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<directhex> gord, there's a fix for the cutting out problem
<popey> i dont think I've ever seen a dreamcast in the flesh other than in a shop
<gord> directhex, cutting out? no, the lasers die
<directhex> gord, just needs a screwdriver
<gord> really easy
<directhex> gord, my laser is fine. but i had it randomly rebooting
<directhex> common enough issue
<directhex> metal fatigue on the PSU connector pins
<gord> yeah no its not that, its the drive for me
<directhex> wish i had a Set5 dev kit instead of a retail console
<ali1234> mine used to overheat. had to put it on it's side to make it work
<gord> i may be deemed a "heavy user" of dreamcasts though ;)
<directhex> my rez disc hasn't needed to come off the shelf since Rez HD hit XBLA
<popey> do you manually plug stuff in when you need it or have a giant scart-o-tron?
<directhex> popey, i now only have the current-gen stuff always connected
<directhex> popey, i can't have everything at once due to power constraints and shared cables
<popey> gotcha
<directhex> e.g. the snes and n64 share an av cable; the snes and nes share a power brick
<directhex> i have decent av cables in a box - component for ps2, rgb scart for cube, etc
<directhex> xbox has a 160g disk and xbmc, but haven't used that for ages
<popey> heh, my xbox was decommisioned just last week
<popey> also xbmc
<directhex> it's 2012. i demand HD
<directhex> good job the av receiver upscales the NES!
<gord> upscaling ruins the nes :P
<directhex> gord, mostly the problem is getting wii virtual console games to display. my old av receiver couldsn't upscale virtual console games over hdmi
<gord> virtual console throws the video mode into the same mode the console uses, used to have the same problem with my old tv
<gord> new tv handles it fine though
<directhex> the sony handles it. the onkyo did not
<gord> i got a really nice connector for my megadrive, it outputs over svideo so its a really nice clear crisp signal. i hate it. i want my old co-ax back
<directhex> RF modulator!
<ali1234> speaking of TVs
<gord> o