If the improvement over an afterburned GBA is only marginal, I think I'll wait for a price drop...
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If the improvement over an afterburned GBA is only marginal, I think I'll wait for a price drop...
Today I noticed that GameGizmo has GBA SPs for $129.99 in stock, so I took the plunge and ordered one. Hopefully it will arrive this week. :)
I am waiting for 3-23 myself... I'm not paying $130. Congratulations to all who've gotten an import one however.
I've put down a $20 deposit and will be trading my current GBA in at Electronics Boutique. To be brutally honest, I haven't played the GBA lately thanks to that dark screen.
Good impressions, bbobb. The absence of a headphone jack on the SP is a downer. I hope the internal speaker is good and loud, unlike the regular GBA.
DAMN IT WHY DOES THIS THING MAKE ME WANT IT SOOOOOOOO
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someone compared the ABGBA vs GBA SP
http://www.tritonlabs.com/cgi-bin/ik...f=2&t=3501&st=
What's this "trapezoid effect" the first poster is talking about?Quote:
Originally posted by bandit
someone compared the ABGBA vs GBA SP
http://www.tritonlabs.com/cgi-bin/ik...f=2&t=3501&st=
Why thank you sir. Personally the lack of a headphone jack doesn't bother me, but I've never used headphones with a handheld in my life. I don't think the speaker is any different then the GBA one that I can tell... but you're no longer covering it up with your thumb all the time. ;)Quote:
Originally posted by gameoverDude
Good impressions, bbobb. The absence of a headphone jack on the SP is a downer. I hope the internal speaker is good and loud, unlike the regular GBA.
What is the "Trapezoid Effect"?Quote:
Originally posted by Green
What's this "trapezoid effect" the first poster is talking about?
A 'Trapezoid Effect' is a prism like effect that starts off at the bottom and gets narrower towards the top.
What causes the Trapezoid Effect?
The trapezoid effect is a result of the size limitations we are working with in the GBA. Ideally, the light source (covered in metal) should be approx 4-6mm longer than it is - for exactly the reason you think, to eliminate the trapezoid effect. There are two chip LEDs in that light source, one on each end. The concentrated light coming from each LED is what causes the effect.
Unfortunately, making the light source longer would mean cutting into the area that is not covered by the screen cover, which would cause more ugliness than the trapezoid effect ever did.
Thanks. Is it bothersome?
If you want to be anal and a 'perfectionist' it might. But which are you concentrating more on? Gameplay or the flaws? If its very noticeable, than yea, it can get bothersome. But usually its more noticeable ONLY with a camera.Quote:
Originally posted by Green
Thanks. Is it bothersome?
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