Tim Miller <news.RemoveThis@economic-truth.co.uk> wrote in news:4abos5FsdihdU1
@individual.net:
> pricjs28.RemoveThis@mail.buffalostate.edu wrote:
>> just got my DS lite in the mail today and its all that i hoped it
would
>> be and more. I also ordered the comfortstylus, its better than the
>> standard stulus, but i still prefer the Thumbstrap when playing
Mario64
>> DS.
>>
> Shame the DS Lite's strap doesn't come with a thumb bit!
>
> Tim (tm)
I just also received my DS Lite. This thing is amazing - I am really
impressed.
Note that I am coming straight from a Gameboy Advance (original version
with no backlight!), so I may be easily impressed. My first Nintendo
was the Gameboy when first released (1989?), followed finally by a
Gameboy Color (ten years later), which was quickly replaced by the GBA
when it was released. I actually rarely use my GBA (play on my home
computer instead) except when travelling. As I now plan to travel more,
and lost my GBA, it was time to upgrade. I always thought that the DS
was kind of klunky - obviously much more powerful than the GBA units,
but it never made me lust for it. When I discovered that my GBA was
lost, I originally planned on getting a GBA Micro due to it's backlight
and small size (perfect for travel). But when I heard about the DS Lite
I decided to make the platform switch. Everything you've read about the
DS Lite is true - it is really slick, from the box, to the unit, whether
open or closed.
Lik-Sang was good enough to include an instruction sheet that explains
how to change the system language to English. I would have been lost
without that.
The fit and finish of my Navy colored unit is fantastic. I am really
impressed with it. Everyone seems to like to say that it's built like
an iPod - let me tell you that it built even better. Same construction
quality, without the "just look at me and I will gain another scratch"
feature of my iPod Nano. I.e. the materials were much better chosen by
Nintendo than Apple. Very impressive.
The only thing I will say is that with the Navy unit, it picks up finger
prints like crazy. The entire outside of the unit, including top,
bottom and sides, is a glossy finish. With the dark color of my unit,
as soon as I pick it up and hold it a while it gets a ton of visible
finger prints. They can be quickly and easily wiped off, but I can see
myself wiping the unit all the time - it looks so darned nice that I
want to keep it clean and shiny! My guess is that the white unit will
not have this issue. The only portion of the outside that is made with
a matt finish is the very back edge where the hinge is. The internal
surfaces are all matt, so no worries there.
The screens are very sharp and brightly backlit. Frankly, the screens
are fantastic. I know the actual graphics can't touch those of the PSP,
but I have to say that the screens themselves seem brighter and sharper.
I can't believe how good it looks.
And (being new to the DS Lite), I was suprised that I cold pick up the
stereo sound imaging even at arms length - no more headphones (i.e. as
with GBA) to have stereo gaming... (I was always a huge fan of the fact
that the original GB I got back in 1989 had stereo sound - but you
always needed headphones to hear it...)
Of course, all the manuals are in Japanese only, so I was hoping that
someone could answer a few questions:
- Do I need to fully charge this unit before using it? Most consumer
electronics with rechargables want to be charged before every using. Is
this required also with the DS Lite?
- I have no idea what all the LED indicators mean. I.e. the green and
amber ones.
- Does the DS Lite support WiFi out of the box? Or is an external
accessory needed?
- Is there a full, downloadable manual available in English for the
original DS? I assume that this would answer all of my questions.
One funny thing I noticed - in one of the configuration screens there is
a picture of the unit - it shows an originial DS, and was not updated to
be a DS Lite...
Thanks!
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