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Problems with the Dreamcast
tsumake - Jul 6, 2003
  tsumake Jul 6, 2003
Hey Guys,

I've been having problems with my Dreamcast. I can't seem to get any sound out of the left speaker. I've checked all the connections, plugged the machine into other TVs, the same result. I tried cleaning the av port, thinking that perhaps there is something wrong with the left speaker pin, but nothing. It's an old DC, 1999, one of the first batches I think. I love my DC, but can I fix it?? I've heard newer DCs won't play backups or imports, is that true? I might have to buy a used one, which isn't a tragedy these days since I can get them cheaply now, RIP DC. I'd really like to stick to my ole buddy though, so any suggestions? Thoughts? Thanks a lot!

 SegaSaturnDDR Jul 6, 2003
your cable is prolly screwed up. i had a Nintendo AV cable that was broke, and only processed one channel of sound. thats prolly it.

 tsumake Jul 6, 2003

  
	
	

		
		

			Originally posted by SegaSaturnDDR@Jul 6, 2003 @ 06:25 AM



 your cable is prolly screwed up. i had a Nintendo AV cable that was broke, and only processed one channel of sound. thats prolly it.


Hmm, after some fiddling,I think it might very well be the cable. Thanks! What is the absolute best quality s-video cable I can get for the Dreamcast? Any suggestions??

 mal Jul 6, 2003
That sounds like what happened to my DC. The AV port was cracked and it took a bit of playing with it to get stereo sound. Eventually the whole AV port began to break into pieces and I had to replace it.

 tsumake Jul 6, 2003
Hmm, if the AV port is cracked, how do I replace it? Do I need to replace the whole mobo, or can I just replace the port?

 Shakey Jake33 Jul 6, 2003
If your really worried about the inability of using imports on new machines, get a PAL one... they never changed those.