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Title: Genesis Sound difference between early Model 1 VS late model 1 & model 2
Post by: Mathius on 07/23/2009, 10:13 AM
I have always wanted to hear a comparison between early "High Definition" Genesis models versus later ones. The day is here my friends. You might want to turn your volume down a bit, it's a little loud.

http://youtu.be/gFXCnEEAppo&feature=channel_page

I can hear a BIG difference.
Title: Re: Genesis Sound difference between early Model 1 VS late model 1 & model 2
Post by: esteban on 07/23/2009, 10:26 AM
Quote from: Mathius on 07/23/2009, 10:13 AMI have always wanted to hear a comparison between early "High Definition" Genesis models versus later ones. The day is here my friends. You might want to turn your volume down a bit, it's a little loud.

http://youtu.be/gFXCnEEAppo&feature=channel_page

I can hear a BIG difference.
Now, that was pretty interesting. I would like to see some more people do the same comparison, just to corroborate the findings, but I agree: the difference in sound quality was immediately obvious.

Also, this fellow should have included at least one more comparison (from a different game and developer) to see if this is unique to Road Rash / EA.

Nonetheless, this is neat.
Title: Re: Genesis Sound difference between early Model 1 VS late model 1 & model 2
Post by: Mathius on 07/23/2009, 10:33 AM
Even though I thought it was funny most of you didn't like my last video thread, so I thought I'd make up for it with this one. 

That dude is real cool so I am sure if more people bug him about comparing different games he'd gladly do it.

The early High Definition model Genesis had a different, more expensive sound chip inside. At least in urban myth anyway.
Title: Re: Genesis Sound difference between early Model 1 VS late model 1 & model 2
Post by: ApolloBoy on 07/26/2009, 01:51 AM
Quote from: Mathius on 07/23/2009, 10:33 AMThe early High Definition model Genesis had a different, more expensive sound chip inside. At least in urban myth anyway.
Yeah, the early model 1s (and some model 2s, I believe) had a real YM2612 chip, whereas later models had it integrated with the VDP.
Title: Re: Genesis Sound difference between early Model 1 VS late model 1 & model 2
Post by: Tatsujin on 07/26/2009, 01:54 AM
FRAPPANT and FIERRY