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Post by rossi46 on Jul 4, 2007 23:30:32 GMT
I think she's dead sir. I've spent the last half hour or so adjusting the potentiometer incrementally to no avail. Oh well - nothing ventured, nothing gained as they say. You can normally pick up another machine for buttons, so I'll just keep my eye out for another mk.1.
Thanks for the suggestion, though.
Paul
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I meant to add that I don't get the animated shattering logo screen - it just goes straight to the Sega Saturn front page and the sound is VERY muted.
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Post by rossi46 on Jul 4, 2007 22:12:10 GMT
I brought it down from the attic and plugged it in. It cycles through the logo then goes to 'checking disk format' and hangs. The cd mech doesn't spin the disk and the access light does not flash. On the dashboard, what's normally the two floating cubes are big splodges of red and yellow, right and left respectively.
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Post by rossi46 on Jul 4, 2007 0:00:42 GMT
I'm currently selling it on Ebay along with some spare and duplicate consoles. But I'm now thinking to myself that I'd maybe like to keep it and see if I can fix it myself.
What it does is.. well, nothing. It powers up and goes no further. No lens movement, no spinning the cd up, just straight to the dashboard. Is this common? Is it easy fixed?
The Saturn is a mk.1 UK model with the almond buttons and access LEDs.
I'm thinking it may be just worth keeping the machine just for the shelf display properties of it?
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Paul
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Post by rossi46 on Jul 3, 2007 13:16:36 GMT
I just took the Saturn down from the Attic Arcade to play in the living room. Partly so I can have my machine next to my other, more modern ones -- and partly because I can't be bothered in these temperatures to sit in my loft space! The TV that I played all my Saturn stuff on in the AA (Attic Arcade) was a 10 year old Philips 22" stereo huge affair. Big, but awesomley solid like an old pal. Unfortunately, Mrs rossi let me get as far as "Can I bring...." out of "Can i bring one of the big TVs downstairs to play my retro collection on" before unleashing a Death Stare(TM) that would bring Charles Manson to his psychotic knees. So I'm stuck with the LCD Paul
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Post by rossi46 on Jul 2, 2007 18:05:08 GMT
The problem is with the Saturn. I just shipped everything downstairs onto a 32 inch Sony Bravia and the purple problem is still evident -- with both scart leads. I'm gonna get some electrical contact cleaner and spray it in the socket on the rear of the Saturn and see if that helps. BTW - how rubbish is the Saturn picture on a big LCD screen? It looks like someone threw lego at the screen
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Post by rossi46 on Jul 1, 2007 23:00:46 GMT
..but I'm not talking about my laundry. Unfortunately, I'm talking about the silver or white colours on the tv screen being a purple shade when my Saturn's on.
Wiggling the scart lead at the Saturn end can make the purple go back to white, but it's having less and less effect, which is a bit worrying.
At the moment I only have one working Saturn to experiment with, but both my scart leads have the same purple hue onscreen so i know it's the fault of the Saturn.
My question is: has anyone else here experienced this and can anything be done about it?
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Post by rossi46 on Oct 9, 2007 20:42:54 GMT
D pad on the MK II is the best feel of any D pad ever designed. I think the mk.1 D-pad is tons better. It brings back all those warm VF and Daytonaaaaaaaa! memories.
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Post by rossi46 on Jul 2, 2007 20:35:47 GMT
I actually prefer the d-pad on the original but in general, the mk.2 gets my vote for all round ergonomics
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Post by rossi46 on Jul 1, 2007 23:14:03 GMT
Fascinating stuff. I wasn't even aware of the existance of the Samsung Saturn. Just goes to show that there's always something new to learn. I've read (and do read) tons of retro gaming literature and I've never even heard of the Samsung machine.
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Post by rossi46 on Jul 20, 2007 10:05:09 GMT
Does anyone else here use the Saturn IR controllers regularly? All the time, although when my 3 year old is playing Bug!, I switch back to wired because he can't quite get the hang of pointing the controller at the receiver.
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Post by rossi46 on Dec 24, 2007 21:23:05 GMT
I remember having SEGA Touring Car and that it was actually playable, unlike the Saturn version, but I can't find it anywhere so I might have DREAMT IT... Fixed that for you mate! ;D ;D
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