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- From: phaedrus@halcyon.com (Mark Phaedrus)
- Subject: Re: difference between tg-16 and duo
- Message-ID: <1992Dec30.022805.26086@nwnexus.WA.COM>
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- References: <1hq0a6INNev5@rave.larc.nasa.gov>
- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 02:28:05 GMT
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- In article <1hq0a6INNev5@rave.larc.nasa.gov> avik@icase.edu (Avik Banerjee) writes:
- >sorry if this has been mentioned before and i didnt see a FAQ so....
- >
- > whats the difference between a duo and tg-16? later
-
- A bit under $250. :) But seriously, the TurboDuo is basically the TG-16,
- the CD-ROM unit, and the newest version of the CD-ROM system card all rolled
- together into one unit. It also includes two CDs with Ys I and II, Gate of
- Thunder (a *great* shooter), Bonk's Adventure, Bonk's Revenge and Bomberman,
- and a card-based game as well (whatever cheap game they have the most of at
- the time :) ).
- To get a TG-16-based system roughly equivalent to the Duo, you'd have
- to buy the TG-16 ($50), the CD-ROM player ($150), and order the new CD-ROM
- system card and pack-in games from TTI (about $95, I believe). Since the Duo
- is just under $300, the cost is basically identical, but of course getting
- the Duo gives you only one piece of hardware to worry about.
- A few other differences:
- The Duos use different controllers (DuoPads and DuoTaps, instead of
- TurboPads and TurboTaps). Apparently, they changed the controller interface
- to allow for different sorts of controllers later on. Adapter cables exist
- to let you use Turbo controllers with the Duo.
- The TurboDuo doesn't provide regular RF video output; it only provides
- A/V stereo output (where there are three RCA-type plugs, one for the video and
- two for the stereo channels). If you don't have a TV or VCR that supports
- A/V input, you're in trouble with the Duo. If you don't have stereo equipment,
- you'll need a stereo-to-mono adapter cable to combine the two sound channels.
- I'm told that the CD unit in the Duo is of better quality than the one
- used in the TG-16 CD units.
- The Duo comes with rebate coupons, basically $5 back for each of the next
- ten TurboDuo-related things (games, controllers, whatever) you buy.
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