Us Turboduo or Jp Turboduo-r ???

[Nec.Game.head]

Hello everyone I'm new here to this amazing site and was just wondering If any of you could help me out with this .. I already own a Turbografx 16 and 2 Turbografx 16 expresses .. Ive been trying to get my hands on a Us Duo but I have had no luck finding one for a reasonable price online .. After doing some research I found out I could get a newer version of the Duo from Japan and just do a region mod myself .. So my question is, would a Duo-r be better to buy over the older Us duo I'm looking for longevity and not so much rarity in the console I decide to buy ...

[tpivette]

A region modded Japanese Duo or Duo R would be the cheapest way to go to play all the NEC games...

[Nec.Game.head]

Thanks for the reply .. I read that the Tg 16 cd breaks down quite a bit plus you also need a system 3.0 card to play the better games so that's out of the question .. And I also read the first gen Duo's also have problems breaking down on people quite often .. But what I was wondering was, is the Duo-r a better made console over the Us first gen Duo

[Bernie]

There are mixed feelings on which is better, but I prefer the black PCE Duo/Turbo Duo.  A simple cap change fixes most issues.

[Marll]

I know from reading the repair threads here that 1st gen Duos do seem to have cap problems, but that's a relatively simple/inexpensive fix if you can find one for a good price.

As far as the TGCD, not sure it totally deserves a rep for breaking down, but I may just be lucky that mine has logged probably 1000s of hours and been running since 1990.

[bartre]

personally, I haven't seen much of a difference between a Duo and a Duo-r/-rx
I'd say to just go with the one you like the looks of better, and if it's a regular duo, make sure the caps are replaced, or get them replaced.
I went with the Duo-R myself, as i just like the looks of that system, and i got a hell of a deal on mine.

[Keith Courage]

Depending on the price of a US Turbo grafx it may not be much more to have it region modded to use the much cheaper 3.0 JP super CD card.

[Samurai Ghost]

The OG Duo looks the best! What a sexy beast! The DUOR is a solid system but looks kind of like a 90's Ford sedan to me.

[Keith Courage]

I had to think about that comment for a bit. So if the duo-r is a 90s sedan with its curves then the original duo must be an 80s muscle car since it's more blocky(84 mustang)?

[Bernie]

I had to think about that comment for a bit. So if the duo-r is a 90s sedan with its curves then the original duo must be an 80s muscle car since it's more blocky(84 mustang)?

Nah, more late 60's style. 

[bartre]

hmm, that might be why i like the Duo-R...
I've always been more about the nice luxury cars, rather than the manly manly muscle cars.
that said, the OG duo is a nice machine, i just prefer the R.

[Frank_fjs]

I don't mind the curves on the Duo-R, I think they look nice. If they made the R's in black that would be cool too.

[TR0N]

TG16+Turbo-CD:It's flaw gears in the cd-rom can break and need to be replaced,btw keith and chop5 do offer a fix for it.

PCE/Turbo Duo:It's flaw sound issue from worn out capacitor's which needed to be replaced.

Duo-R&RX:It's flaw none that i know and the most reliable model out there.

Still what pce you want is up to to you nec.game.head.My current setup is a duo-r and it runs fine still.Now i have a TG16+Turbo-CD as well but i own one for nostalgia sake,since it was the first console i had by nec.

[thesteve]

the black duo with new caps should be as reliable as any later builds.
the later duo uses a cheap composite board (as does the TG16) easily cracked if abused.
the black duo uses a high impact fiberglass board and high impact housing.
the DUO-RX is the same as the -R except for an upgraded CD drive.
when playing a badly scratched disc, or bad CDR the duo laser can get stuck at the outer edge, the -RX cannot.

[420GOAT]

I had to think about that comment for a bit. So if the duo-r is a 90s sedan with its curves then the original duo must be an 80s muscle car since it's more blocky(84 mustang)?

80's Irocs are cooler!