![]() ![]() Another issue: if you have an external light such as a Flood Light or Light Shield, you cannot use it on the GBA with the TV Tuner - the device actually spills over the top, blocking the edge from any other third-party peripheral. You can opt for a 4.5v AC adapter to supply the power, but that's not included in the package. It requires its own set of four AA batteries in order to work, and it requires a GBA game to be plugged into the slot in order to work (it steals the boot sequence from the "official" GBA games so it can load its software into memory). ![]() The sucker is as big as the Game Boy Advance itself, doubling the size almost tripling the weight when it's plugged into the GBA system. One of the biggest issues with the TV Tuner is, well, its size. However, it seems that US peripheral distributor Pelican has picked up this unit for North American distribution. When the device hit import shelves, we had absolutely no idea who manufactured the unit since the documentation failed to mention the company. In other words, you won't pick up local US channels through the antenna with a PAL version. Both versions will accept any composite signal from a VCR, camcorder, or video game system, but the specific versions will only be able to pick up aerial signals in their territory. It's an Asian-built unit that's available in two versions: NTSC and PAL. The simplistically-named TV Tuner has been available from your favorite import house for months now. But at least it opens the gates for third-party manufacturers to pounce on the niche market. Which makes it obvious to see why Nintendo hasn't exactly leapt at the opportunity to create an adapter for its Game Boy Advance system.
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