Well that good you done your research so somehow your board has a fault then that sucks.
Im actually looking to pick one up myself.
Probably the 5.15b version.
Think i heard this one can actually take firmware updates fine, since it uses same chips as original now, i could have heard wrong though.
@alexander1970 Thats unfortunate what has happened with your GDEMU. Do you think it was just a faulty one or maybe the Dreamcast fault? Im kinda worried to grab one now.
Anyone else had or heard any issues with the clones dying?
I purchased mine from Amazon back in the summer. I use it regularly and I haven't had any problems or issues with compatibility. From what I've discovered, it's identical to the "real" GDEMU, except that you can't update the firmware. However since it already has 100% compatibility, you don't need to.
Its not only the price,its the time you get an orignal.You have to wait months:What is the price difference between the real one and the knockoff?
I too have noticed the Heat difference with the PSU due to the 12v excess draw because GDROM not present I now have concerns since your unfortunate mishap.
Think I will look into making some modifications to the PSU or maybe try one of those PicoPSUs.
It lights red on power on and goes out again immediately if all is ok.@alexander1970 Has to be something on the GDEMU has died since you tried it on 3 Dreamcast systems. What colour LED is the GDEMU supposed to display when it's working correctly?
I can tell you that Evil Twin has some odd behaviour random crashing and rebooting and I cant proceed stuck at Ship Deck when you go outside game crashes still audio but black screen or freezes.
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Perhaps the GDEmu gets too hot a Cap or something has blown? Maybe need some shielding or Heat spreading.
Does the Dreamcast with GDEMU still run hotter than normal if the Dreamcast is powered on but not running a game?