Is this Mega Drive 2 for real, or a clone?

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  1. Everblue

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    The one on youtube is a fake.

    The one on ebay probably isnt - there was a thread about it here recently.
     
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    Thanks. I will try and find the thread... but meanwhile I have a few more questions :)

    1. Can I use an RGB/SCART cable with it...
    2. What region games can I use?
    3. Is it good quality?
    4. Can I do a 60hz mod to it?
     
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    Well yes, granted. But that one is brand new...
     
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    I suppose so. Close as we get these days.

    (Sorry I deleted my previous comment. I couldn't quite phrase it how I'd intended.)
     
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    No problem. What I need to find next is if the quality is actually any good! I wouldn't want to buy it and then find it is a piece of crap and the quality is really bad (build, picture and sound).
     
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    Assuming its not a clone (and pretty sure its not) - build quality will be what you would expect from a genuine mega drive.

    I dont really understand why you are asking... if its not a clone its legit and has the same build quality as any other.
     
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    For some reason I thought I have read somewhere that the quality is pretty bad, but I think it was for a real clone... lol I'm confused now :)
     
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    The one in eBay is a completely legit Mega Drive and it's build quality is rock solid.
     
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    AH ok, I'll get one then :)

    Thanks!
     
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    The ebay one it's the PAL ASIA Mega Drive, I own, it's definitely genuine and not a clone of some sort.
     
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    Thanks Getta :) - good quality I presume? No problems with images or sound or anything like that...
     
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    The same quality you'd expect from a NTSC-J Mega Drive. Only difference is it outputs PAL video and that it expects PAL roms.
     
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    The building quality is top, you won't see any differences regarding it's material. Never had issues with audio or video, basically is a plain Mega Drive, which was more affordable for the Asian market. Otherwise you're going to get a nice foreign Mega Drive.
     
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    Ordered! Just wondering, did you do the 60hz mod on yours?
     
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    I haven't mod it, but I believe you can mod it pretty much like any other Mega Drive 2. I never had any compatibility problems, worked fine with every single PAL game I tried.
     
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    I was thinking of putting it permanently on 60hz (so I dont have to drill holes or anything) then get an everdrive.
     
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    No reason why you cant do that.
     
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    It's just a PAL Mega Drive board with a slide power switch instead a push power switch, inside a NTSC-J Mega Drive case. Nothing else.
     
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    THanks everyone for the feedback! I have now ordered this baby.
     
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