Is your DS's internal clock accurate?

[Rayder]

Digital clock accuracy is pretty flaky in standard wall clocks. Some are accurate, others are not. Even multiples of the same clock can run fast or slow. So I'm curious....

How well does your DS keep time?

 

[syko5150]

mine is the same time as my cell phone & the time on my tv so its pretty accurate

 

[_Chaz_]

Yep, still accurate.

 

[Gore]

it's a minute or less slower than my PC, havent been on wifi in over a year I believe, so seems pretty good to me

 

[Rayder]

Mine stays pretty accurate too. I was playing Heart on Clubhouse Games and noticed my time was an hour off....apparently I never set it for daylight savings. I compared it to the clock we have that updates its time automatically and it was only 1 minute slow. Seeing as how it's been over a year since I worried about the DS clock, I'd say it's pretty accurate.

I was just curious if anyone has one where the DS's clock always loses or gains time.

 

[EyeZ]

I have 2 DS's, on the older one the time was set on that approx 18 months ago and it is still at the same time as my PC.

The same for the newer one, that is still accurate with the PC which was set approx 4 months ago.

 

[Jakob95]

Wait the DS Clock updates itself when you go on Wifi?

 

[rockstar99]

Wait the DS Clock updates itself when you go on Wifi?

I would like to know this too...

 

[Deleted member 35947]

Mine is still pretty accurate. Only thing I needed to adjust for was DST.

 

[Dark Blade]

Mine is 0.00045 milliseconds slow. Though I don't really care.

 

[Overlord Nadrian]

Never had any problems with the DS's internal clock, seems like it doesn't lose or gain time

I did however have major problems with Pokémon Emerald though, after 2 years the clock was more than 7 hours behind...

 

[rastsan]

I used to check and fix my ds's clock every three months as it would lose three to five days during that time and the clock itself would never be right.
I stopped doing that a year ago cause it really doesn't matter as I quite literally have 27 clocks in my very small apartment of which I only use 3 (the bathroom, bedroom and kitchen) when I realized this I disabled the ones I didn't need or use and got rid of them

 

[Cyan]

The time is accurate (I think, didn't check accurately) if I play games and switch it off.

BUT if I set an alarm clock and let the DS switched on/powered for hours, it will became very late/slow.
I don't know why though

In my opinion, it's the same quartz which time the seconds, being on or off, it shouldn't affect it. ... or maybe there's no quartz, only electronic based.

 

[FluffyLunamoth]

Mines accurate. Tis a DSi though, so it's newer.

 

[MelodieOctavia]

My DS Lite loses about 4 minutes a month.

its very frustrating

 

[ProtoKun7]

Wait the DS Clock updates itself when you go on Wifi?

I would like to know this too...

As far as I know, no.

My DSes keep time very well.

 

[kicknhorse]

Mine is about 58 minutes too fast, I assume this may be from when the clock's changed back near the beginning of winter? I assume they would not update automatically?

So other than that it is pretty close.

However, not even atomic clocks can keep the correct time - which just proves that time itself is a complete abstract concept.

 

[ProtoKun7]

Nope, DS clocks are totally manual, they don't update themselves.

 

[Krestent]

Nope, DS clocks are totally manual, they don't update themselves.

Hence you can use unpatched Pokemon distribution carts by setting the clock back

 

[Porobu]

Yes it is because my DS LIte is NEW