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    Lynx Multi Card Preorders

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    Posted · Edited by Alexs

    58 minutes ago, karri said:

    It does not matter what it says on the packet. There was no value on it as I could see. When customs wants it declared they want a statement from me of what I have paid. So I pay the customs and taxes based on reality.

    I live in the Netherlands and they really love to tax things over here. Anything valued above €20 automatically gets 21% VAT and depending on the item, anything with a value of €150 or more additionally gets taxed between 4.7% and 17%. I believe they even count/include the postage fees towards all of this. 

     

    SainT, it sounds like you are getting taken advantage of by all those laws meant for large corporations.  I certainly would only abide to the ones I can't get away with, if I were you ?. Sometimes skirting the rules is worth the penalty. Let's hope that customs is busier with more important things, such as halting the import of weapons. 

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    Lynx Multi Card Preorders

    in Atari Lynx

    Posted · Edited by Alexs

    5 minutes ago, CLDavi said:

    I am wondering, how do I get one of these sent to Australia? It's just that I tried to figure out what the postal costs would be, yet every time I put in my postcode, it only displays American addresses. This could make the eventual ordering of the cart a bit difficult, so how would I be able to fix this when the time comes for me to order it?

    These are the rates it shows me for Australia. You need to make sure you have both shipping and billing information entered to calculate the postage.

     

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    Lynx Multi Card Preorders

    in Atari Lynx

    Posted

    2 hours ago, karri said:

    So by mail to Finland from Germany is €111.51

    The BennVenn version that also emulates eeproms was USD 45 plus shipping USD 24 plus customs €15. Which totals €80. So I believe we get much better value for the money in this one.

    Interesting you say that because every order I have received from bennvenn has had the total value devalued to $10 on the shipping label, meaning I never had to pay import duties even when my order was over $100. 

     

    I considered bennvenns option for a while, but SainT's flash card is superior in quality of both software and hardware. Bennvenn is selling his elcheapo lynx carts now, but they don't fit the lynx one yet, and he has to sand down each pcb because he found out it is bending the pins in the cartridge slot. 

     

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    Lynx Multi Card Preorders

    in Atari Lynx

    Posted

    I purchased my copy through atariage. Price wise it doesn't seem to matter all that much in comparison with dragonbox even when you include possible import tax... Is there a reason for this? I would have expected it to be €95 or £85 for europe

    Lynx Multi Card Preorders

    in Atari Lynx

    Posted · Edited by Alexs

     

    18 minutes ago, djrodderz said:

    There is one on eBay for 200 quid at the moment!

    That is the old version, the updated cart is going to be out soon, and is superior in many ways

    Lynx Multi Card Preorders

    in Atari Lynx

    Posted · Edited by Alexs

    1 hour ago, metzger130 said:

    I see you said they will be for sale on atari age, are they going to be sent to distributors like Stone Age Gamer? 

    This question has already been answered, it's up to them to decide if they want to stock the lynx GD

    Lynx Multi Card Preorders

    in Atari Lynx

    Posted

    I like to buy boxed copies of games free or paid from special platforms like the lynx, and I think many people would agree with that. Even though it cannot be compared to your example. If you look at what limited run games is doing. Their entire business model is centered around the re-release of physical versions. 

    BennVenn (Gameboy modder) just announced an LCD replacement for the Lynx

    in Atari Lynx

    Posted

    3 hours ago, necrocia said:

    Ah great! Tell me how you go with the install. These new brackets should be much easier to work with, just don't over-tighten the screws or you'll push them through the plastic. I need to update the install guide for the new bracket still.

     

    Update: Turns out that I already did update it! ?

    Thanks Igor.

     

    Install was super easy with your bracket. After reading your guide, I went back and loosened the screws a little just to make sure I wouldn't have any issues in the future. 

     

     

     

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    New lynx I arrived from bestelectronics, has two stuck pixels

    in Atari Lynx

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    39 minutes ago, Turbo-Torch said:

    That's the problem, simply asking could land you on the "No Atari For You" list. ? ?

    I'd bet money he did test it before sending it out (which is a good thing)...he did on a brand new XE motherboard I ordered.  That's not to say minor glitches can't get past him.  I had an odd inverse character issue which only showed up in certain situations and he did replace the board.

     

    Personally, I'd accept the two dead pixels.  That was very common on anything back then, and if you go back just 10 years ago, there were dead pixel policies for TVs and monitors. The warranties stated some dead pixels were normal and it needed to exceed a certain amount before the screen was considered defective. 

     

    Haha yes, I had read that people had such experiences with bradley, although to me he had always responded extremely fast to all my enquiries, very patient and polite too. But I don't want to trigger any resentment. 

     

    Regarding the dead pixel policies, those are still very much in effect today yeah. Although with all the high dpi screens, a couple of them is much less noticeable. And like you said, brad told me as well that he does burn in tests before sending them out, and that he stopped selling the later revisions lynx-i's that were not manufactured in Japan because all of them turned out to have display glitches  So he does seem to have some kind of QA in place. I think that they were probably not there, or he didn't see the stuck pixels before sending it out. 

     

    Luckily I did manage to remove the glue-like residue from the back of the lynx with some rubbing alchohol, so I can live with the stuck pixels, I just hope I won't get any more.

    New lynx I arrived from bestelectronics, has two stuck pixels

    in Atari Lynx

    Posted · Edited by Alexs

    I also read before purchasing that all units are tested (burn in) by brad before they are shipped out, so I'm not sure if he knew about the stuck pixels or not. I regularly purchase from brad, so I don't want to anger him by complaining unnecessarily, thats why I'd thought of asking about others experiences here on the forum beforehand

     

    My other lynx (II) has a pristine display (second hand unit). But for that one I'm installing the bennvenn lcd upgrade soon, as it's not destructive, whereas it would be on the lynx 1 because it's display is not zif socketed. So I was really hoping to het a pristine unit 

    New lynx I arrived from bestelectronics, has two stuck pixels

    in Atari Lynx

    Posted

    Two days ago I received my new boxed lynx I from bestelectronics, it was shrinkwrapped but when I opened up the package there was a diagnostics cart in the game cart slot. Upon powering the system on, there are two stuck pixels on the display. Is this normal? Or does bradley usually make sure the displays are fine before shipping? 

     

    The back of the console also has a weird glue like residue on it which wont wipe away with a damp cloth, so I'm not sure if my expectations are just too high, or I was sent the wrong console by mistake?

     

    Has anybody here purchased a brand new lynx from Brad as well? If so what are your experiences 

    Which model 1 lynx is better?

    in Atari Lynx

    Posted

    I ended up purchasing a Japanese model 1, brad from bestelelectronics said that the remaining stock of Taiwanese model 1's had all failed

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    the last 10 – 12  2nd Gen. new Taiwan made Lynx I’s in stock have all tested bad, so we just stopped selling this weekend)

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    Q.  A shame I missed out on the Taiwanese model, I have seen that the Japanese 1st gen has issues with paint chipping off
     
    A.  No really Alex.  It looks like the Atari Taiwan made Lynx I’s may have a bug in them, that causes
    all of them to end up with color display problems years after they were 1st made.

    I'm happy that I was able to get a NOS lynx 1 at the end of the day, even if it was $100 more.

    Apparently the japanese ones do have better quality parts in them. I'm waiting for my bennvenn lcd upgrade for my lynx II, so I think I'll leave the lynx I stock

     

     

     

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    Which model 1 lynx is better?

    in Atari Lynx

    Posted

    I'm going to be buying a new lynx 1 next week, and while browsing I noticed that there are several variations of the 1st model lynx. Namely that the japanese made model is higher priced, has an 8 way directional d-pad and is painted in grey instead of being moulded in grey plastic.

     

    I couldn't however find information about which is better and/or more desirable. Are there any more differences between the taiwanese and Japanese made lynxes? Is the paint chipping an issue that will happen regardless of how well you take care of it? 

     

    Any information is welcome

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