Duo-R / RX owners represent!

[Duo_R]

There has been a handful that bought some Duo-R's in the last couple of months. If you are the owner of a Duo-R, reply back with some details of your system:

* How long you have owned the system
* Where you obtained your Duo-R
* What do you think of the system
* Extra details - i.e. any mods or things you have done to it (including bleaching it sparkly white)
* Pics of your system


Here the details of  mine:

* purchased 10/09/08
* Ebay seller - doujindance
* My favorite TG/PCE system - this system rocks!
* This Duo-R has an RGB mod, internal amp and a 8 din AV jack (that carries the RGB signal)
* pictures:




Couldn't be happier with the system! The RGB amp makes the signal look amazing! Going to get a Jrok 4.1 Component board for this soon.

[Tatsujin]

I wasn't a R/RX-owner for long time since i disliked the style of those (not really but prefer the org. DUO over R/RX). but then i found one on july 16th for very cheap (3000yen lose but with pad and ac) so couldn't resist to buy it as a "further" spare system

teh lose:


in teh action:




PS: hate those RX-contollers

[oldskool]

Owned - 1 day
Purchased from - Sensei at RISING STUFF
What I think - It's the shit
Mods and other stuff - no mods, 100% Unmolested



Not much of an artistic picture, I'll do some of that later!

Thread about my purchase and the arrival of the Duo -R
http://www.pcenginefx.com/forums/index.php?topic=5968.0

[jperryss]

No pics, but:
* How long you have owned the system  (since August 2008)
* Where you obtained your Duo-R   (eBay seller: hitjapan)
* What do you think of the system  (it's great! i played a lot when i was a kid but never actually owned one I got this one.)
* Extra details - i.e. any mods or things you have done to it  (none, but please tell me how you made yours so pearly white, my controller needs it BAD!)

[Duo_R]

Nice looking Duo-R's fellas!

I can tell my Duo-R was cleaned before it was sold to me, it looks good but underneath I can see a hint of the original "yellowing." I might do this to the system at some point:

http://superpcenginegrafx.com/cleaning_a_pcengine.html   

That tutorial is for a PC Engine, but same principle would apply. I got more mods planned for the Duo-R....come u knew that was coming..... :-"

[jperryss]

Nice looking Duo-R's fellas!

I can tell my Duo-R was cleaned before it was sold to me, it looks good but underneath I can see a hint of the original "yellowing." I might do this to the system at some point:

http://superpcenginegrafx.com/cleaning_a_pcengine.html   

That tutorial is for a PC Engine, but same principle would apply. I got more mods planned for the Duo-R....come u knew that was coming..... :-"

Thanks for the link, but I don't think that will help with the yellowing.
http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/189

But maybe I will give it a shot anyway.

[Duo_R]

Based on what I read it should help. Here is another thread:

http://www.pcenginefx.com/forums/index.php?topic=717.0

[Tom Phobos]

And here is my Duo-R:



Got it April/May this year (don't know the exact date) from a japanese ebay-seller. It's an absolutely great system, i use it for the daily play. Actually it's unmodded, but soon it will have an RGB-Mod

[SuperDeadite]

I have the standard Duo-R myself.  The system is still nice and pretty but the controller is a bit yellow. I have no intentions of modding it.

[SignOfZeta]

Own for 3-4 years.
Bought it broken from a casual internet acquaintance.
Its the coolest system I've ever owned.
I installed one of D-Lites region switcher PCBs. The LED is blue, which is cool because it matched the lettering.

[ogre]

Sorry no pics thought it looks like duo_r's just a different bundle of games.
I have owned the Duo-R since July.
I bought it from Ebay seller Doujindance.
It is my favorite system as it actually works, something I cant say about my old Duo .
The extras it has is The RGB amp,8 Din Pin output, and unlike most I see on ebay it is Clean Bright Extra Fresh !

[Duo_R]

ahh another Doujindance. FYI - your Duo-R also has a built in RGB amp (RGB signals look yummy)! That would make a great candidate for the Jrok Component video board.

Zeta - I thought the lettering looks more purple. I am either going with Blue or purple LED.

Sorry no pics thought it looks like duo_r's just a different bundle of games.
I have owned the Duo-R since July.
I bought it from Ebay seller Doujindance.
It is my favorite system as it actually works, something I cant say about my old Duo .
The extras it has is The RGB amp,8 Din Pin output, and unlike most I see on ebay it is Clean Bright Extra Fresh !

[schnuth]

I've had my Duo-R for a little over a year now.  Bought from D-Lite for a tidy sum, but I've had nothing but fun with it and collecting for this system.  It has a purple LED installed as well as a region switch and a S-video mod.  The S-video output is just amazing on my 27" standard def TV, and it looks pretty decent on my 55" HDTV as well.





schnuth

[somery]

* My Duo-R came in the mail around 11AM today.    (I got my American Duo in early October. Original Turbografx back in 1991.)
* Another doujindance purchase. We're making this guy rich!
* I think it's great! I got it even though I have an American Duo 1) so I can easily play Arcade card games, and 2) I'm a rabid collector of consoles.
* I haven't modded it yet, of course, but it has the trademark doujindance RGB amp treatment.
* I'll spare you all pics of my system because it looks just like every other Duo-R.    I'm thinking about putting in a blue or purple LED, though...

Okay, here's why I really posted: I'm a huge noob when it comes to higher-def video signals. Up until I recently started getting into the Duo hardcore, I mostly just used composite cables on my consoles. So, to all the doujindance people: exactly what do I need to buy to get this thing hooked up all RGB-like? Is there some easy how-to for morons like myself? Preferably one with lots of pictures? Actually, if any of you guys have your Duos hooked up through the PSX SCART thing, can you take some pictures of how exactly it's hooked up?

Where can I get this PSX SCART cable to plug into the SCART box... and what's on the other side of it? RGB cables? A "monitor-like" parallel port-looking plug?

Help me out here, people. I'm hopelessly dumb with this stuff and I can't find a good all-in-one resource for how to get this going. 

Thanks!

[Duo_R]

somery, welcome to the club. First - do you live in the US? 2nd - what type of TV are you hooking up to? Don't worry so much what other people are using, focus on how you intend to hookup to a TV. Does your TV have S-video or Component input? If so I highly suggest hopping on the Jrok 4.1 group buy. That will allow you to take that amped RGB signal, and convert that nicely to a component video connection - basically the best connection that you can have on most TV's.

http://www.pcenginefx.com/forums/index.php?topic=5741.0

Got an RGB capable monitor? All u need is to hook that sucker up! First need details on the TV/monitor u are going to use.