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Nights
10-30-2004, 10:37 PM
Nintendo DS Specifications
Size / Weight (when folded)
Height: 84.7mm
Width: 148.7mm
Thickness: 28.9mm
Weight: 275g (including battery & stylus)
Display
Top Screen:
3 inch color TFT with backlight
256x192 pixel resolution, .24mm dot pitch
260,000 color display
Bottom Screen:
3 inch color TFT with backlight
256x192 pixel resolution, .24mm dot pitch
260,000 color display
Transparent analog resistive touch panel
Main controls
Directional pad, A/B/X/Y buttons, L/R buttons, Start/Select buttons
Touch panel
Internal microphone (voice recognition possible with software)
Input/Output
DS cartridge slot
GBA cartridge slot
Stereo headphone jack
Microphone jack
Wireless capabilities
IEEE802.11 and Nintendo propriety protocol 2 format
Radiowave distance: 10 - 30 meters depending on environment
Multiplayer game possible with one cartridge
Voice chatting with the internal microphone while playing over Internet is possible
CPU ARM9 and ARM7 (With new graphic engine)
Sound Internal stereo speaker (virtual surround sound possible with software)
Other features
Internal Clock w/alarm
Touch-panel calibration
PictoChat preinstalled (Text and graphic drawing application that can be used to communicate with up to 16 users via wireless capability)

I will let someone else creat the faq... I was going to do that, but decided not to from the (bad) fanboys who just made me decide it wasn't worth it.
Viper
10-30-2004, 10:56 PM
Where are you finding the weight from? I can't find an official weight in any NOA press kit.
HereticPB
10-31-2004, 12:07 AM
Ohh Touch pannel calibration!
Bloodman
10-31-2004, 04:40 PM
^wats that?
Hyrule_Dude
10-31-2004, 04:53 PM
Where are you finding the weight from? I can't find an official weight in any NOA press kit.

nights probably considers his knowlege of the source to be his only definitive "one up" on you, Viper.
OutlawAdidas
10-31-2004, 05:06 PM
Nights where'd u get this info........Radiowave distance...you seem to lie about things.

its 30 feet, and 100 feet without interference
Ravster
10-31-2004, 05:11 PM
Multiplayer with one cartridge?!?!?! Thats would be awesome
OutlawAdidas
10-31-2004, 05:16 PM
Multiplayer with one cartridge?!?!?! Thats would be awesome


That would be awesome......to bad they included that in the DS :bigpimp: LOL
Ravster
10-31-2004, 05:24 PM
^lol. Won't that be in the PSP as well?
Bloodman
10-31-2004, 05:25 PM
I really hope internet capabilities (playing with a person on another side of the country while your on another side) come with it.
OutlawAdidas
10-31-2004, 05:28 PM
^lol. Won't that be in the PSP as well?


Nope, I don't believe so. It will not be with the PSP
Ravster
10-31-2004, 05:30 PM
Oh, well thats good then. Go Nintendo DS
OutlawAdidas
10-31-2004, 05:36 PM
they did the same thing with the GBA, not alot of Devs took advantage of it though. ITs quite an ingenious feature. Kinda like a portable demo of a game but multiplayer
Nights
10-31-2004, 06:52 PM
Nights where'd u get this info........Radiowave distance...you seem to lie about things.

its 30 feet, and 100 feet without interference


10-30 Meters is equal to 30-100 feet retard.
OutlawAdidas
10-31-2004, 06:54 PM
^but why post it like that.....huh. That confuses people. People will look at that and go out mis representing the DS
Nights
10-31-2004, 07:01 PM
I told you I'm not making a FAQ just a quick post, and you do realize we have a lot of people from outside the US that go to these forums.