Wouldn't know - never tried it.... perhaps you could ???Melter said:how much of a diffrence in battery life is there between brightness level 4 and 3 on a DS Lite?
Aw right - might be the real reason then for a longer lifehullo8d said:The real-time menu requires the processor to be on at a low frequency, so I figured playtime would last longer with clean mode and it did.
Melter said:thanks! can't beleive that brightness eats up so much battery
Yep - I couldn't believe the screen brightness result at first... I did the 'lowest' test first & then did the 'highest'
- when I saw the results I thought that Snailface's program was playing up (just like his v2 was doing in my original tests), so I re-did the 'highest' & the 'lowest' AGAIN to double check both results (that's why I never got round to finishing off all the tests over the weekend)
Q: What's the difference between clean and patch mode when launching NDS roms?Melter said:btw, what is the difference between DSTWO "clean" and "patch" mode?based on Terminators2 'ds2 for beginners thread
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A: Clean mode means that there are zero patches done to the rom. It basically runs the NDS rom as it was meant to be run. This can help with some problematic games. By default, though, you should have patch mode on. Patch mode is the only mode that let's you access the real time menu during games, and is required for cheats to work.
Stop the presses, the AK2i is the comeback kid! Improved time on retest --6hrs 45minsSnailface said:-snip-
3DS AK2i-- snailface's battery timer (3ds version)*
6hr20min
3DS DStwo-- snailface's battery timer (3ds version)*
6hr35min
-snip- shut up snailface!
Snailface said:Stop the presses, the AK2i is the comeback kid! Improved time on retest --6hrs 45minsSnailface said:-snip-
3DS AK2i-- snailface's battery timer (3ds version)*
6hr20min
3DS DStwo-- snailface's battery timer (3ds version)*
6hr35min
-snip- shut up snailface!
I think I forgot to turn on the power saver in the first test.
Next up in "The New Adventures of 3DS Battery Testing", I shall test the AK2i in the DS's native resolution mode. [the Temp shudders with anticipation!]
Hmm - so the DS2 re-test turned out to be similar to the original test, but the AK2 somehow 'improved' second time around... WeirdQUOTE said:3DS AK2i-- snailface's battery timer (3ds version)*
1st test: 6hr 20min 2nd test: 6hr 45min
3DS DStwo-- snailface's battery timer (3ds version)*
1st test: 6hr 35min 2nd test: 6hrs 30min
I guess I could've had my DS actually playing 'online' using the WiFi but I doubt I could've played solidly for over 3hrs.... could you ??andrew89 said:It doesn't - the test was for Battery Drain with the WiFi 'On' and 'Running' - the only way I could think of to do that WITHOUT actually starting a game with Wifi connection was to get the Wifi to constantly 'scan' for 'Download play' as I knew there was virtually no chance of actually finding one.Sausage Head said:I don't think DownloadPlay uses Wi-Fi connection.Agree!!1But did you read my reply though ??
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Just tested the newly 3DS functional R4iGold original and it blows the pants off the DStwo and AK2i on the 3DS.CannonFoddr said:Hmm - so the DS2 re-test turned out to be similar to the original test, but the AK2 somehow 'improved' second time around... WeirdQUOTE said:3DS AK2i-- snailface's battery timer (3ds version)*
1st test: 6hr 20min 2nd test: 6hr 45min
3DS DStwo-- snailface's battery timer (3ds version)*
1st test: 6hr 35min 2nd test: 6hrs 30min
So even if we take the results (like I originally did) with the 'shortest time' being noted then the DSTwo still beats the AK2i (6h30m compared to 6h20m)
IF we however do it 'average battery life' then...
AK2i 'Av Battery Life': 6hrs 37mins
DStwo 'Av Battery Life': 6hrs 32mins
Not a lot in it then... seems as though the DSTwo is pretty much consistant with it's life but the AK2i can vary