PC Engine Duo-R RGB modded, 4 games, controller, Arcade card, tennokoe card

[RGB_Gamer]

I have an AWESOME PC Engine Duo-R package (this is a package deal only, so you take it all or you take NONE, no exceptions, no trades). All items are tested and working great! Here is what it consists of:

 

1. PC Engine Duo-R system (Japanese TG-16 that is a combo Hu Card and Super CD-ROM 2 system), AC adaptor, owner's manual, controller

2. system includes RGB modification, and special AV/RGB adaptor that lets you use Playstation style RGB cables (RGB cable not included)

3. 4 games:

 

Namco Galaga'88 (hu card only)

Bikkuriman World (hu card only)

CYBER KNIGHT (hu card only)

Sotsugyo II (Super CD-ROM game with jewel case)

 

4. Arcade Card Pro with jewel case. Let's you play Arcade Card games

5. Tennokoe Bank Card (just the card by itself). Gives you more save game storage

 

Price: $300 firm which includes shipping within the USA. Other countries, shipping is $40 anywhere

 

[email protected]

 

Here is a picture (this is of the actual items you will receive:

 

http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/5016/pceduor.jpg

Edited April 29, 2009 by eastbayarb

[jboypacman]

I have friend that might be interested in this he going to check it out when he gets home later if it is still up for sale.

[RGB_Gamer]

By the way, I have references here, digitpress, neo-geo.com, and ebay under my same name, so I am a great trader/seller!

[jboypacman]

I put a link up for this over on PCEngineFX.Com i hope thats ok.

[RGB_Gamer]

I put a link up for this over on PCEngineFX.Com i hope thats ok.

 

thanks a lot!

[jboypacman]

No problem and seeing as am a PC Engine fan and i felt it was my duty to help you sale this so good luck my friend.

[RGB_Gamer]

Price reduced to $300 shipped within the USA (will not go lower)! Will be here till the end of this week or it's off to ebay!

[specialt1212]

I'm interested in this, but i have a few questions

 

1. Do you accept paypal

2. The RGB modification, can I hook standard RGB cables to the system directly or do I have to use the adaptor?

 

I have to go to work now but I'll be back at the computer in about 7 hours.

[RGB_Gamer]

I'm interested in this, but i have a few questions

 

1. Do you accept paypal

2. The RGB modification, can I hook standard RGB cables to the system directly or do I have to use the adaptor?

 

I have to go to work now but I'll be back at the computer in about 7 hours.

 

 

PayPal is accepted and preffered. The AV adaptor lets you use playstation RGB cables (like SCART) which are very common. I suppose you could make your own SCART cable (although it is 8-PIN DIN like genesis1 and neo geo, I believe the pinout is different).

[specialt1212]

Sounds good, and sorry for the confusion I'm actually in America so I wouldn't need a SCART connector I would be hooking it up to my TV via Component Video Cables which if I'm not mistaken would be done through the RGB modification you added to the system.

 

I sent you a personal message with my shipping information please let me know what email address I should send the payment too. Thank you!

[CGQuarterly]

RGB is not the same as component. You have to have a display capable of displaying an analog RGB signal. If you want to display it on a component video-equipped TV, then you have to buy an adapter like an XRGB.

 

Chris

[specialt1212]

Thanks for the reply Chris, so if I understand correctly this PC Engine has been modified to be used on a PAL television set and not a NTSC one?

 

eastbayarb - the email address you provided me in the personal message doesn't work.

Edited May 1, 2009 by specialt1212

[CGQuarterly]

Thanks for the reply Chris, so if I understand correctly this PC Engine has been modified to be used on a PAL television set and not a NTSC one?

 

eastbayarb - the email address you provided me in the personal message doesn't work.

 

No. Don't confuse RGB vs. Component with PAL vs. NTSC. RGB is a signal type just like composite, s-video, etc. You can have PAL RGB or NTSC RGB. That just depends on what region your console is. Think of RGB as low frequency VGA. RGB splits up the signal into it's three component colors, but the signal is not compressed in any way, whereas the signal is compressed when using RF, composite, s-video, and even component. So basically the console that eastbayarb is selling here is modified in such a way that, given the proper display, the picture will be as good as it can possibly be.

 

You just need a monitor that can display RGB, of which there are many here in the states. The most common is the Commodore 1084 monitor, which I believe was originally for Amiga computers. The other most common one is Sony's "PVM" line of professional broadcast monitors, which regularly pop up on Craigslist and eBay. If you are really into classic console gaming from the NES era through the PS2, RGB is worth the extra trouble. If you would like me to tell you more about it, you can drop me a PM as I don't want to turn eastbayarb's thread into an RGB tutorial.

 

Chris

[RGB_Gamer]

SYSTEM IS SOLD!

[RGB_Gamer]

Thanks for the reply Chris, so if I understand correctly this PC Engine has been modified to be used on a PAL television set and not a NTSC one?

 

eastbayarb - the email address you provided me in the personal message doesn't work.

 

No. Don't confuse RGB vs. Component with PAL vs. NTSC. RGB is a signal type just like composite, s-video, etc. You can have PAL RGB or NTSC RGB. That just depends on what region your console is. Think of RGB as low frequency VGA. RGB splits up the signal into it's three component colors, but the signal is not compressed in any way, whereas the signal is compressed when using RF, composite, s-video, and even component. So basically the console that eastbayarb is selling here is modified in such a way that, given the proper display, the picture will be as good as it can possibly be.

 

You just need a monitor that can display RGB, of which there are many here in the states. The most common is the Commodore 1084 monitor, which I believe was originally for Amiga computers. The other most common one is Sony's "PVM" line of professional broadcast monitors, which regularly pop up on Craigslist and eBay. If you are really into classic console gaming from the NES era through the PS2, RGB is worth the extra trouble. If you would like me to tell you more about it, you can drop me a PM as I don't want to turn eastbayarb's thread into an RGB tutorial.

 

Chris

 

 

Correct. Many people are mislead to think that Component Video is the same thing as RGB but it isn't. Component is a compressed version of pure RGB. If you have any kind of RGB system like mine, be it SNES, NES, PC Engine, whatever, connecting it to a monitor that supports pure 15khz (VGA is 31khz - example is a dreamcast VGA adaptor) RGB will give you the best possible quality. I used to have a Sony PVM-2530 which supports pure RGB and it looked amazing - it made the game litterally look like I was playing on an arcade monitor. I then got my current monitor, which is a Mitsubishi XC-3715C 37" monitor which supports 15khz and 31khz RGB/VGA.

 

So in essence, even if you live in the states, you can still connect a PAL and/or NTSC system into the same monitor via RGB and it will work. Now if you want to say, connect an RGB capable game system to a non RGB capable display via component video cables, you would need something like this (and this is what I use to connect my NES, SNES, etc to my video projector):

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/SCART-RGB-to-YUV-Compo...1QQcmdZViewItem

 

This adaptor assumes you are using EURO SCART RGB cables, like I do.

 

Jibbajaba: "If you want to display it on a component video-equipped TV, then you have to buy an adapter like an XRGB."

 

X-RGB isn't for component equipped TV's. It's main purpose is to allow you to use, say a VGA equipped display like a computer monitor, to connect your RGB video sources. Of course, X-RGB's, while the input connector looks and is shaped just like a Euro SCART RGB cable, actually is Japanese 21-pin RGB, and the wiring is a bit different, but the unit/cables can be modified to utilize Euro SCART RGB cables. The thing to remember about the X-RGB, is that it is an upscaler, which basically scales the RGB input signal to twice it's resolution so it can properly display on a VGA display. There is an ongoing debate as to what is better in quality. Some say pure RGB (with no upscaler) is best, while others say an upscaler provides the same quality.

 

It's just that with an upscaler like an X-RGB, you can use any ordinary computer monitor or similar, whereas with pure RGB displays, it's harder to find an RGB capable set

Edited May 1, 2009 by eastbayarb

[specialt1212]

Thanks for the reply,

 

Thank you for the in depth explanation of RGB, it's good to know I can use this system on a PC monitor. I tend to hook my consoles up to my HDTV more so than a monitor though, so with the SCART RGB to YUV Component Video Converter I'll be able to hook this up to my TV with a slightly compressed version of the image which I would assume would still be better than the original RF or composite cables.

[CGQuarterly]

Thanks for the reply,

 

Thank you for the in depth explanation of RGB, it's good to know I can use this system on a PC monitor. I tend to hook my consoles up to my HDTV more so than a monitor though, so with the SCART RGB to YUV Component Video Converter I'll be able to hook this up to my TV with a slightly compressed version of the image which I would assume would still be better than the original RF or composite cables.

 

You can only display RGB on a PC monitor that can sync down to 15hz, which most do not.

 

Chris

[+remowilliams]

so with the SCART RGB to YUV Component Video Converter I'll be able to hook this up to my TV with a slightly compressed version of the image which I would assume would still be better than the original RF or composite cables.

There isn't compression per se, just lower signal bandwidth requirements of YPbPr (generally referred to as component) compared to RGB. Both are high quality analog component signals, YPbPr does not involve signal multiplexing (like s-video, composite, RF all do to increasing degrees) so in the cases as used here you will not see any difference between RGB/YPbPr.

 

I also use a SCART/component video converter to hook many consoles up using their RGB out. The results are beautiful super clean video.

 

Also as noted above, (in the US at least) don't count on hooking your RGB out to any modern PC monitor, CRT or not. Only (some) very old monitors are able to handle a signal as low as 15Khz.

[specialt1212]

To - Eastbayarb

 

I tired to send you a PM however your inbox is full, I'll also tried email you but no response....

 

When did you mail the item and when should I be receiving it?

[RGB_Gamer]

To - Eastbayarb

 

I tired to send you a PM however your inbox is full, I'll also tried email you but no response....

 

When did you mail the item and when should I be receiving it?

 

 

You should be getting it this week. Sorry, been out of town - brother's wedding, work, michelle obama in california, etc

[specialt1212]

Sounds good, I was just getting worried since I haven't received it. Thank you for replying.

[specialt1212]

eastbayarb Please check your PM's

[RGB_Gamer]

eastbayarb Please check your PM's

 

 

I did, and I responded