JP late VA6 Made in Japan
Removable LED bezel and molded patent numbers
Serial A20925869
Latest...

I don't have access to my boxed Altered Beast bundle since the tornado but I'll go ahead and post what I have on-hand. In some cases the shell was formed with an mold insert or date mark. Many have...

My Japanese early VA6, Japanese late VA6, and Japanese VA7 are all carbon-coated too. Definitely normal.