Well that's the pickle. Currently I'm leaning toward getting an RGB-modded PCE, to keep on my desk, and *also* getting my Duo R modded; I would keep the Duo stored in my electronics cupboard of shame and bring it out to hook up when I feel like committing to clearing space out for a bit for a Super CD session. // My Duo has a controller port problem where it acts like all buttons are being pressed at once unless downward pressure is being applied to the controller plug--this steadily got worse as I owned it; don't remember now if it was there when I first got it, but it definitely developed into a problem even worse than the video out getting flaky (picture cuts out momentarily if that's jostled)--so I'll have to get that taken care of, too--or else get a new used Duo, I guess.

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Posted by Paleface on November 12, 2018 at 16:18:02 EST in reply to You don’t think about playing games very much do you? HuCARDs are indeed cool but you’re not going to play Gate of Thunder or Ys? (n/t) from SignOfZeta.

Well that's the pickle. Currently I'm leaning toward getting an RGB-modded PCE, to keep on my desk, and *also* getting my Duo R modded; I would keep the Duo stored in my electronics cupboard of shame and bring it out to hook up when I feel like committing to clearing space out for a bit for a Super CD session. // My Duo has a controller port problem where it acts like all buttons are being pressed at once unless downward pressure is being applied to the controller plug--this steadily got worse as I owned it; don't remember now if it was there when I first got it, but it definitely developed into a problem even worse than the video out getting flaky (picture cuts out momentarily if that's jostled)--so I'll have to get that taken care of, too--or else get a new used Duo, I guess.

Probably not going to play much of Gate of Thunder or Ys for now--Gate of Thunder has a flash effect on every hit, and I'm trying to avoid flash effects since I found they were contributing to eye strain or fatigue or something; and Ys seems interesting but I'm more into shorter games at the moment.

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Eh but there still aren't that many of the games that I'm dying to play just now and I definitely don't need to spend the money so I should probably just keep holding off.

(Paleface)

(19:59:31 11/12/18 EST)

Have compromised on just getting the Duo repaired and modded, which isn't all that pricey. If I find some HuCard games I just need to have out all the time, I guess I can always get the modded Core Grafx II or whatever later. : P

(Paleface)

(21:30:16 11/12/18 EST)

Also getting the Duo-R's capacitor's replaced, 'cause apparently that is or becomes a problem, causing "jail bar" dim horizontal lines across the picture. Can't say I ever noticed it, eh, might have gotten taken on that one. : P

(Paleface)

(23:44:37 11/13/18 EST)

Jailbars on RGB modded PCE are very common, I’m pretty sure across all models. People can fix it although I confess I don’t know much about it. Bad caps on Duo R are almost unheard of but are virtually guaranteed on the black systems. Perhaps there is *a* capacitor value that can be changed in order to fix the video but a total capacitor replacement is, I’m %99 sure, unrelated to the jailbar thing (which again, I’m pretty sure only happens with RGB modded systems) and unnecessary work which I personally don’t recommend anyone do because all it can do it break something if it already works perfectly. That goes for all sorts of things, not just game machines.

(SignOfZeta)