Nintendo took off the headphone jack on the new Gameboy SP

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: ReiAyanami
the point is the principal that nintendo would do this to screw the consumer by going backwards in technology. the GBA has graphics inferior to sega's gamegear which is like 7-8 years old

try more like 12 years old.

 

[SickBeast]

Just another money-grab. The original gameboy advance should have been backlit, too.

 

[CZroe]

Originally posted by: BingBongWongFooey

Originally posted by: aves2k

Originally posted by: ReiAyanami
that socket uses more space than a headphone jack.

The one socket is used for the headphones, for the GBA-GBA connection and also the GBA-Gamecube connection.

That's how it saves space. One socket for 3 different connections.

Actually there are two ports in the back. There is the old link port, and there is the new (similar sized/shaped, a tad bigger) port which is for the charger and headphones. Regardless, they're both shallow plugs, a headphone plug is very long and would not fit as I described in my previous post.

Yes, it is two ports but Nintendo describes it as an updated link port because the device will use and cover both using the mounting holes.

 

[CZroe]

Originally posted by: bunker
ROFL

I check Penny-Arcade nearly every day 🙂

 

[CZroe]

Originally posted by: yellowperil
Reminiscing about the Game Gear...it would be sweet if Nintendo made a TV tuner for the GBA SP. Would it be possible?

Psst... The 2nd and 3rd gen GameGears did not work with the TV Tuner 🙂

 

[Ichinisan]

TV tuners do exist for GBA. However, it is a terrible idea. The screen resoultion is absolutely TOO LOW TO RENDER ANYTHING not designed specifically for it and displayed from a digital source. Consider the aspect ratio (GBA is widescreen), that means chopping off the sides, and lowering the resolution even further. Also, a television signal is an analog source which loses detail in the digital conversion. The screen on a standard GBA (the only model the tuner fits into) is not even backlit.

Existing tuner: Proof of concept? More like proof that it isn't possible.

The price is so absurd, I pity the fool who buys one and intends to keep it (RETURN IT IMMEDIATELY).

 

[Spyro]

Originally posted by: AnyMal

Originally posted by: BingBongWongFooey
I cannot believe this forum has degraded to the point where people are resulting to junior high insults over a headphone adapter.

Agree.. But then again, the people that take this issue so close to heart ARE probably in Junior High..

Proof.........