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Retro consoles
PS2 Fan Loud or Overheating? What to Check
Is your PS2 sounding like a jet engine or getting too hot to touch? The common causes, safe things to check, and when it's time fo...
Retro consoles
How to Pack a Retro Console for Posting
Sending a retro console for repair? What to take out, what to put in, how to box it so it arrives safely, and which postage to cho...
Retro consoles
PAL vs NTSC Retro Consoles: What's the Difference?
Why do some PAL games run slower with black borders, and will an import work on your UK console? PAL, NTSC and region locks explai...
Retro consoles
Is Recapping a Retro Console Worth It?
A recap can bring back sound and a steady picture, but it isn't a cure-all. Here's when it's worth doing and when your money is be...
Retro consoles
RGB SCART vs HDMI Mod: An Honest Comparison
Should you stick with RGB SCART or fit an HDMI board? A plain comparison of cost, picture, collector value and convenience, withou...
Retro consoles
How to Connect a Retro Console to a Modern TV
Your TV has no SCART and the yellow plug looks awful. Here are the ways to get a retro console onto a modern TV, and which suits w...
Retro consoles
Mega Drive No Sound? What to Check Before a Recap
A silent or crackly Mega Drive is often down to something simple. Here's what to check first, and when ageing capacitors are the l...
Retro consoles
SNES Blurry Picture? Composite, RGB SCART and the 1CHIP Fix
Why a Super Nintendo looks soft or smeary, how composite and RGB SCART differ, why the cable comes first, and when a 1CHIP board n...
Retro consoles
SNES Won't Turn On? Power Supply, Socket and Cartridge Checks
The checks to try when a Super Nintendo won't turn on: the right power supply for a PAL SNES, the power socket and the cartridge,...
Retro consoles
PS1 Not Reading Discs? What to Check and How It's Fixed
Why a PlayStation stops reading discs, the checks to try at home first, and what a replacement laser and drive service involves if...
Retro consoles
PS2 Disc Read Error: What It Means and How to Fix It
A PS2 Disc Read Error doesn't always mean a dead laser. Here's what the message means, the checks to try first, and when the drive...
Retro consoles
N64 Black Screen: Jumper Pak, Cartridge and Cable Checks
Power light on but nothing on screen? The simple checks for an N64 black screen, from the Jumper Pak to the AV cable, and when it...
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