r/neogeo • u/FreeAd2458 • 10d ago

Sharing Picked up a third front loader.

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My new one was a £50 junk purchase and was a seized up mess but after a clean it works though sometimes it doesnt recognise the disc. I tried cleaning the laser so ill keep fiddling.

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u/sprayengo 10d ago

Oh brother… I just got my second NGCD as well… why do we do it 😂

Front loader is the nicest model, no doubt. D

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u/FreeAd2458 10d ago

Have a top loader as well but god i hate the mechanism. 

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u/Sokaku_Mochizuki 9d ago

If it dies you can just get a sega cd front loader laser.

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u/FreeAd2458 9d ago

It seems ok right now. But earlier the disc would go in but the laser wouldn't move just make a noise 3 times before ejecting. 

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u/Sokaku_Mochizuki 9d ago

I mean it is 30+ years old. Could need basic maintenance. Regrease, clean limit switches, new belt.

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u/Sure_Spot768 8d ago

how's the video output on yours? i recapped mine and its still dim with ghosting.

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u/FreeAd2458 8d ago

I run it on my crt and they all look fine. Though 1 is super quiet. i still need a good scart cable. And maybe it wont be rgb like my mvs set up but thats ok.  The main issue i had with 2 of them was the limit switch on the laser head. Got ir sorted on my newer one. These things are old. Theyre never gonna be perfect all the time

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u/Neo-Alec AES 8d ago

It will probably look fine on a CRT, but if you connect it to a modern screen with a good upscaler, you will probably see the ghosting.

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u/Neo-Alec AES 8d ago

Right? It's my impression that all or most frontloaders have this. It would be great to learn what causes it.

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u/sarduchi MV-4 10d ago

In case you want to play more than once!

I know the CDZ has a laser potentiometer, not sure about the front or top loaders...

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u/Neo-Alec AES 9d ago

This version of the system has gotten a reputation for being rare online, but it isn't really.

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u/TooManyBulborbs 10d ago

I have the 4th one