Sega CDX prices

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03-14-2010, 12:43 AM
cornacchia

Sega CDX prices

What is a good price for the cdx with the right power supply?
03-14-2010, 01:35 AM
cornacchia

I haven't seen any with all the cables that low. Right now I saw one that is $120 with the cables and 2 controllers and everything with a box is really expensive.
03-14-2010, 04:04 AM
Chilly Willy

It probably varies a lot, but most of the time I've seen CDX's for sale, they go for $100 to $150 without games. $120 is probably the average you'll find. You're lucky if you can find one under $100, but some people do get lucky. :)
03-14-2010, 02:43 PM
QuickSciFi

^I agree. $120 seems about average.
03-16-2010, 10:07 AM
promking

i wish I could find a cdx for under 100! I want one!
03-16-2010, 11:50 AM
Knuckle Duster

Are CDX's any more reliable than regular model2 Sega CDs?
03-16-2010, 12:03 PM
Scooter

So the $85 I paid for a complete boxed one with everything there including the manual was a pretty good bargain? It did take me a while to find such a bargain though.
03-16-2010, 12:04 PM
Chilly Willy

Quote:

Originally Posted by Knuckle Duster

Are CDX's any more reliable than regular model2 Sega CDs?

I haven't seen any figures, but given what the two are designed for, it SHOULD be. A CDX is a portable CD player as well as a SEGA CD - it's meant for being taken out on a run to play your favorite music... on picnics... that sort of thing. A Model 2 (or 1) SEGA CD is meant to be put on a shelf next to the TV and NEVER TOUCHED other than to turn on/off, reset, or insert/remove the CD.
03-16-2010, 12:19 PM
Knuckle Duster

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chilly Willy

I haven't seen any figures, but given what the two are designed for, it SHOULD be. A CDX is a portable CD player as well as a SEGA CD - it's meant for being taken out on a run to play your favorite music... on picnics... that sort of thing. A Model 2 (or 1) SEGA CD is meant to be put on a shelf next to the TV and NEVER TOUCHED other than to turn on/off, reset, or insert/remove the CD.

Yeah, well I'm curious for that exact reason.

I've had a few portable CD players from back then, they resemble the CDX by design quite a bit too. They were very flaky and unreliable.
03-16-2010, 08:39 PM
Elusive

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chilly Willy

I haven't seen any figures, but given what the two are designed for, it SHOULD be. A CDX is a portable CD player as well as a SEGA CD - it's meant for being taken out on a run to play your favorite music... on picnics... that sort of thing. A Model 2 (or 1) SEGA CD is meant to be put on a shelf next to the TV and NEVER TOUCHED other than to turn on/off, reset, or insert/remove the CD.

I'm not so sure - remember, this is when CD-ROM tech was still cutting-edge. Does it even have skip protection? Anyone tried running games on battery power?
03-16-2010, 10:22 PM
Smii

Someone really needs to go for a run / rock climbing / skydive / other with one strapped to their belt, and count how many times it skips. Then produce a graph.
03-16-2010, 10:29 PM
Bertbugbrent

Ya I've heard that the cdx as a cd player has no skip protection at all but I don't care I still want one for an affordable price.
03-16-2010, 10:46 PM
Scooter

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elusive

I'm not so sure - remember, this is when CD-ROM tech was still cutting-edge. Does it even have skip protection? Anyone tried running games on battery power?

The CDX doesn't play games on battery power. The batteries are for CD playing only.