Convinced a friend to get into Turbo

[ShadowKitty777]

Is there anything I can tell my friend since he is considering getting a Turbo? I don't really have any advice on what to pay or what not to pay. What would you tell someone if they were interested in buying a system?

[wyndcrosser]

If he has skills, tell him to buy a broken one. If not, go the duo-r route with a everdrive.

[ginoscope]

Depends what kind of money they willing to spend.  The ideal choice is a duo-r and an everdrive.

If they are on a budget they can go core grafx with an everdrive and start with hu card games.  Plenty there to start and then move on to the CD games.

[MNKyDeth]

Why recommend a Duo-R over a regular Duo?

To me they are exactly the same console except in color. They have all the same features and capabilities. They both need the caps replaced although yes the PC Engine Duo, TurboDuo usually have more damage from the caps once fixed it's a non-issue from my standpoint as well.

I can see why recommending either of the console's, Duo, Duo-R over the regular TG16 or PC Engine as they include the Super System 3.0 in the firmware within the system and it's all one unit instead of two.

US or JP version of the Duo and the Duo-R are very viable options but the JP versions will be cheaper. Just make sure the console has had it's caps replaced or plan on doing, having that done to the console once you get it. Then make sure you get the mods you want if needed, Region and/or RGB.

Those are all factors to consider in the price. I would pass on the US version TurboDuo because almost no matter what you can get a PC Engine Duo for much less. Duo-R's are a little more than the regular Duo's usually but even if the system is a fully working system it's smart to have all the caps replaced just so you know you have another 25yrs without worrying about it.

[lukester]

I've never heard about getting a Duo-R's caps replaced.

OP, your friend should just buy a coregrafx and everdrive. Rondo may not be on hucard, but most of the best non-rpg games are. Especially platformers

[SignOfZeta]

I'd be trying to talk him out of it, honestly. There are enough people into this system already.

[MNKyDeth]

I've never heard about getting a Duo-R's caps replaced.

OP, your friend should just buy a coregrafx and everdrive. Rondo may not be on hucard, but most of the best non-rpg games are. Especially platformers

Second post in this thread. Quote from thesteve

they will need the caps, just being newer equipment the caps are in better shape

http://www.pcenginefx.com/forums/index.php?topic=19999.msg432813#msg432813

[ginoscope]

Didn't know the duo-r still needed the caps replaced.  I personally have a pc engine duo capped and I couldn't be happier with it.

[Pokun]

If Duo-r caps was the same as Duo caps only newer, they would need replacement too about now, wouldn't they? I believe it's a better built system with higher quality parts.

I'd recommend Duo-r/rw and Everdrive too. There are more CD games than HuCard games, so ignoring CDs sounds like a bad move to me.

[Vimtoman]

Duo-r has no SMD Caps. All radial.

[cr8zykuban0]

Make sure they are prepared for shooters. Lots of shooters

[SignOfZeta]

All electrolytic caps eventually fail, but it usually takes decades. The OG Duos were made in 1992/1993, the R/RXs/1994, something like that. It was only a year or two difference. If all Duos were as bad as the black ones...well, nearly all black Duos have had extensive work at this point, most Rs still work with original caps. Mine certainly does.

[tool]

tell your friend to start with a basic PC Engine and skip all the Duo and other fancy shit for now 

[Black Tiger]

Over the years, I've heard some of the repair guys say that the positioning and tight space of the black Duos only made the problem worse.

[Keith Courage]

if he wants cd-rom function, it's generally cheaper to buy a regular PC Engine duo that has already had the capacitors replaced then it is to buy a duo-r system.