Guyver says:

Which of these is better to use for media applications, I want to use it for MP3's and videos, at the moment i'm using the Nintendo MP3 player and it's good but it has it's limmits. Which one of these is more user friendly because i'm not a real computer wizz and the websites I have visited that sell these don't give much detail on what video format is compatible.
Any help would be appreciated and I hope I am allowed to discuss this.

05/05/2007 Keysborough, Melbourne, Victoria

desi says:

You are allowed to discuss this. We have not formed a policy against it, at least not yet.

Both are easy to use (they are both drag-and-drop), but the DS-X is crazy expensive and uses built-in flash memory. The R4DS is cheap and uses MicroSD cards, so you could have several MicroSD cards, like one full of music and a few others full of movies. Price and storage medium are why I recommend the R4DS.

You can play MP3 files as-is with several Homebrew apps (I use LMP-NG). Just put them on the storage medium and run them with your app.

To play videos you will need to convert them to a readable format. The most common is .dpg. An episode of South Park or The Simpsons, when recompiled as .dpg, weighs 50-60MB.

Use a program called BatchDPG, because the DPG converter that comes with Moonshell freezes an awful lot.

05/05/2007 Sydney

nbo says:

m3 simply

05/05/2007 South Australia

Guyver says:

Thanx Desi, that help alot, might grab one of ebay.

05/05/2007 Keysborough, Melbourne, Victoria

Djinni says:

desi said: You are allowed to discuss this. We have not formed a policy against it, at least not yet.

Both are easy to use (they are both drag-and-drop), but the DS-X is crazy expensive and uses built-in flash memory. The R4DS is cheap and uses MicroSD cards, so you could have several MicroSD cards, like one full of music and a few others full of movies. Price and storage medium are why I recommend the R4DS.

You can play MP3 files as-is with several Homebrew apps (I use LMP-NG). Just put them on the storage medium and run them with your app.

To play videos you will need to convert them to a readable format. The most common is .dpg. An episode of South Park or The Simpsons, when recompiled as .dpg, weighs 50-60MB.

Use a program called BatchDPG, because the DPG converter that comes with Moonshell freezes an awful lot.

05/06/2007 Sydney, NSW

desi says:

No, we are not allowed to sell it. The entire problem came from a Modchip being for sale on MyGames. Nothing to do with mere discussion.

05/06/2007 Sydney

Djinni says:

So were just not allowed to sell them. Ok thats reasonable. It could become a big problem if we were allowed to sell it.

EDIT: desi theres nothing wrong with posting alot is there? Its just that people are saying that I shouldnt post as much as I do.

05/06/2007 Sydney, NSW

imprompt says:

I like the DS-X. It's got the better looking aplication with inbuilt MP3 support, also had no problems running any Homebrew on it or Wi-FI compatibility. I feel it's the simpler of the two to use, just plug and play with USB. Of coure 512 meg doesn't hold as much, there is a 4 gigbyte one soon to be released, if money isn't the objective, its an almost perfect tool, anyway the R4 also sounds quite good, I suggest googling for reviews of both.

05/06/2007 Brisbane, Australia

Djinni says:

Are they just extra hardware for your DS?

05/07/2007 Sydney, NSW

desi says:

Yes, they are Flash Carts. Have a look at our Guide to Homebrew.

05/07/2007 Sydney

Guyver says:

Looks like the R4DS is the winner, I like the option of the SD cards and on Ebay they sell them as a package R4DS + SD card, If I get stuck I might have to bother you Desi with some stupid questions

05/07/2007 Keysborough, Melbourne, Victoria

hainaku says:

I have the R4DS (which is basically the same as the M3 Simply). My mate bought 2 as well. It works well, had no problems with it.

05/08/2007 i was in mywii, now i am here

Guyver says:

Couldn't find any local sellers on ebay that have the R4DS but I did find these guys www.gamerswonder.com/ Has anyone delt with them before? just was asking because I heard that some fake R4DS's were circulating a while ago.

05/08/2007 Keysborough, Melbourne, Victoria

hainaku says:

Guyver said: Couldn't find any local sellers on ebay that have the R4DS but I did find these guys www.gamerswonder.com/ Has anyone delt with them before? just was asking because I heard that some fake R4DS's were circulating a while ago.

05/08/2007 i was in mywii, now i am here

desi says:

Guyver said: Couldn't find any local sellers on ebay that have the R4DS but I did find these guys <a target="_blank" href="http://www.gamerswonder.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1">www.gamerswonder.com/</a> Has anyone delt with them before? just was asking because I heard that some fake R4DS's were circulating a while ago.

05/08/2007 Sydney

Guyver says:

Thanx guys, I appreciate your help, going go order one right now.

05/08/2007 Keysborough, Melbourne, Victoria

Hivltg3 says:

M3 SIMPLY IS BETTER IM GETTING MINE SOON just depends on how long bamboogaming takes to send

05/08/2007 adelaide

Djinni says:

They are both pretty much the same arent they? I don't think It matters too much which one you get. They both do the same thing.

05/08/2007 Sydney, NSW

Hivltg3 says:

m3 simply lets u use the old GBA slot cards for extra storage

05/08/2007 adelaide

Guyver says:  

Hivltg3 said: m3 simply lets u use the old GBA slot cards for extra storage

05/08/2007 Keysborough, Melbourne, Victoria

desi says:

Hivltg3 said: M3 SIMPLY IS BETTER IM GETTING MINE SOON [...] m3 simply lets u use the old GBA slot cards for extra storage

05/09/2007 Sydney