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12/11/08
I don't see myself toasting my feet in front of a fire with a glass of brandy and this, though. The screen, it burns.
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(Given the last sentence, it's quite a surprise this is even taking place...)
12/10/08
12/10/08
This will be a lot easier then taking the books out from the library.
12/10/08
No George Orwell, even though I KNOW Animal Farm, at the very least, is public domain?
Fail fail fail and more fail.
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12/01/08
12/01/08
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I kid, I kid. I agree that a DS is a less-than-ideal reader; its miniscule LCD size and poor resolution would make it absolute hell for engaging in any serious reading.
12/01/08
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12/01/08
It's good with a PSP (homebrew apps) or an iPod touch (I use Stanza from the App Store) because you can see the remaining battery level and it's quite generous for reading books.
On the DS... I guess the light would turn red and you could bookmark it in the moments before it shuts off...
12/01/08
12/01/08
Yes. I have a black DS Lite that has a flaky left trigger and often crashes if I put it to sleep, and a more reliable black/crimson Lite. Sometimes I've spent the last 5 minutes of a game going "oh crap! It turned red!" trying to get to a point where I could save before it shuts off on me. Luckily most games are pretty free with saving, but the last minute warning isn't always enough.
IMO there's no excuse for not being able to check the remaining battery - even if I had to do it at the home screen without a game. Ok/Not ok isn't enough these days. Any handheld, phone, or MP3 player will at least give you a three bar battery indicator, usually more now.
12/01/08
also, being able to read books on mai DS would be sick, cause that amazon e-reader thing is too damn expensive
12/01/08
There is a battery icon, but mine has never read anything other than fully green, whether it's freshly charged, or played for 10 hours. In that sense it's less a battery level indicator, and more a battery indicator. ("Battery = yes")
I guess it probably turns red when the LED does, but that doesn't say anything for what the level is.
12/02/08
12/02/08
Thanks, lol... the warranty is long gone, but regardless, the battery thing is a design issue, not a defect. The black unit is currently halfway swapped into a crystal clear case that... doesn't actually fit DS parts - or even the buttons it came with, so I'd have to back it out and reassemble it first.
(BTW... the crimson unit's screen doesn't have multiple layers of pressure sensitivity... not that it matters if you don't use the homebrew "Colors" program... the buttons work fine though, and it only crashes when sleeping around 10-20% of the time.)
12/02/08
12/01/08
HAHAHAHA!!!!
Hey, why aren't you laughing??
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12/02/08
Burn them!
12/01/08