Adam Phillip Hirst updated CycloDS Evolution

Adam Phillip Hirst — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:12:07 -0400

September 30, 2009 at 7:12 am

Adam Phillip Hirst updated 7 products

Adam Phillip Hirst — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:17:32 -0400

1. updated CycloDS Evolution - June 26, 2009 at 3:17 pm

agreed: "No spring-load for the MicroSD(HC), leading to minor difficulty removing it from the CycloDS"
agreed: "Have to press cartridge off-center to eject"
agreed: "One of the more expensive flash carts"
agreed: "The best Nintendo DS flash cart on the market (disregarding price)"
agreed: "Real Time Save and Real Time Load feature for DS games (Slot 1)"
agreed: "Enhanced mode with soft reset, slow motion and cheats"
agreed: "Supports extended memory and rumble packs"
agreed: "Supports GBA homebrew with expansion pack"
agreed: "Includes USB MicroSDHC flash card reader"
agreed: "Supports larger 8GB+ MicroSDHC cards"
agreed: "Fits flush in to DS SLOT-1"
agreed: "No other software, hardware, patches, firmware required"
agreed: "Simple, easy-to-use DS homebrew solution"

2. updated Nintendo DSi - June 26, 2009 at 3:17 pm

agreed: "Two cameras - one facing you, and one facing out "
agreed: "Adds a 0.3 megapixel camera "
agreed: "Built-in audio decoding "
agreed: "Built-in programs such as audio and camera tools "
agreed: "Still plays the vast majority of the thousands of original Nintendo DS games "
agreed: "Virtual marketplace (DSiWare) lowers the barrier to entry for smaller developers "
agreed: "Digital distribution makes buying games easier than going to the store "
agreed: "Built-in web browser "
agreed: "Larger screen than DS Lite "
agreed: "Thinner/lighter form factor over DS Lite "
agreed: "only plays unprotected AAC music files from SD card slot "
agreed: "extremely wasteful packaging"
agreed: "Removed GBA slot which eliminating compatibility with games such as Guitar Hero "
agreed: "Graphics power still lacking compared to PSP and modern smart-phones "
agreed: "Only 0.3 megapixel camera...really?"

3. updated Game Boy Advance SP - June 26, 2009 at 3:16 pm

4. updated M3 DS Real - June 26, 2009 at 3:15 pm

5. updated Sony Playstation Portable - June 26, 2009 at 3:15 pm

agreed: "It's expensive"
disagreed: "Buttons start to wear out after about a year"
agreed: "No wireless keyboard for internet browsing available"
agreed: "screen can be cracked on the inside"
agreed: "T9 text input could be cumbersome"
agreed: "The screen has a tendency to become scratched or smudged easily"
agreed: "Running homebrew does not require hardware modification or ext ra hardware"
agreed: "Excellent sound and graphics when compared to other handhelds"
agreed: "Custom firmware available"
disagreed: "Good value for money"
agreed: "Excellent screen perfect for viewing videos "
agreed: "Uses memory sticks which are compatible with most Sony products and other computers via an appropriate card reader."
agreed: "Media player (Music and Video) functionality built in."
agreed: "Connects to PS3 for remote play"
agreed: "Large and active homebrew community"
agreed: "Large selection of games in many styles"
agreed: "Replaceable battery"
agreed: "Easily upgradeable firmware over WiFi"
agreed: "Able to connect to a computer through USB to play and view videos, music and photos in certain formats. "
agreed: "Has a built in web browser which can connect from wireless hot spots. "

6. updated Creative Zen - June 26, 2009 at 3:14 pm

disagreed: "Incompatible with OSX"
disagreed: "Slow interface"
disagreed: "Interface isn't as nice as the Nano's"
agreed: "White Screen Of Death (WSOD) on smaller capacity players (4GB & 8GB) "
agreed: "Screen stays on forever unless the player is locked"
agreed: "Weak amplifier output (40mW)"
agreed: "SD slot doesn't integrate well with player"
agreed: "Not able to read text files. No Lyrics support for Songs like iPod."
agreed: "No TV Out."
agreed: "Only Plays video encoded at 320x240 resolution."
agreed: "Plastic screen scratches very easily"
agreed: "First flash player available in 32GB"
agreed: "Good battery life"
agreed: "Fantastic format support, especially for video"
agreed: "Actually has buttons instead of a scroll wheel."
agreed: "Good value"
agreed: "Supports SDHC rather than just SD cards"
agreed: "Expandable SD slot is very useful"
agreed: "Great audio quality"
agreed: "Large and clear screen"
agreed: "Thin and light"

7. updated Nintendo DS Lite - June 26, 2009 at 3:13 pm