Opera Browser DS: Who has it? (Japan and Europe)

[bokmeow]

Sooooo.....

Allegedly came out on 6 October, 2006 in Europe... strangely, that didn't include the UK.

Who's got it? And if you have, post evaluation and thoughts... maybe even post on Neo-Geo.com through the Opera Browser DS.

 

[fenikso]

Any word on if that bad boy is gonna reach stateside? Probably not, I know, but I want one.

Do you suppose that it will work over here if I import it?

 

[bokmeow]

Any word on if that bad boy is gonna reach stateside? Probably not, I know, but I want one.

Do you suppose that it will work over here if I import it?

I don't understand why it wouldn't be released stateside, but it's true, I have yet to see a release date announced for the Nintendo DS browser in the States

 

[Eldios]

Any word on if that bad boy is gonna reach stateside? Probably not, I know, but I want one.

Do you suppose that it will work over here if I import it?

I have the Japanese one. It works fine here. I like it much better than the PSP browser, but to be honest, do not use it very often.

 

[bokmeow]

I have the Japanese one. It works fine here. I like it much better than the PSP browser, but to be honest, do not use it very often.

Sweet. I may pick it up in Japan when I go on vacation at the end of October then. I'd like to have the ability to enter Japanese text for searches. I'm assuming the European release has all the Japtastic stuff stripped out.

 

[kernow]

its out here

not that I'm buying it, but its out

 

[fenikso]

Sweet. I may pick it up in Japan when I go on vacation at the end of October then. I'd like to have the ability to enter Japanese text for searches. I'm assuming the European release has all the Japtastic stuff stripped out.

Hmmm... NCSX has the Japanese one in stock. Oh what the hell, I'll order that one.

 

[Eldios]

Just to let you guys know that there is no language select on the Japanese one, so it might be a bit difficult to use if you can't read basic Japanese for the menus.

 

[fenikso]

Just to let you guys know that there is no language select on the Japanese one, so it might be a bit difficult to use if you can't read basic Japanese for the menus.

So which UK member wants to pick one up for me and ship it over here?

 

[Murray]

Does it actually look that good in the Lite? As in, how is the ram cart sized so that it works with both DS versions?

 

[fenikso]

Does it actually look that good in the Lite? As in, how is the ram cart sized so that it works with both DS versions?

They have two versions of the cart regular and lite.

 

[Tung Fu ru]

This is the first I've heard of this. Sounds interesting. Seems kinda pointless at home, but could be cool at coffee shops or other public wifi hotspots.

 

[bokmeow]

This is the first I've heard of this. Sounds interesting. Seems kinda pointless at home, but could be cool at coffee shops or other public wifi hotspots.

Evidently all the mail programs --- Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail --- all work great with the Opera DS browser, which is pretty much the meat of what I expect out of a browser on the go... I might check out the nudie pics just to experience the novelty, but reading text and sending mail will transform my DS to an inexpensive Blackberry without the exorbitant subscription cost

 

[themisterfalcon]

Evidently all the mail programs --- Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail --- all work great with the Opera DS browser, which is pretty much the meat of what I expect out of a browser on the go... I might check out the nudie pics just to experience the novelty, but reading text and sending mail will transform my DS to an inexpensive Blackberry without the exorbitant subscription cost

Same here. Waiting and waiting for the US release. I almost imported a JP version but it was like $59 + shipping. Heres to hoping a US release is sub $30 like most other titles.

 

[TrueTrials]

Evidently all the mail programs --- Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail --- all work great with the Opera DS browser, which is pretty much the meat of what I expect out of a browser on the go... I might check out the nudie pics just to experience the novelty, but reading text and sending mail will transform my DS to an inexpensive Blackberry without the exorbitant subscription cost

You need to use it so you can organise Wi-Fi battles through chat/pm's easier once your reach your Wi-Fi spot, then I'd imagine it'd be very useful to you.

 

[J0e Musashi]

I got both JPN and PAL. It rocks. I'll do UK versions to any USA-types that want it too. I'm feeling nice today

 

[Igniz v2]

Blackberry without the exorbitant subscription cost

well.. the blackberry still has the thumb board

but, this looks pretty cool.

is the browser just opera mini, or is it a custom version made for ds?

 

[bokmeow]

well.. the blackberry still has the thumb board

but, this looks pretty cool.

is the browser just opera mini, or is it a custom version made for ds?

It's apparently a custom version made for DS. It has a lot of stuff stripped out in order to accomodate the weaker processor (66 Mhz is it?) so no loading flash, an movie files, I think it doesn't do Java, but it does JavaScript and CSS I think, it displays text, page formatting seems to be AOK, and it loads jpegs and gifs, but not png I think.

 

[Eldios]

The browser is pretty good, but I would not try any picture intensive pages, like IGN, because it will take forever to load. It is like surfing the internet in dial-up, so if you don't have some patience, you will get frustrated. The mail programs aren't bad, but if you check say a school java web based e-mail which creates a pop up window, it is a pain in the ass. Personally, until they get the browsers on the handhelds up to boradband speed, I just don't have the patience to use it. I got the JPN version a while back because I was really interested to see the difference between this and the PSP version. I can say that it is much better than the PSP version and must easier to navigate thanks to the touch screen as well as the zoom option. Oh, and one last thing........























Porn looks quite nice too on the screen

 

[roker]

IGN ripped on it:

http://ds.ign.com/articles/725/725813p1.html

I'm staying away until a more refined version is released

 

[fenikso]

I got both JPN and PAL. It rocks. I'll do UK versions to any USA-types that want it too. I'm feeling nice today

How much would one cost shipped to Florida (with a little extra money for your time)?

 

[Nesagwa]

IGN ripped on it:

http://ds.ign.com/articles/725/725813p1.html

I'm staying away until a more refined version is released

I'll fully admit that IGN isn't the most streamlined of internet designs, but it can at least be pulled into a PC, even a five year old laptop, in a few seconds via broadband. On the Nintendo DS, if it ever does completely download, it takes between three and five minutes to get the front page.

A 5 year old computer has, I dunno, about 128mb of ram.

The DS has much much less.

I think this is a case of just expecting too much out of something.

 

[barf]

A 5 year old computer has, I dunno, about 128mb of ram.

The DS has much much less.

I think this is a case of just expecting too much out of something.

Plus you must live in a place with public hotspots on your commute/travel path.
France is a retrograde country WiFi-wise, so the damn thing is basicaly useless here.

 

[kernow]

i did read in france its illegal to use wifi devices outside or something like that?

lol

 

[bokmeow]

A 5 year old computer has, I dunno, about 128mb of ram.

The DS has much much less.

I think this is a case of just expecting too much out of something.

The cartridge for the GBA slot is the ram expansion right?

I'm hoping some 3rd party comes up with a larger ram expansion