New Owner of a Turbo Duo: What Should I Know?

[_joshuaTurbo]

Great Video just subscribed to your youtube channel

Wow, thank you!!  Its good to share vids with fellow OBEYers! 

[Arkhan]

Welcome!
You could always get a Japanese Core Grafx unit too to play your Japanese Hu Cards. They are probably cheaper than an official converter 

There never was such a thing as an official converter. That wouldn't even make any sense.

I think what he means is the "official" ones.  Over time, the ones with names have become "official" nonsense to us.

or something.

Buy Fray.  Its the best part of Owning a DUO!

[turbogrfxfan]

the best part of having a duo is wishing you had a duo r   Yeah I trolled

[Arkhan]

the best part of having a duo is wishing you had a duo r   Yeah I trolled

CAUSE YOURE A TROLLING DOUCHE

[BlueBMW]

I would advise a few things early in your Duo ownership...

1: If your system is working perfectly right now.... have your capacitors changed as soon as possible.  If you wait until it fails, other things get damaged and arent always repairable.  All these systems are 18+ years old now and capacitor failure is pretty much imminent if not already present.

2: I would advise the region switch mod over a converter card.  The switch is simple and reliable, while the converter cards can be finicky to use and are rumored to cause problems with your hucard slot  (apparently they bend the pins as they are too thick or something)

Otherwise, welcome to the fun!

[nat]

What Blue said about the capacitors is true. The first generation Duos contain capacitors that have a design flaw. It's not a matter of IF they will fail, only when. There's a high probably they've already started to leak and just aren't manifesting symptoms yet.

[Sparky]

christ.. now i am worried about mine... i play my TG16 CDROm system more to preserve my duo <<sips wine and fires up the Duo>>

[Arkhan]

christ.. now i am worried about mine... i play my TG16 CDROm system more to preserve my duo <<sips wine and fires up the Duo>>

drunken Duo playing.

GET SOME.

[roflmao]

The true sign of an awesome console and library is that you can enjoy it sober or otherwise...  This system fits that bill to a "T".

[BlueBMW]

christ.. now i am worried about mine... i play my TG16 CDROm system more to preserve my duo <<sips wine and fires up the Duo>>

If you're concerned Sparky, shoot me a PM.

[JohnnyBlaze]

I would advise a few things early in your Duo ownership...

1: If your system is working perfectly right now.... have your capacitors changed as soon as possible.  If you wait until it fails, other things get damaged and arent always repairable.  All these systems are 18+ years old now and capacitor failure is pretty much imminent if not already present.

2: I would advise the region switch mod over a converter card.  The switch is simple and reliable, while the converter cards can be finicky to use and are rumored to cause problems with your hucard slot  (apparently they bend the pins as they are too thick or something)

Otherwise, welcome to the fun!

Thanks for all the advice so far. About the caps and region mods, who would I contact here to get it done and how much would it set me back?

[BlueBMW]

Myself and chop5 do the capacitor changes (I believe there are others too, just not sure who is actively offering them right now)  I do the region mods as well, but I'm out of IC mod boards right now (have some on order)  So it may be a bit before I can offer that service also.

I generally don't charge squat to do em   Its more of a community service.  I usually just charge return shipping + the cost of parts (usually $10 or so for capacitors, and about $15 or so for region mods)  It takes me about 3 to 4 hours to do a capacitor swap and another hour and a half or so to do a region mod.   I should be caught up enough to do another duo here in about a months time if you want to contact me then!  In the mean time, play the junk out of that duo!

[JohnnyBlaze]

Myself and chop5 do the capacitor changes (I believe there are others too, just not sure who is actively offering them right now)  I do the region mods as well, but I'm out of IC mod boards right now (have some on order)  So it may be a bit before I can offer that service also.

I generally don't charge squat to do em   Its more of a community service.  I usually just charge return shipping + the cost of parts (usually $10 or so for capacitors, and about $15 or so for region mods)  It takes me about 3 to 4 hours to do a capacitor swap and another hour and a half or so to do a region mod.   I should be caught up enough to do another duo here in about a months time if you want to contact me then!  In the mean time, play the junk out of that duo!

Well, just let me know.

[themegaman]

In reading this thread, I may ask for a region mod of my TG-16.

I will pay you for your time...I believe in paying for quality.

[bernielindell]

Oh, you really should send me your Duo ASAP!!  They are very dangerous, and need to be disposed of properly. I can take care of this matter for you.  Make sure you ship it securely...so it doesnt explode..yeah..  Anyway, send it ASAP!!