JVC X'eye anybody?

[Fatality]

Hey does anybody here own or has used a JVC X'eye, and if so how do you like it? I remember seeing the commercials for them back in the day and all of a sudden I have an urge to buy one. I really like how it looks and also no need for two ac adapters.  I'm also pretty curious of how well the karaoke works on it as well.

[termis]

I had one looooong time ago.  Worked well as far as I can tell -- never tried the karaoke on it though.

I shouldn't have gotten rid of it.  I replaced it with a Sega CD mk1, but in retrospect, I find the X'Eye to be a more polished unit (less ac adapters, no separate stereo cable running from headphone jack to back etc...), no motorized tray to fail, etc...

Though my memory could be failing me, I think I got rid of it mainly because the power base converter wouldn't fit...  And the only other con was that I believe it had compatibility issues with a few titles (much like Sega CD mk2).

[DragonmasterDan]

I have two of them, they're decent. I like the fact they take normal RCA cables.

In general I prefer the CDX due to its size. Overall though the X-eye is a nice Sega CD/Genesis combo. They do have a high defect rate though and for a system that's rare to begin with that's a problem.

Added in edit:
I thought I'd elaborate on the high defect rate. The systems are known to have both leaky caps and there's an issue with the drive door pinswitch that leads to problems.

[Fatality]

Yo DragonmasterDan, would you be willing to sell one of your X'eye to me? Please

[Raizen1984]

Personally, I'd rather have a model 1 Wondermega.  It has S-Video and is just so much cooler looking.

[DragonmasterDan]

Yo DragonmasterDan, would you be willing to sell one of your X'eye to me? Please

Not really looking to sell either of them, especially considering I only have one power adapter.

They're a real problematic system as far as reliability goes and I feel fairly fortunate to actually posses what appears to be a fully working one.

The first system I purchased "broken" and with some tape to hold down the CD door open and close button I was able to "repair" it. This particular system is picky with discs, won't read backups I've made of discs no matter what the situation is.It only plays glass mastered discs, and because of the aforementioned CD door issue, you have to put a disc in and close the CD door prior to powering on the system so it doesn't spin out of control.

The other one I purchased at a goodwill without cables, controller or anything. While less aesthetically pleasing due to sticker residue and scratches, it seems to operate perfectly which surprised me considering the horror stories I've heard about the system reliability.

[Roy The Sunderer]

Hey Dan, I was toying around with the idea of picking up an X'Eye or CDX to save some room that my Genesis and Master System are taking up. Are the Power Base Converter and 32X compatible with both of those?

[DragonmasterDan]

Hey Dan, I was toying around with the idea of picking up an X'Eye or CDX to save some room that my Genesis and Master System are taking up. Are the Power Base Converter and 32X compatible with both of those?

The Power Base Converter is only compatible with the model 1 Genesis. In Europe a Power Base converter for model 2 was released, but due to the lack of popularity of the Master system over here, it stayed in Europe.

Added in edit: As far as the 32X goes, It's compatible with the X-eye, but I don't believe it works with the CDX. Also the X-eye is pretty big, you wouldn't be saving much room with it.

[Roy The Sunderer]

Thanks for the info, Dan. It would just be cheaper for me to get the Sega CD and 32X then. I would still need my Master System handy since my Genesis is a model 2. I liked the idea of using the AV cables and only one AC adapter, the back of my TV is already a big enough mess.

[DragonmasterDan]

Thanks for the info, Dan. It would just be cheaper for me to get the Sega CD and 32X then. I would still need my Master System handy since my Genesis is a model 2. I liked the idea of using the AV cables and only one AC adapter, the back of my TV is already a big enough mess.

Yeah, I only dig out the master system on select occasions.

I have one 32X, and it's hooked to a tower of power (model 1 Genesis, Model 1 Sega CD, and a 32X) which requires THREE AC adapters.

Generally speaking for Gen/Sega CD gaming I use the CDX 99% of the time.