Play the DS on your TV

Owners of handhelds, such as the Nintendo DS, like being able to play where they feel like, but it’s usually at the cost of squinting at itty-bitty text and keeping your head bent to stare at two screens. Sure, it’s fun to have a marathon RPG run on the DS… but you may end up paying for it in the morning with a stiff neck and crappy vision.

Well… you might still end up with vision problems, but for those who are used to modding things or tinkering with their tech, this may be the solution to keep you from getting a stiff neck.

The Taiwanese company Q-Mark has come up with an adaptor to allow DS users to see the gaming goodness on a TV. You’ll need to open up the DS and hardwire it into the console, but if you’re used to modding stuff, this should be easy.

Once installed, just use some RCA cables to hook the DS to the TV, and you get your dual screen action on the TV. Obviously, this doesn’t turn your TV into a touchpad, so learn to use your DS stylus pen appropriately.

It doesn’t actually say if there’s instructions for installing it (THERE BETTER BE!), so that’s a buyer beware situation right there. On the other hand, Q-Mark’s also released adapters of the same sort for the PSP and GBA, so the company must have a track record of making their product relatively accessible.

Mental note: the source link actually doesn’t tell you how much it costs, so you may want to brush up on your Chinese if you’re going to try and get to the main Q-Mark site listed at the bottom of the sourced link page.

Via Global Sources

Owners of handhelds, such as the Nintendo DS, like being able to play where they feel like, but it’s usually at the cost of squinting at itty-bitty text and keeping your head bent to stare at two screens. Sure, it’s fun to have a marathon RPG run on the DS… but you may end up paying for it in the morning with a stiff neck and crappy vision.

Well… you might still end up with vision problems, but for those who are used to modding things or tinkering with their tech, this may be the solution to keep you from getting a stiff neck.

The Taiwanese company Q-Mark has come up with an adaptor to allow DS users to see the gaming goodness on a TV. You’ll need to open up the DS and hardwire it into the console, but if you’re used to modding stuff, this should be easy.

Once installed, just use some RCA cables to hook the DS to the TV, and you get your dual screen action on the TV. Obviously, this doesn’t turn your TV into a touchpad, so learn to use your DS stylus pen appropriately.

It doesn’t actually say if there’s instructions for installing it (THERE BETTER BE!), so that’s a buyer beware situation right there. On the other hand, Q-Mark’s also released adapters of the same sort for the PSP and GBA, so the company must have a track record of making their product relatively accessible.

Mental note: the source link actually doesn’t tell you how much it costs, so you may want to brush up on your Chinese if you’re going to try and get to the main Q-Mark site listed at the bottom of the sourced link page.

Via Global Sources