Xen
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Post by Xen on Jan 30, 2011 20:35:07 GMT
Heya guys,
Today, I've decided to open the battery slot on my HiSaturn, after a whole year of careless ownership, and lo, I find a VCD card in there! Nothing I recognize, though. It's supposed to be a Hitachi card given that it's a HiSaturn, but it has no Hitachi, SEGA, or Victor markings. WTF is it?
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Post by Xen on Jan 30, 2011 21:12:42 GMT
Okay, upon finding this out, I've decided to open the system and check for anything else I don't know about... I think I found a modchip installed XD XD XD
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Post by Madroms on Jan 30, 2011 21:16:14 GMT
take a picture of it, but it is probably a bootleg VCD cards. A LOT of them have been made for the China/Asia market (I own myself maybe 20-30 of them).
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Post by Xen on Jan 30, 2011 21:59:47 GMT
I will do so tomorrow along with the saturn itself, I think.
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Post by mick_aka on Jan 30, 2011 22:03:54 GMT
Yea I have quite a few of those cheap nasty VCD cards myself, many of which don't work.
Be interesting to see a picture all the same...
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Post by Xen on Jan 30, 2011 22:28:06 GMT
On a side note: This Saturn has a fantastically functioning modchip. And is there any reason why the backup loads FASTER than the pressed disc? The hell is going on? XD
The guy selling it didn't know wtf he was selling XD
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Post by superdeadite on Jan 31, 2011 9:22:43 GMT
Well a modded console always boots faster then a stock. Simply because the modchip sends the copy right clearance codes instantly. Without a modchip, the laser has to move to the edge of the cd and actually read the data which naturally takes longer.
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Post by Madroms on Jan 31, 2011 21:07:25 GMT
The guy selling it didn't know wtf he was selling XD something that happens sometimes. I already bought maybe 3 or 4 saturn in the past with a modchip installed in it (from the UK, JPN, ASIA) and the sellers didn't know anything about it  That's always a great find  I will try to take a picture of my vcd cards, but I need to check how my new camera works before  |
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Post by Xen on Feb 2, 2011 19:34:21 GMT
Speaking of great finds, I love your region patcher, madroms Here's the card:  |
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Post by Madroms on Feb 2, 2011 21:58:32 GMT
Thanks Xen Here are some VCD Cards (sorry for the watermark but it is necessary in some cases):  1st and 2nd rows: bootlegs 3rd and 4th rows: officials |
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Post by TrekkiesUnite118 on Feb 2, 2011 23:54:39 GMT
I have the official Japanese Sega one myself. Is there any real noticeable quality difference between the official ones?
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Post by mick_aka on Feb 3, 2011 9:29:47 GMT
One of the cheap ones I have with no label on plays VCDs with very noticeable scanlines across the picture, I dont remember any of the others having noticeably worse quality, but it's been a good long while since I tested any of them.
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Post by Madroms on Feb 3, 2011 21:12:10 GMT
I can only say they have the same bioses as official ones (Sega and Victor bioses). I didn't test them myself to check the quality of the videos.
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Post by hexigon on Feb 4, 2011 8:00:50 GMT
There are fakes?! I surely learned something today! First day of registering too.
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Post by Madroms on Feb 4, 2011 23:26:04 GMT
fake, not, but asian bootlegs, yes. Asia was the palce where VCD goes pretty well, so the bootlegs VCD cards.
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