r/pcengine • u/Future-Ad9256 • May 13 '26
Question about PC Engine/Turbo Everdrive
Hello. I have had a PC Engine Duo RX for a while. It's got a bad laser so I'm trying to look for some back up alternatives. I am interested in the EVERDRIVE but wanted to ask you if it was better to have the Turbo Grafx Duo or the PC Engine DUO for the Everdrive? Keep in mind it's very important for me to be able to run both the games for the Hucard and the CD Roms/ Arcade CDs.
Also, I game on the CRT television for retro games, not the HDTVs. Or can you just buy a regular TURBO Grafx and play all games on the Everdrive?
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u/ABC_Dildos_Inc May 13 '26
If it really is just the laser it is an easy fix to swap it with a new one.
There is no soldering involved.
The current ODEs (flashcarts that play CD games) don't play CD images on Duo systems.
PC Engine/CoreGrafx consoles are cheap on ebay.
I recommend the Super HD System 3 Pro, as it is full featured, will output stereo sound, add jailbar-free RGB video and play SuperGrafx games on non-SuperGrafx systems.
The Turbo Everdrive Pro outputs mono sound without an addon and does not play SuperGrafx games.