By best way, I don't necessarily mean, the "truest gamer" way, what I want is...
(1) Most reliable (won't blue screen on me in the middle of a game)
(2) Best Graphics
(3) Best Sound
I had a retro duo, and it was ok, but had 3 major flaws. The AC adapter wire was about as thick as single hair and simply would not last, and you have to use that specific adapter of the system fries. The controllers have very short cords. And the sound of most NES games was just off, though the SNES seemed pretty close to accurate.
I then got a toaster and installed a new 72 pin (and no, that did not solve my blue screening, made it better sure, but you still have problems, and by the time I stretched the pin out to where I could play all games, it is then stretched out too much and you're blue screening and reinserting all the time again).
The obvious choice was NES 2 top loader. However, after researching more, I am troubled by the RF only. From some other threads I understand the graphics and sound are actually not as good as the toaster, however it loads and stays loaded at a much better rate. Also, i've heard it has a bright white line every 8th line (so 2 of them) which are very noticeable on bigger tv's.
So my options to get the optimum performance from what I see are:
(1) Get an AV Famicom and use a 60-72 pin adapter
(2) Buy a generic NES only top loader like FC Twin? I've only tried the retro, not the FC...is the AC adapter universal, are the controllers playable, is the sound close to original?
(3) Get a Top Loader and mod it to AV out and hope the stories about the white lines are exaggerated.
(4) Mod a toaster into a top loader by playing it upright on a modded base attached to the backend (raised up enough to all access to AV and AC inputs, and wide enough so it doesn't wobble as you insert games).
If anyone has extensive knowledge (or better alternatives) to all or any of these problems, please reply???
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