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Firewire 1394 PCI Card with Software CD + Cable
Firewire 1394 PCI Card with Software CD + Cable
DX Price: $6.40

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Ownership verified by DX Nice
Posted by socram8888 on 10/3/2011
Involvement: Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership: more than 1 month

Price: starstarstarstarstar
Ease of Use: starstarstarstarstar
Build Quality: starstarstarstarstar
Usefulness: starstarstarstar
Overall Rating: starstarstarstarstar

Pros:

Fast, can transfer video perfectly on-the-fly without any loss or problems from a compact MiniDV tape.
Windows 7 automatically detected the device and installed the proper drivers, and then it automatically detected the camera and asked for video transferring.
It has many inputs so it can probably work with several devices at once.
It's pretty short so it doesn't intefere with the air flow from the GFX card

Cons:

None!

Bottomline:

Windows 7 usually install the latest driver, so use this driver instead of the one in the CD (unless you're using Windows XP or older, as these don't automatically reconigse the device)

 
TV Gamepad Controller with SD Card Slot
TV Gamepad Controller with SD Card Slot
DX Price: $22.17

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Ownership verified by DX Works perfectly
Posted by socram8888 on 4/24/2011
Involvement: Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership: more than 1 month

Price: starstarstarstarstar
Ease of Use: starstarstarstar
Build Quality: starstar
Usefulness: starstarstarstar
Overall Rating: starstarstarstar

Pros:

¦ Games work without slowdown
¦ Every game tested works, even complex ones like Red Zone
¦ It has a second controller to play with a friend
¦ Low power comsumption, so batteries last a lot of time
¦ Compatibility with both NTSC and PAL video systems
¦ Works with SDs and MMCs, tested up to 2GB (enought to fit over 1000 games!)
¦ Updateable firmware

Cons:

¦ Video has less color than a original Megadrive (btw, it can be fixed in TV's settings)
¦ Mono sound only, and also some audio channels are too loud (specially, PSG channels)
¦ No connector for external power supply (it's not a big problem since the batteries last a lot)
¦ No way to backup saves to SD
¦ Fails with some new LCD televisions (this can be fixed removing a resistor inside)

Bottomline:

The controller's box may be different from that on the picture: my first one came with that, but my second controller came with a different one

 
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