Nintendo DS Lite Review
Specifications
| Size (when closed): |
133 millimeters (5.2 inches) wide, 73.9 millimeters (2.9 inches) long, 21.5 millimeters (0.85 inches) tall. | ||||||||||
| Weight: | Approximately 216 grams. | ||||||||||
| Top Screen: | A backlit, 3-inch, transmissive TFT color LCD with 256 x 192 pixel resolution and .24 mm dot pitch, capable of displaying 260,000 colors. | ||||||||||
| Touch Screen: | Same specs as top screen, but with a transparent analog touch screen. | ||||||||||
| Brightness Adjustment: |
Users can adjust the brightness of screens at four different levels. Electricity consumption will vary, depending on the brightness level (the brighter the setting, the less continuous play-time capability).
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| Wireless Communication: | IEEE 802.11 and Nintendo's proprietary format; wireless range is 30 to 100 feet, depending on circumstances; multiple users can play multiplayer games using just one DS game card. Ability to connect to Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection, Nintendo's wireless gaming network. | ||||||||||
| Controls: | Touch screen, embedded microphone for voice recognition, A/B/X/Y face buttons, plus control pad, L/R shoulder buttons, Start and Select buttons. The stylus is 1 centimeter longer and 2 millimeters thicker than the stylus of the original Nintendo DS. | ||||||||||
| Microphone: | Located at the center of the unit, which allows it to pick up spoken commands regardless of how the DS is positioned. | ||||||||||
| LED Lights: | Visible even when the DS unit is closed. Users can easily tell if they have put the machine into sleep mode. | ||||||||||
| Input/Output: | Ports for both Nintendo DS game cards and Game Boy® Advance game paks, terminals for stereo headphones and microphone. A removable cover for the Game Boy Advance game pak slot provides added protection from dust and other foreign materials. | ||||||||||
| Other features: | Embedded PictoChat™ software that allows up to 16 users within local range of one another to chat at once; embedded real-time clock; date, time and alarm; touch-screen calibration. | ||||||||||
| CPUs: | One ARM9 and one ARM7. | ||||||||||
| Sound: | Stereo speakers providing virtual surround sound, depending on the software. | ||||||||||
| Battery: | Lithium ion battery delivering five to 19 hours of play on a four-hour charge, depending on use; power-saving sleep mode; AC adapter. | ||||||||||
| Languages: | English, Japanese, Spanish, French, German, Italian. | ||||||||||
| Colors: | Polar White |
