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Nintendo DS TV Tuner Dated

Posted Apr 10, 2006 at 1:04PM EST by QJ Staff

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The Nintendo DS TV Tuner will be seeing release in Japan on April 29th, 2006. The device looks like it make the DS twice as large, at least. The bulky accessory lets your Nintendo handheld receive analog TV signals so you can watch TV on the go. Yes, I said Nintendo handheld. The Game Boy Advance and Game Boy Advance SP will also work with this device. The battery will support it for 4 hours before dying.



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# wtfdarksquirrel 2006-04-10 14:58
that is the gayest looking thing ever, I don't want my ds hooked up to that! I'd rather wait for the ps3 and stream all my movies to my psp.

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# lolGuest 2006-04-10 15:01
The DS really does suck

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# WOW who ever runs this site should be hit in the face....Guest 2006-04-10 15:20
OMG who ever made that picture is an idiot..... thats just a ds on top of a radio the acule TV tuiner isent much bigger then a regular ds cartrige check a screenshot here http://media.ds.ign.com/media/811/811587/img_3394379.html

who ever posted that pic and called it a tv tuner is a homo.

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# Re: WOWGuest 2006-04-10 15:31
It's a TV Tuner by a third-party. The TV Tuner you're linking to is by Nintendo and set to be released in June, not April. Get you homophobic ass off to do some research next time.

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# was this a april fool joke?Guest 2006-04-10 17:28
Dude yo you sure? i think it may be fake that things bigger then a portable tv >_> who the hell would buy it

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# That is a ridiculous looking item.Guest 2006-04-10 22:55
Especially with the Lite looming over the horizon. Who ever designed that unit should be fired immediately!

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# post 3Guest 2006-04-11 00:28
Post Number 3 you mad dumb, thats an opera web browser cartidge and yes the ds cartidge is small but the game boy advance port is not and according to articles and that oicture you must jack it through the GBA port.

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# post 3Guest 2006-04-11 00:36
Post Number 3 you mad dumb, thats an opera web browser cartidge and yes the ds cartidge is small but the game boy advance port is not and according to articles and that oicture you must jack it through the GBA port.

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# post 3Guest 2006-04-11 00:36
Post Number 3 you mad dumb, thats an opera web browser cartidge and yes the ds cartidge is small but the game boy advance port is not and according to articles and that oicture you must jack it through the GBA port.

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# post 3Guest 2006-04-11 00:36
Post Number 3 you mad dumb, thats an opera web browser cartidge and yes the ds cartidge is small but the game boy advance port is not and according to articles and that oicture you must jack it through the GBA port.

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# hahGuest 2006-04-11 01:55
im glad i kept my gamegear and tv tuner

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# So which one?Guest 2006-04-11 09:56
Is this "brick of a tuner" the real one or the awsome looking one that the guy with the link posted? Also go to LIK-SANG.com!! in the DS section it has a tuner to buy for 179.00 (crappy price)

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# sorta trueGuest 2006-04-11 17:54
First of all, you must always remember that no final screen of a product is final until it actually comes out for sale.



Second, the shot you see is a tv tuner. It is not, however, the one that Nintendo is in exultations over. That one I recall seeing since the DS first came out on LikSang. I would not be surprised to find that its sales are lacking.



Third, the design shot posted earlier seems more accurate to what Nintendo described for their new TV Tuner. Remember, they're Nintendo, they have some of the best technicians/designers on the planet. Also, don't forget that a tv tuner is nothing more than a circuit which can receive/translate radio frequencies. Similar to a wifi card, it can all be placed inside a chip. The one posted is a cheap bastard approach, using a large board (someone who doesn't have access to a micro-sized press), hence its size.



Or, I could be just talking out my ass, but in the end, I think my statements are valid.

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# sorta trueGuest 2006-04-11 17:57
First of all, you must always remember that no final screen of a product is final until it actually comes out for sale.



Second, the shot you see is a tv tuner. It is not, however, the one that Nintendo is in exultations over. That one I recall seeing since the DS first came out on LikSang. I would not be surprised to find that its sales are lacking.



Third, the design shot posted earlier seems more accurate to what Nintendo described for their new TV Tuner. Remember, they're Nintendo, they have some of the best technicians/designers on the planet. Also, don't forget that a tv tuner is nothing more than a circuit which can receive/translate radio frequencies. Similar to a wifi card, it can all be placed inside a chip. The one posted is a cheap bastard approach, using a large board (someone who doesn't have access to a micro-sized press), hence its size.



Or, I could be just talking out my ass, but in the end, I think my statements are valid.

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# GBA TunerNeroMaverick 2006-04-11 18:11
I remember the old Tuner for GBA, it was made for the first GBA and worked with the SP pretty well, it was smaller than the unit there, but unfortunately it doesn't work with the DS only because its form fit to the GBA, although... with some modification to the plastic, it fits nicely in the DS (did it to mine), its a nice $40 at Lik-Sang



http://www.lik-sang.com/info.php?category=45&products_id=2078&



with some proper and not hard at all modification its a great deal considering its about 1/4 the price of the unit above

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# how?Guest 2006-04-17 10:21
how did you modify it? Instructions please :).



I might buy that after I find out how much the new one will be.

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