PAL Commodore 64 DTV outselling PSP *AND* Nintendo DS?

[coldfish]

I'd say the huge price difference has a lot to do with that.

Good to hear the C64-DTV's doing so well though.  I'll be getting a PAL one to hack for sure.

Now, where's the A500-DTV?

[MarkAshley]

I have never been too interested in these devices as they only allow you to play the bundled games. But on further investigation it would appear that this device is a C64, reduced to a single chip. It aparrently also has solder points to connect a keyboard and disk drive. This is definitely worth £20 of anybody's money. I have looked at a few DTV modding sites, and one guy actually build the DTV in to a 1541 disk drive to make it an all-in-one unit!!! I see a new project on the horizon  :-D

[CD32Freak]

Here are some interesting links to get you started:
http://dtvhacking.info/
http://www.64hdd.com/projects/hardware/c64-dtv64.html
http://www.forum-64.de/wbb2/thread.php?threadid=4989&

Jeri Ellsworth has been rather busy and also created a DTV Hummer game:
http://jledger.proboards19.com/index.cgi?board=dtvhacking&action=display&thread=1127251579&page=1

:-D

[redrumloa]

Jeri Ellsworth has been rather busy and also created a DTV Hummer game:
http://jledger.proboards19.com/index.cgi?board=dtvhacking&action=display&thread=1127251579&page=1

:-D

Wow, I didn't know she had another one finished already! Looks like this is C64DTV based with a full user port and better GFX than a stock C64. Interesting.. I'll be watching this one..

[redrumloa]

Makes me think, what a shame we will probably never see a AmigaDTV. For one they'd probably never find McBill, if they did this would be the conversation.

Mammoth Games: We'd like to license the Amiga name to create DTV joysticks with 30 classic Amiga games.

McBill: We'd be happy to accommodate! The license fee is $75 per unit.

Mammoth Games: Uh, McBill our target retail price is $19.95.

McBill: No, sorry, $75 per unit.

Mammoth Games: -click-

[MarkAshley]

Do you think it would be possible to miniaturise the Amiga's circuitry like that?

Also, DTV enthusiasts may want to look up the uIEC device. It is currently in development I think, and is a tiny PCB that allows you to use a Compact Flash card connected to the IEC disk drive port of the C64. Since the DTV has IEC support, in theory this should work. How cool would it be to build a DTV board and the uIEC into the casing of a PS2 keyboard? Hey presto, complete C64 in a small casing. Bye bye bulky 1541  :-D

[adolescent]

Bad that all of the PAL DTVs have a bad color palette bug.  :-(  Quality controls on these things must be very low.  Hopefully they'll make it right and replace them at no charge, but for such a cheap item I doubt they'll bother.

[Argus]

redrumloa wrote:
Makes me think, what a shame we will probably never see a AmigaDTV.

Actually Red, there's no need right now.  An A1200 with a small fast ram card and hardrive using WHDLoad runs almost all Amiga games and has composite video output built in.  Maybe in ten years time it will happen.  By then, something akin to UAE on a small custom chip will fit in a joystick.  The Amiga owners, if still alive, would jump on any revenue.

Speaking of the C64DTV:

I just bought one today and I must say I am VERY impressed with it.  This is really a neat piece of kit, though I wish they had included Karnov.  I don't know if they are selling all too well right now, if the noticeable layer of dust on the top of the one I bought was any market indicator.  So I say to all you out there get down to Toys R Us or wherever and buy them up gentlemen.  Give them to your kids, nieces, nephews, grandkids (anyone?) this Christmas.  Then next year you can give them an A500; they'll never forget you!

[Argus]

Just bit hard and bought the HummerDTV.  Anyone else have one?  Funny thing, no manual with it.  Graphic fonts are just about unreadable; is this the dreaded PALDTV video problem?  I tried the games themselves, just about impossible (for me) to steer the damned truck.  Maybe I'm doing something wrong.  Any opinions out there?

[DaDigz]

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000701CSM/

There's the Amazon URL for those that don't have a ToysRUs close..

[daydreamer]

http://www.64hdd.com/projects/hardware/c64-dtv64kb.html

I really liked this Mod and fancy doing it myself, problem is I have just got the PAL one, is the graphics problem really that bad? Or is it a limited number?