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[goodcow]

I remember back in fifth grade during lunch we'd all be watching TV on my Game Gear... I can't remember whatever happened to it though.

Anyway, was Game Gear the only portable with a TV tuner?

 

[radioheadrule83]

At that time or now?

Theres one for GBA.

 

[goodcow]

Ever, I meant.

I had no idea GBA had a TV tuner, but then again, I don't have a GBA. Is it from Nintendo, or a third party?

 

[aoi tsuki]

TurboExpress had one too. Seems like the Nomad had an unofficial one as well.

 

[radioheadrule83]

There's a couple I think.. and one of them is made so it can be used as a stand as well.

The ones I'm aware of are both third party.

 

[Midas]

Third party.

 

[Defensor]

I had no idea GBA had a TV tuner, but then again, I don't have a GBA. Is it from Nintendo, or a third party?

Third party. The Turbo Express also had a TV tuner that was first party.

 

[Instigator]

I remember back in fifth grade during lunch we'd all be watching TV on my Game Gear... I can't remember whatever happened to it though.

Anyway, was Game Gear the only portable with a TV tuner?

Turbo Express also had it.

 

[neptunes]

Turbo express, yeah I don't know where you could get one.

edit: beaten

 

[Ponn]

Turbo Express had one, GBA has one but you really really don't want it unless you are a very techie person and don't mind endangering your GBA.

I'm sure PSP will have a hack soon. Hell, I can now turn on and off my slim PS2 and control any Sony WEGA TV with it.

 

[ChrisReid]

There was a GBA one that required no modification nor techie ability whatsoever. You just pop it in the cartridge slot. It had various inputs as well. I played Halo on my GBA with it.

 

[JPRaup]

wow 5 posts in a row about turbo express having one :lol

 

[Reilly]

Im pretty sure the Turbo Express was the first handheld with TV Tuner. It was also the first with a color, backlit screen. NEC was so ahead of it's time...

 

[MegaByte]

GBA has one but you really really don't want it unless you are a very techie person and don't mind endangering your GBA.

How so? I have one and all you do is plug it in...

 

[Agent X]

Im pretty sure the Turbo Express was the first handheld with TV Tuner. It was also the first with a color, backlit screen. NEC was so ahead of it's time...

Actually, the Atari Lynx (introduced in 1989) was the world's first handheld video game system with a backlit color screen.

 

[StoOgE]

any of the GBA TV tuners work on the DS?

 

[Ruas]

turbo express has one

 

[Polari]

There NEEDS to be one for PSP.

 

[Miguel]

I want an HDTV tuner for PSP.

 

[midnightguy]

not only was GameGear *not* the only portable with a TV Tuner, it was not even the first to have one.

the PC Engine GT / TurboExpress had a TV tuner first. not only before the GameGear TV tuner came out, but before the GameGear itself came out

 

[WHOAguitarninja]

Turbo Express also had one, I beleive.

Spoiler

wtf is a turbo express?

 

[Cheerilee]

How so? I have one and all you do is plug it in...

Yeah, but it doesn't have a "Nintendo Seal of Approval" on it, which means you risk making your GBA go kablooey if you use it.

(Oddly, third party PlayStation products are the only ones that I've ever seen have that effect.)

 

[puck1337]

Turbo Express blew my fucking mind. I will never forget seeing one of those things for the first time.

 

[Johnny]

This thread is now about the Turbo Express.

 

[Fuzzy]

Yeah, but it doesn't have a "Nintendo Seal of Approval" on it, which means you risk making your GBA go kablooey if you use it.

Didn't Agatsuma Entertainment ever launch its officially licensed one in Japan?

 

[Defensor]

This thread is now about the Turbo Express.

Correction, Turbo Express with the Turbo Vision(TV Tuner)