R4 and R4 DS Cards

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When technology, that already has multifarious applications, is clubbed with a Nintendo R4 card it acquires a multi-functional platform. When these cards are used along with the Nintendo system, one can watch movies and surf the Internet and read text files and even listen to music. All this and much more persuade people to buy the wonderful R4 DS cards. There are numerous reasons why the Nintendo DS system is so popular today as various high graphic games are exclusively available on the DS platform to make your gaming experience fun.

R4 DS Cards require installing the right program and the software for its victorious working. A number of programmers are writing their own programs that are compatible with this technology as these programs enable you to use any applications directly on the DS. Once the diverse forms of media, including movies, photos or music, have been rightly converted to their proportionate formats, they can easily fit in the Nintendo R4 DS card.

These cards are accessible in different sizes according to the version of DS used by the user and thus a very useful accessory as apart from providing the main function like gaming, R4 card also allows the buyer to log on to the Internet and watch movies from DVD's. The Nintendo R4 card is really a storage gadget and is rewritable in nature, which wasn't the case in the older versions as users had to erase the old games.

R4 DS or simply R4 is the most recent and arguably the best storage device sold for Nintendo DS. R4 card or R4 Nintendo DS card is a standalone storage media similar to Nintendo's original cart that runs without any additional components. Also R4 cards do not require any messy software installed to function. R4 cards are compatible with virtually any version of DS in the market.

R4 DS or R4 cards can be simply plugged and played in the slot-1 of any Nintendo DS device without any hassles of passcard. Simply drag and drop any file into the micro Secure Digital card that goes in the back of the R4 DS or R4 card and that's it. Enjoy movies, songs and other multimedia files, homebrew games and downloaded commercial games with the R4 DS or R4 card that has set off the R4 Revolution. R4 cards work with any Micro SD card speed without producing any lag in the game. R4 DS or R4 card works with any OS and enables you to save directly onto the Micro SD card as opposed to saving on the onboard chip. R4 revolution has enabled NDS users to use a listing of games that were limited by internal memory capacity that is no limited only by the memory capacity of the Micro SD card inserted in the R4 DS card. R4 DS cards also support rumble pack or browsers such as opera and opera ram extension. The R4 DS card's memory card adapter can hold Micro SD cards of various memory ranging from 128 Mega Bytes up to 4 Giga Bytes.

The only drawback of the R4 DS card is the flaw in the mechanism of its memory adapter which gets worn out after prolonged usage. But due to several complaints the R4 teams has revised their R4 DS cards and have created the new R4 DS cards that use spring-less memory slot. The R4 DS cards also support for action replaying for the DS games and utilize Moonshell to reproduce music, video and read text files. The R4 DS card Supports Skin do it yourself by setting background and font colors on Main Menu and Game Menu manually and automatically. R4 cards also support homebrew DS ROMS and Wi-Fi gaming. Currently the R4 DS card or the R4 card OS supports English, Chinese and Japanese.

The R4 DS cards support soft reset function and moonshell 1.6 supports Software Reset function (Press START key back to the R4 menu). The R4 card will blow away all the memory limitations that you have been facing with your Nintendo DS up till now. With the R4 revolution in effect all you have to do is plug in a 4 GB SD card in your R4 card and fire it up.

The R4 DS or R4 card is a multimedia enhancement that is a must have for all NDS users. R4 card's price only accentuates the feasibility of the device. With all the functionality and games that this device can bring to your NDS it would be a shame not to own it.

The R4 (R4 Revolution for DS) is a slot-1 solution which uses a Micro SD card to store all the necessary data, from ROMs and music to the operating system files.

The R4 DS or R4 card comes in a shrink wrapped package with more than just the R4 DS card. The whole package with R4 DS card includes a few nice items to help you get your R4 up and running quickly. It contains USB Micro SD card reader, White R4 slot 1 card, Black R4 slot 1 plastic shell, Mini CD installation disc, cartridge holder keychain.

The installation disc that comes along with the R4 has the instructions and all the necessary files to set up the Micro SD card ready for the R4 DS. Also included the USB Micro SD card reader allows the Micro SD card to be easily connected to the computer without needing your own adapter. The R4 DS cartridge holder keychain allows 2 DS carts to be safely stored and attached to a set of keys, which is quite handy while on the road with the DS. Even if the extra shell included with the package seems like a useless feature its quite useful if the user wants to match the R4 DS with the light color of their DS.
The R4 card comes pre-fitted into the plastic R4 case provided in the package and the whole case fits easily into the Nintendo DS. Unlike some other micro SD slot 1 solutions, the R4 has absolutely no chips that stick up under the label or casing. Everything is smooth and casing (even under the label) covers the entire PCB with no "cut-outs" to make way for protruding chips. The R4 Micro SD slot is spring loaded and also has a small circular groove on the corner to allow for easy removal of the Micro SD card. Eventually you will not have to remove the R4 DS card from your DS, but instead just remove the Micro SD card when uploading new ROMs or homebrew. The R4 DS card has also been tested successfully in slot-2 without causing any glitches.

The only minor problem with the R4 was that the developer's website is extremely slow and the battery life on the R4 is poor which is not likely to be fixed by a firmware update. But instead of using the supplied firmware on the CD, I'd recommend you head over to the official R4 DS website www.r4ds.com and downloading the newest available firmware to ensure best performance. The R4 managed to work perfectly with every game tried. Saves worked properly onto the R4 DS (the memory card plugged into it) and all games ran at full speed without lagging. There were also no problems using Wi-Fi due to the R4 DS card.

To check the games that were tested to be compatible with the R4 DS or simply the R4 card go to http://wiki.scorpei.com/index.php/R4_compatibility_list.

An R4 DS card can be purchased online for about 45$ which is totally worth paying for the amount of features it provides. With all the limitations that the R4 DS or the R4 removes off your Nintendo DS it would certainly a super-useful addition to your Nintendo DS