Original Nintendo DS FlashMe Firmware Upgrade - Pros? Cons?

[Deleted member 705114]

Is there anyone here who has upgraded the firmware on their original DS console to enable the extra screen brightness setting who has actually used it a fair bit since?

If yes, I was wondering...
A) have you noticed any difference in the battery life?
B) has it improved your gaming experience? or does it not make much difference?

I was also wondering what other benefits are there to be gained from doing the firmware update? and are there any cons that you have found?

I've updated one but only spent about 10 mins trying it out so far so thought I'd see if there's anything to be wary of.

 

[ZaindORp]

Is there anyone here who has upgraded the firmware on their original DS console to enable the extra screen brightness setting who has actually used it a fair bit since?

If yes, I was wondering...
A) have you noticed any difference in the battery life?
B) has it improved your gaming experience? or does it not make much difference?

I was also wondering what other benefits are there to be gained from doing the firmware update? and are there any cons that you have found?

I've updated one but only spent about 10 mins trying it out so far so thought I'd see if there's anything to be wary of.

It seems that only classic NDS with NTR-CPU-20 written on the motherboard can change the brightness of the screen. It may affect the battery life if you don't use the backlight before because you can't turn it off now.
New firmware doesn't affect the game experience. Actually the main function of this firmware is providing you with an easy way to boot NDS mode from slot-2, which is not really common nowadays. Also it removed some checks for streaming games over wireless communication and added some functions to facilitate repair when the firmware is damaged.

 

[The Catboy]

OP deleted their account before thread could be answered UmU

 

[ZaindORp]

OP deleted their account before thread could be answered UmU

Ah! Didn't noticed that before...
Maybe someone will have the same doubt in the future and find this post. Hope that the reply will help those in need when that happens... maybe.

 

[NDS-Refresh]

Ah! Didn't noticed that before...
Maybe someone will have the same doubt in the future and find this post. Hope that the reply will help those in need when that happens... maybe.

The info you posted is helpful and appreciated, thanks for taking the time to post it,
I've only ever done cosmetic modifications to these consoles but have recently flashed one and started exploring the software modding side.

 

[The Catboy]

Ah! Didn't noticed that before...
Maybe someone will have the same doubt in the future and find this post. Hope that the reply will help those in need when that happens... maybe.

Yeah, I didn't at first either and I was sad to see your post didn't reach them.
At the same time, great post! I am glad you still made it!