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Title: Inquiry: Cheapest Hu-only region-free composite setup?
Post by: VenomMacbeth on June 12, 2016, 02:32:18 PM

Title says it all...what would be cheapest?  Region-modded white PCE w/ AV booster?  Or composite mod?  Core Grafx?  I'm looking to get a cheap setup for m'lady so that she can play Bonk and Granola Snake.

Title: Re: Inquiry: Cheapest Hu-only region-free composite setup?
Post by: SignOfZeta on June 12, 2016, 03:20:17 PM

Core Grafx I or II.

Not much need to region mod it if cost is your main motivator since at this point most TG-16 games are much more expensive than PCE. With a flash card they are even cheaper.

Title: Re: Inquiry: Cheapest Hu-only region-free composite setup?
Post by: jtucci31 on June 12, 2016, 04:12:29 PM

Just get her an LT so she can play on the toilet.

Title: Re: Inquiry: Cheapest Hu-only region-free composite setup?
Post by: Necromancer on June 13, 2016, 04:45:28 AM

What Zeta said.  By tapping the expansion port for composite (essentially free mod), a TG-16 or white PCE would be good options too if found cheap.

Title: Re: Inquiry: Cheapest Hu-only region-free composite setup?
Post by: wilykat on June 13, 2016, 07:38:36 PM

TG-16 regularly hits $100 working, a plain old white PCE is usually found half that price.  PCE does not have composite port so one will need to use rear EXT port or mod and install a port inside.  Removing stock RF and installing 8 pin mini DIN wired the same way as Sega Genesis and Megadrive works the best.

PCE has one benefit: works with almost all controllers. TG-16 only works with TG-16 without adapter.