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Nintendo DS questions.

evad_lhorg · 2005-01-11 17:38:33

ok either today or tomorrow(whenever my lazy ass mother gets in her car and goes to collect my ds off her friend) ill be gettin my ds. it's one from the states. ok basically im wonderin about the whole charging situation and what is best? is it just the battery that will need the U.S voltage? does it use the same gba…

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11-01-2005 6:38pm

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ok either today or tomorrow(whenever my lazy ass mother gets in her car and goes to collect my ds off her friend) ill be gettin my ds. it's one from the states. ok basically im wonderin about the whole charging situation and what is best? is it just the battery that will need the U.S voltage? does it use the same gba battery? if yes can i just use my gba battery and charger? or would you recomend a step down convertor or is there another way? what is the best?

cheerz
Delbert

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#2 11-01-2005 6:40pm
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The GBA SP charger works, I hear. You can guy that in Game, it's a tenner or so.

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#3 11-01-2005 6:45pm
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I know the DS will be more innovative and probably be more fun to play than the psp, which is basically just a small ps2, but i have to say sony have done it again, the psp looks so damn sexy i just want one, moreso than the decidedly plasticy looking DS...DAMN YOU SONY FOR MAKING ME WANT YOU!

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#4 11-01-2005 6:46pm
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koneko wrote:

You can guy that in Game

Heh.

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#5 11-01-2005 6:47pm
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koneko wrote:

The GBA SP charger works, I hear. You can guy that in Game, it's a tenner or so.

but what about the different voltages or whatever?

and yes deadwing i agree within the last few days i have really wanted a ds, especially since seeing it with my own eyes and touching it.

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#6 11-01-2005 6:48pm
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f®eak s&#169 wrote: »

Heh.

Ah dammit! Lazy coffee-deprived brain!

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#7 11-01-2005 7:38pm
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evad_lhorg wrote:

but what about the different voltages or whatever?

That does'nt matter. I use the gba charger and it works fine.

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#8 11-01-2005 7:51pm
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excellent. thanks guys.

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#9 11-01-2005 8:08pm
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Deadwing wrote:

I know the DS will be more innovative and probably be more fun to play than the psp, which is basically just a small ps2, but i have to say sony have done it again, the psp looks so damn sexy i just want one, moreso than the decidedly plasticy looking DS...DAMN YOU SONY FOR MAKING ME WANT YOU!

i have a ds now i have to say its additive metroid demo its brilliant the way you aim its brilliant i was fed up of the controllers these days but the way Nintendo use touch sensetive screen its brilliant

fair play Nintendo

and soon enough ill be getting the psp it looks very sexy indeed

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#10 12-01-2005 2:51pm
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does anyone know if there are any import shops in dublin?...... heard of a few in england... can get ds there up front without waiting, like buying in a normal shop

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#11 12-01-2005 2:55pm
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Mr Calculator in town apparantly has both the DS and the PSP.

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#12 12-01-2005 2:55pm
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mar|< wrote:

does anyone know if there are any import shops in dublin?...... heard of a few in england... can get ds there up front without waiting, like buying in a normal shop

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=216236

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#13 12-01-2005 3:32pm
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Deadwing wrote:

I know the DS will be more innovative and probably be more fun to play than the psp, which is basically just a small ps2, but i have to say sony have done it again, the psp looks so damn sexy i just want one, moreso than the decidedly plasticy looking DS...DAMN YOU SONY FOR MAKING ME WANT YOU!

Im still amazed how threads about either one or the other are all turning in to PSP v DS. All he asked was how to charge it

RE The voltage issue:

The charging unit that comes with it converts 110V to 5v where as the local GBA SP chargers turn 220V to 5v. So there is no issue as long as you use a local GBA SP charger. As somebody said they are €10 in GAME. Alos Play.com and other do USB charging cables and car chagers.

This is about the 10th time the charging issue has come up the Mods should really sticky a post/thread about DS import iussues.

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#14 06-02-2005 6:15pm
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cheers evad and koneko... ill have a look

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