Topic: Level of quality with DS hardware

[esoteric42]

I bought the DS when it was released, the touch screen had a dead pixel.  I exchanged it.  4 days ago the reception on my touch screen became distorted.  The visuals are very faint, comperable to someone jacking up the brightness on a standard TV.  Nintendo is sending me a replacement.  
I'm playing "Feel the Magic" last night with head phones at a low volume.  There's a lot of static interference.  This can be fixed with a game like Mario 64 DS that has different sound options, but it's just a bit disturbing that this is considered normal performance.  This feels like a rush job for Nintendo.  The system is difficult to hold when using the touch screen with the left hand and the buttons with the right.  I've turned off the system when using the stylus due to the fact that the power button being at the same level as the control pad (they did do a nice job in it's detection of accidental presses--quite a few times I thought it was a start button and pressed it.  I like that you have to hold it down).  There's no control on the system to turn off the backlight like on the SP.  Only DS games that support it in software can do it.  If I'm playing a GBA game that doesn't support sleep mode my DS just stays on if I need to take a break.
To top it off, I think everyone is making too big a deal about control issues in Mario 64 DS--I don't think he's that difficult to control with the touch screen (other than the afore mentioned difficulty in posturing the system).  As soon as Nintendo makes a new version of the DS I'm going to buy it, because I like the idea, but I'm just a little dissapointed with the hardware right now.

[Switchblade Cross]

You can turn the backlight of in the main system menu, it has nothing to do with software support...

[esoteric42]

I was wanting to turn the light off and on with a game in progress, not from the main settings.

[UncleBob]

>If I'm playing a GBA game that doesn't support sleep mode my DS just stays on if I need to take a break.

Just like playing GBA games on the GBA/GBASP, eh?

[Flames_of_chaos]

The dead pixel problem is a big problem on every LCD based product and guess what that includes the PSP oh I cant wait for those complaints.  And also you have to account for the minor percentage of a product defect, it doesnt happen alot but it does happen across every type of machine or product so stop your b*tching. No company cant really account for defective manufacturing and because Nintendo has a real generous  customer support service and a warranty of 1 year you should be lucky.  

[kirby_killer_dedede]

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Originally posted by: esoteric42
I was wanting to turn the light off and on with a game in progress, not from the main settings.

Yeah, some games have that as an option, like SM64DS.  I'll admit having a button for the frontlight on the GBASP was infinitely more convenient than how the backlight is on the DS...

[anubis6789]

Hey, if they included a light switch then what would be left to be included in the DS+.
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Sadly I have just come to the realasation that that may actualy be the reason.

[KDR_11k]

Do you actually ever turn off the light?

[Flames_of_chaos]

I turned off the DS light off  once and i could of barely seen anything in a well lit room. Its not recomended.

[Rancid Planet]

Why would anyone want to turn the light off? I haven't enjoyed portable gaming consistently throughout my life. But ever since the SP it's been wonderful.

[kirby_killer_dedede]

True, on the DS it's impossible to see, but for whatever reason, I could usually do without the light on the SP.  It was useful of course...but, even though they have similiar screens, I could see it on the SP.