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    Dc Adaptor Requirements?

    Kabooooom!!!!?????
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    Dc Adaptor Requirements?

    I have been trying out a 3rd party adaptors over the last few days with a view to making some available for sale within the next week or so. If you are interested drop me an email and I'll let you have more information / prices as soon as they are available.
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    Dc Adaptor Requirements?

    I have been trying out a 3rd party adaptor over the last few days with a view to making some available for sale within the next week or so. If you are interested drop me an email and I'll let you have more information / prices as soon as they are available.
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    Gp2x Sales & Peripherals

    Ditto above. I bought mine after seeing an ad. in a magazine. No mention of early adopter etc. The first I knew was when I received it and there was a letter to that effect in the box.
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    Best Format For Viewing Video Files?

    Being a newb and someone who just loves to tinker I just blunder in and do stuff and it just so happened that yesterday I used the excellent instructions for DVDRIP on Linux which I found here. I encoded a DVD as Xvid 'cos I didn't have an DivX codec installed. I now have 2hs 32 mins of DVD...
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    Speakers Stay On When Headphones Are Plugged In

    Hi, I had this myself yesterday. I switched from one pair of headphones to another. The first pair worked the second didn't, The reason .. the connectors were a slightly different size and only the larger connector worked. According to "wikipedia" there are two sizes in circulation 3.5mm &...
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    Mains Power Supply. Does It Work?

    Thanks for the feedback, the barrel is indeed yellow. Tried upping the voltage to 4.5v and thn 6v and it actually booted up with both (6v was better, 4.5v was a bit halfway house-ish ) but there was interference on the display which kind of oscillated from top to bottom. Perhaps I need to...
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    Mains Power Supply. Does It Work?

    Hi again I am looking at two regulated adaptors. One which delivers 1000 mAH @ 3v and one which delivers 1400mAH @ 3v. Any idea which should be better? I notice you say "at least" 1 amp in your message. Thanks theGerbil
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    Mains Power Supply. Does It Work?

    Hi mrsnature Thanks for your reply. Yes .. it still works .. :) phew!! Not sure about the amperage as I've mislaid the instructions and I doubt it's regulated. I'll have a look for another unit in the shops and see if i can get one to match this specification. Best regards
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    Mains Power Supply. Does It Work?

    Hi All Just received my GP2X for crimble and so far mostly so good but have a question about the mains power facility. Does anybody know if it supposed to work? I have a generic ac / dc adaptor with switchable voltages. In accordance with what I have read I have switched this to run at 3v and...
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    Gp2x Problems Megathread

    I noticed this but only when the USB cable is plugged in to the unit.
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