Intellivision II question

[dgob123]

 

In growing my collection I have amassed about 10 intellivision II systems. Only one of them has the pretty orange racing stripe around the console. Are these rarer than the others? newer / older? compatability issues?

Edited January 2, 2006 by dgob123

[omne]

AFAIK the only diff is that stripe. I see both all the time too. To commonly to think it might be rare.

 

Maybe a specific manufacturing run?

[dgob123]

AFAIK the only diff is that stripe. I see both all the time too. To commonly to think it might be rare.

 

Maybe a specific manufacturing run?

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The casing is different more rounded on the non stripe one ... weird

 

Striped

 

 

Non-Striped

 

Edited January 2, 2006 by dgob123

[Famicoman]

Different factories for sure.

[spacecadet]

Different factories for sure.

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Nah. You think Mattel had two factories in Hong Kong? (Look at the labels.)

 

All I know is when my mom bought my Intellivision II in 1982, it had the stripe. I think there are probably two possibilities:

 

a) the non-stripe models were sold outside of America,

 

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b) the non-stripe models were a later revision to save money - seems counterintuitive the way the serial numbers on these labels are, but some of the earliest photos produced by Mattel of the Intellivision II (specifically the one with the Intellivoice, as seen here) featured the orange stripe. It's also the sort of modification manufacturers make later; they rarely *add* cosmetic features to consoles as time goes on, they almost always take them away to cut costs. Dumping all that orange paint definitely seems like it could have been cost-cutting.

[Ralph3]

The one I have haNO stripe and the 2600 System Changer has the stripe. Now I have to find one with the stripe now(like I need another Intelly!)

[jaybird3rd]

I had both striped and non-striped versions, and they seemed identical aside for the cosmetics. I actually like the non-striped version better, so when it came time to sell one, that's the one I kept.

 

Speaking of the Intellivision II ... the label says that it requires a 16.2VAC power supply. Is it really that picky? I'm running my unit right now with a 12VAC 1200mA power supply because it was the closest match I could find, and it seems to work just fine.

[SteveW]

Mine's the striped version, and my ECS has the stripe too.

[Atariman]

I had both striped and non-striped versions, and they seemed identical aside for the cosmetics.  I actually like the non-striped version better, so when it came time to sell one, that's the one I kept.

 

Speaking of the Intellivision II ... the label says that it requires a 16.2VAC power supply.  Is it really that picky?  I'm running my unit right now with a 12VAC 1200mA power supply because it was the closest match I could find, and it seems to work just fine.

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According to a link posted in another thread (I can't remember which), you can actually deviate quite far from the bizarre 16.2V power rating - mine is running on a 5200 power supply right now.

[jsoper]

Mine's the striped version, and my ECS has the stripe too.

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The stripe versions have a faster processor and will have less lag during driving games (it's supposed to symbolize a racing stripe). Try it and see.

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John (feeling evil today)