{"id":333,"date":"2006-06-12T16:38:00","date_gmt":"2006-06-12T21:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/robandjen.com\/jen\/2006\/06\/12\/ds-vs-dslite\/"},"modified":"2006-06-12T16:38:00","modified_gmt":"2006-06-12T21:38:00","slug":"ds-vs-dslite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robandjen.com\/jen\/2006\/06\/12\/ds-vs-dslite\/","title":{"rendered":"DS vs DSLite"},"content":{"rendered":"

So got a DSLite yesterday, and I got a chance to play with it today.<\/p>\n

I used Brain Age as my test game, because I didn't want to risk my Animal Crossing town<\/a> in a different DS. It'd probably<\/i> be ok, as I wasn't planning on going online, but I wasn't sure so it wasn't worth the risk.<\/p>\n

First impressions: Ooooohshiny!<\/p>\n

The outside has an acrylic or something casing over the case – the color won't rub off like it's doing on my 1st gen DS, but also it takes smudges and fingerprints as bad as the new ipods. Also, there's a raised logo whatsit on the top, which might make it difficult to put skins or stickers on it.<\/p>\n

The inside is more of a flat white. Pretty much eh, in my opinion.<\/p>\n

Buttons are a tad smaller, but seem ok to use. Hm. Now that I think about it, Brain Age wasn't the best test game, as you hold the ds like a book and use the stylus to write – so zero use of the buttons. OK fine – I'm going to go try Baldur's Gate for a bit – a GBA game I'm theoretically playing.<\/p>\n

–==–<\/center><\/p>\n

Tried out the GBA game, and also Meteos. The GBA cartridge sticks out pretty far. It makes it a little uncomfortable to hold, but not horribly so. Buttons seem a little… cheap. They're a bit smaller, and feel a little bit flimsy. I don't like the start and select buttons being so tiny – I use the start button frequently in AC, also use them both in GBA games. They're awkward to hit, but it's probably just something to get used to.<\/p>\n

The new stylus is much better than the old stylus, but I'm still gonna stick with my stylus\/pen combo. It's much<\/i> more comfortable to use.<\/p>\n

The screen brightness is definitely the best thing about the DSLite. It's bright like whoa. I don't know how the battery will hold up, however. It's supposed to be better – but I bet not on the brightest setting.<\/p>\n

There's 4 brightness levels. One drawback is you can't change the brightness while you're playing – you have to turn off the DS and change it at the opening screen. The first level is a smidge darker than the original DS, the second is a smidge brighter. There's probably no reason to have it higher than 2 indoors. I went outside to try it out. It's a bright sunny day today – 97° – so it was perfect for testing this. In the shade w\/ the DSLite on the highest brightness level I had no trouble at all seeing anything on the screen. In direct sunlight, well, don't bother. :) Still, the original DS is unplayable outside on a reasonably bright day, so this is a marvelous improvement.<\/p>\n

The power button is a big<\/i> improvement. First off, it's not right under where my thumb rests. o_O Also, the way it works, I can't imagine being able to turn it off accidentally.<\/p>\n

Overall Impression:<\/b><\/p>\n

I haven't played it very much, but I'm not super impressed with it. The brightness is fantastic, but the original looks better in my opinion, and is much more comfortable to hold. The DSLite is supposed to be lighter, but I really couldn't tell much difference between the two. I don't really like the rectangular shape, as compared to the sorta curves of the DS.<\/p>\n

I might<\/i> buy one when\/if the price drops and\/or they come out with a purple one. I'm dissatisfied w\/ my ipod because mygod it smudges and scratches easily – I want to wait to see if the DS does the same.<\/p>\n

I'm happy with my original DS. I don't need to upgrade yet. Although I really wish they had one the color of my icon. :)<\/p>\n

<\/a>Ray Stevens<\/a> – The Mississippi Squirrel Revival<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

So got a DSLite yesterday, and I got a chance to play with it today. I used Brain Age as my test game, because I didn't want to risk my Animal Crossing town in a different DS. It'd probably be ok, as I wasn't planning on going online, but I wasn't sure so it wasn't worth the risk. First impressions: Ooooohshiny! The outside has an acrylic or something casing over the case – the color won't rub off like it's doing on my 1st gen DS, but also it takes smudges and fingerprints as bad as the new ipods. Also, there's a raised logo whatsit on the top, which might make it difficult to put skins or stickers on it. The inside is more of a flat white. Pretty much eh, in my opinion. Buttons are a tad smaller, but seem ok to use. Hm. Now that I think about it, Brain Age wasn't the best test game, as you hold the ds like a book and use the stylus to write – so zero use of the buttons. OK fine – I'm going to go try Baldur's Gate for a bit – a GBA game I'm theoretically playing. –==– Tried out the GBA game, and also Meteos. The GBA cartridge sticks out pretty far. It makes it a little uncomfortable to hold, but not horribly so. Buttons seem a little… cheap. They're a bit smaller, and feel a little bit flimsy. I don't like the start and select buttons being so tiny – I use the start button frequently in AC, also use them both in GBA games. They're awkward to hit, but it's probably just something to get used to. The new stylus is much better than the old stylus, but I'm still gonna stick with my stylus\/pen combo. It's much more comfortable to use. The screen brightness is definitely the best thing about the DSLite. It's bright like whoa. I don't know how the battery will hold up, however. It's supposed to be better – but I bet not on the brightest setting. There's 4 brightness levels. One drawback is you can't change the brightness while you're playing – you have to turn off the DS and change it at the opening screen. The first level is a smidge darker than the original DS, the second is a smidge brighter. There's probably no reason to have it higher than 2 indoors. I went outside to try it out. It's a bright sunny day today – 97° – so it was perfect for testing this. In the shade w\/ the DSLite on the highest brightness level I had no trouble at all seeing anything on the screen. In direct sunlight, well, don't bother. :) Still, the original DS is unplayable outside on a reasonably bright day, so this is a marvelous improvement. The power button is a big improvement. First off, it's not right under where my thumb rests. o_O Also, the way it works, I can't imagine being able to turn it off accidentally. Overall Impression: I haven't played it very much, but I'm not super impressed with it. The brightness is fantastic, but the original looks better in my opinion, and is much more comfortable to hold. The DSLite is supposed to be lighter, but I really couldn't tell much difference between the two. I don't really like the rectangular shape, as compared to the sorta curves of the DS. I might buy one when\/if the price drops and\/or they come out with a purple one. I'm dissatisfied w\/ my ipod because mygod it smudges and scratches easily – I want to wait to see if the DS does the same. I'm happy with my original DS. I don't need to upgrade yet. Although I really wish they had one the color of my icon. :) Ray Stevens – The Mississippi Squirrel Revival<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/robandjen.com\/jen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/333","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/robandjen.com\/jen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/robandjen.com\/jen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robandjen.com\/jen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robandjen.com\/jen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=333"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/robandjen.com\/jen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/333\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/robandjen.com\/jen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robandjen.com\/jen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robandjen.com\/jen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}