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The newly upgraded Nintendo DSi released today the 3rd April 2009 in the United Kingdom it’s current RRP £149.99 £139.99 is the third generation of the ever so popular handheld console.
This modification from previous models is that it’s 12% slimmer than the previous model the Nintendo DS Lite. Combined with two VGA 0.3 mega pixel cameras in-built, also has a larger screen with an extra 0.25 inches making the visible screen size of 3.25 inches compared to the previous models, hence it’s a little longer in length and they have also included a SD memory card slot for saving.
Apparently the device has more improved sound quality and they have replaced the sliding power button on the right-hand side of the console with a power button located at the bottom left-hand side of the touch screen.
One improvement I like the sound of is the soft reboot, where the power button now allows you to return to the menu and play a new game by hot swapping without having to shutdown the whole console every time. The DSi casing is covered in a new matte finish rather than its shiny predecessor, which showed up annoying fingerprints. Currently the only colours available at the moment are Black/White.
The console comes with five brightness levels and for a slimmer design Nintendo has removed the GBA slot from the front, however this obviously affects backward compatibility with games and accessories so beware you would be downgrading in this way. The specification of the system holds a CPU 133MHz, RAM 16MB, storage 256MB internal flash memory and wireless connectivity IEEE 802.11.
So does this warrant an upgrade from my previous model Nintendo DS Lite or is it too early to say yet. What’s you’re thoughts on the matter?
April 3rd, 2009
Are you having issues with your Xbox 360 display settings on your TV and are using the Xbox 360 VGA cable?
A message saying “no video signal is received” this is since you changed to the higher resolution which your TV doesn’t support and you can’t seem to reset it back to default?
Well I was silly enough to have done just that and couldn’t get it back to the default settings so I managed to find this useful tutorial on the Microsoft site to be very helpful, good luck guys!
Instructions
To reset the display settings of the Xbox 360 console to the default settings, follow these simple steps:
- Remove any discs from the disc tray
- Turn the console off
- Turn the console on
Note: If you are using an Xbox 360 Wireless Controller, turn the console on by using the Xbox Guide button on the controller.
Note: Make sure that you use the player 1 controller when you do this. The player 1 controller is the controller where the upper left quadrant-light is on.
As the console starts, press and hold the Y button, and then pull the right trigger at the same time. This causes the Xbox Dashboard to reset the display settings to the default settings and then automatically restarts the console. So it’s OK when the Xbox 360 console restarts.
Source Reference: Microsoft Help & Support
September 19th, 2008
The new sleek and sexy Nintendo DS Lite Handheld Console will be released on Friday 23rd June 2006. Retailing at the same price as the original Nintendo DS GBP £99.99.
It appears the DS Lite comes available in colours of White & Black for now. Many improvements have been made a smaller console, thicker stylus, sleeker and lighter with improved backlit screen for brighter settings, providing clearer visibility.
I think this is a must have replacement to my old Nintendo DS, hopefully I can get a good deal on trade-in since my current one isn’t even a year old yet. If only just to replace it for the sake of the brighter screen and lighter handheld I think it’s well worth it, lets just hope it doesn’t reproduce the same issue with the dead pixels on the screen.
June 16th, 2006
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