Catch The Latest Movies On Your R4 DS Micro SD

With the Micro SD Slot on the R4 DS Card, you get a whole lot more than just easy file storage.  Once you install moonshell (which can be downloaded on the product page) you’re all set up and ready to watch the latest movies and TV shows on your R4 DS and your Micro SD card.  All you have to do is a quick convert, drag and drop copy the movie, video or TV Show that you have, and want to watch on your R4 DS Card, and you’re all set.

What the micro sd card really does for the r4 ds and your Nintendo DS is open up a whole world of functions and features that should simply have been included anyway.  Unfortunately they were not….  But the great thing about third part accessory makers is that they aim to fill a need…

That need, in this case, is the ability to use those two beautiful screens on your Nintendo DS to actually be able to watch movies.  Doesn’t seem too unrealistic does it?  I mean, the PSP can watch movies, the iPod Touch (*mentioned here because it also plays games) can watch movies too…  And we’re not even talking about those 3rd party China made game systems that can – you guessed it – watch movies too!

Thankfully, by using the R4 DS Card, your Nintendo DS or DSi can now watch movies as well.  You use the included software to convert any of your DVD movies, TV shows, or any other type of video that you want to carry with you, and copy and paste it over to the microSD card that you’ll be using in your NDS console.  I guess one could call the R4 DS a Nintendo DS Movie Player.

Find out more about the R4 DS by visitin our online store.

If you’re looking at buying a Nintendo DSi or the newest Nintendo DSi XL (Or LL as it’s called in Japan) and don’t know which NDS Flash card you should be purchasing, then look no further than the R4i DSi flash card.   The R4 DS is one of the most popular flash card for the Nintendo DS and Nintendo DS lite console.  So it only stands to reason that their DSi version would be equally as good as the DS version is.

And that reasoning is sound.  We carry all kinds of flash cards for the Nintendo DSi console, and our favorite here at the office is in fact the R4i DSi.  But that means much less than the fact that 7 out of 10 customers, who purchase flash cards for the Nintendo DSi, purchase the R4i DSi for their Nintendo system.  That, I think, speaks far more about the quality and support of the product than our own in house opinions.  If you’re shopping for an NDS Flash Card, then the R4i for the DSi is the unit you’ll definitely want to look at.

You can find out more about the R4i DSi by visiting our R4i Product page.

If you’re looking to upgrade your Nintendo DS or DS Lite to the newest Nintendo DSi system, then you should take note that you’ll also have to upgrade your NDS Flash Card in order to be able to use it on the Nintendo DSi console. Now, this matters less if you don’t OWN an NDS Flash card and are looking for just purchase one specifically for your NDSi system.  Simply put, if you’re looking for a great NDS Flash card and don’t know which you should buy.  We recommend you Buy R4i-SDHC cards for your Nintendo DSi.

The R4 DS Card has long been a very big seller.  We don’t state this for any other reason than to point out that quite often, the cards that continue to get the support they need (and the support that the customers deserve of course!)

Often times stores will recommend only products (in this case NDS Flash Cards) that they profit the most on.  Which one is the cheapest that they can sell for the highest price!  While that’s all nice and fine, it does always backfire.  We don’t make our recommendations based on what we make the most money on, we base our recommendations on customer feedback, and general AFTER SALE support from any product manufacturer.  While getting something cheap is great, we would hate for our customers to find that the product they have decided on ends up with no support.

With the price of the R4i SDHC Cards at very reasonable levels, upgrading your current flash card is not a big deal any more – and often times you are present with a slew of new features and functions to boot.  If you’re looking at either upgrading to the Nintendo DSi or have a Nintendo DSi, then the R4i SDHC really is one of the safes choices.  Always updated firmware, full support from the manufacturer (for YEARS now… and no sign of it stopping) all of which means that you’ll end up with a card that you know you can count on, both for its ability to play the latest files, and also, for the support that the manufacturer will give for their product.

Find out more about the R4i SDHC by visiting our online R4 DS store

While 2gigs worth of apps and games on your R4 DS Card is plenty for most of us, it does impose a limit when it comes to filling up your r4 ds card with the movies and music you like.

Now, 2gigs of memory is nothing to complain about. You can fit about 100 amazing homebrew games and apps right on the card, and use it all from one place. The R4 DS Card allows you to select the game or app that you want to load and use / play.

However, as good and high as that number is, you’re left wanting for more. If you add just one movie on the card, you’re using up about 300megs of the 2gigs you have available, 2-3 full length movies will surely fill up your R4 DS Card and you’ll be picking and choosing what you want, and don’t want, on your NDS system.

However, with the introduction of the R4 SDHC version, you’re no longer limited to just the 2 Gig maximum. The R4 SDHC Card will allow you to use any size microSD memory card, up to 32GigaBytes in sizes. Now that’s a whole lot of movies, music, games and apps.

Find out more about the R4 SDHC and if you want the original, you can also find out more about the R4 DS Card as well. Just click on the link.

So you have made the decision.  You read up on all of the slot 1 flash card for Nintendo DS.  You found the one that you think might be the right one, and you’re ready to go.  With so many flash cards out there, it can be very difficult to pick the right one.  We know, we’ve been there.

The question really boils down to which card YOU should buy.  And while there are feature comparisons, function comparisons, and a whole slew of other review for different flash cards out there, the true answer to which one you should buy really only lies in ONE thing.

Which Flash card is the most popular, and in turn, because of its popularity, will have the best long term support.  You don’t want to buy a card that is here today, and not supported tomorrow.  And you definitely don’t want to buy the newest slot 1 flash card on the market, because about 4-5 of these “new” flash cards have already been discontinued.  So you want to focus in on a card that has been around, has a proven track record, and can be counted on to be updated and supported for years to come.  This is really the main criteria. The r4 DS card have shown that it is amongst this “Crowd” if you will.  No other card has been supported as much as the R4 DS card, so when you Buy and R4 DS Card, you are actually buying not just the card itself, but the support and updates that should come with any R4 DS card type product (but sadly does not!!!)

If you are ready so spend your money, then spend it on an R4 DS Card that has proven itself to be updaed by the manufacturer, has proven to stand the test of time, and has evenm shown that when new models of the Nintendo DS come out, it can be counted on to support these new models.

Buy R4 DS Card and we promise you will NOT be disappointed.

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With the latest V1.4 update for the Nintendo DSi system, many of the ndsi flash cards stopped working suddenly.  They were no longer recognized if you updated your NDSi version to 1.4

What this meant is that even if you accidentally updated your system to 1.4, without realizing it, your R4i SDHC would be rendered useless, as it would not even show up in the menu system of the NDSi when you plugged it in and turned it on.

With the newest R4i SDHC firmware update, you can now use your R4i SDHC Card in your NDSi and not have to worry about which firmware you have.

Okay, so I am touching a lot on the use of the R4i card with a Nintendo DSi that has to be updated.  But I guess the bigger point, and bigger picture is that fact that if you went to any store today, and bought an NDSi system, the chances of it being a v1.4 are VERY high.  So prior to this, customers had to search around in hopes of being able to find an NDSi with the older firmware.  That is no longer something anyone has to worry about!

The newest R4i SDHC CARD will work just fine!

Find out more about the R4i SDHC by clicking here

People often email and ask what exactly they gain when they Buy and R4 DS Card.  While the answers, in our eyes, is rather easy, the truth it we all use our favorite game console in different ways.   When you Buy R4 DS cards, you’re not just buying an ordinary accessory for your Nintendo DS.  In fact, along with your R4 DS Card you’re getting about 500 FREE games…  in the form of Homebrew Games for the Nintendo DS and DSi.

What are homebrew games?  Wikipedia sums it up best, so we’ll just quote it…  “Homebrew is a term frequently applied to video games or other software produced by consumers to target proprietary hardware platforms not typically user-programmable or that use proprietary storage methods. This might include games developed with official development kits, such as Net Yaroze or Linux for PlayStation 2. Some more frequently used labels, such as freeware, are often applied as well. A popular type of homebrew game is the fangame. In Japan, these games are usually called “D?jin soft” ”

The fact is that the R4 DS really “busts” your Nintendo DS or DSi wide open… Allowing you to download and play hundreds and hundreds of FREE hombrew games.   And when we say 500 homebrew games, we’re reall UNDER exaggerating it.

While we’d love to list every single homebrew game you can use with the R4 DS Cards we simply can’t do it in one post.  But we DO have 3 favorite games you’ve probably NEVER even heard of – and you CAN have them absolutely FREE!  All you have to do is Buy an R4 DS card and you’ll be gaming in no time.

1. FlashBack DS

We’ve been gaming for a long time.  Right back to the days of the old TRS-80 and our favorite – The Commodore 64.  After our precious C64 bit the dust, we upgraded to the Commodore Amiga computers.  One our of the BEST games (if not THE best game) on the Amiga was a sci-fi inspired game called FLASHBACK. A truly unique and engaging Sci-Fi Adventure / Sytrategy game that withstood the test of time, and is now available (officially from the original creator) as a Nintendo DS Homebrew game.  The R4 DS is a purchase you can’t miss just for this game alone.  Strategy and action packed.

2. Video Games Hero

If we weren’t such huge fans of Flashback, we would have picked this game as our number one – considering that guitar and music games are all the rage.  And we’re okay with confirming – we love guitar hero and other music games.  Video Games Hero is an open source / homebrew take on Guitar Freax (original Japanese game – one of our best sellers for the PS2) and Guitar Hero.

VideoGamesHero brings you homebrew action at it’s best – offering lasting fun and challenging action with over 65 Songs, 5 Game modes, Motion Card and Guitar Grip support, there is something for everyone!  And we don’t mean to repeat ourselves – but you can only play this game if you have an R4 DS for your Nintendo DS or DSi

3. MARBLE

And finally… Our Third pick for the homebrew game we’re checking out is a game that is still in development, called MARBLE – While it is a work in progress, memories of Marble Madness come flooding in and we’re truly drooling at the graphics and the quality of what we’ve seen so far.  And did we mention that you CAN have this game absolutely FREE when it is completed?

Homebrew gaming is truly the only reason to buy an R4 DS Card.  While not EVERY SINGLE game is commercial quality, we dare say that at least 50% of the games we play on a regular basis are just as good as, if not better than, commercial quality Nintendo DS games.

And in closing, the only thing YOU have to watch out for – if you’re going to buy an r4 ds is which model of the Nintendo DS console you have.  If you have a check out our quick chart below to know which version of the R4 DS is right for you!

If you have a Nintendo DS (and it looks like the picture to the right – without the camera lens – then you need to buy R4 DS instead of the R4i SDHC (though the R4i SDHC can and DOES work in the Nintendo DS because it is 100% backwards compatible)

Buy R4 DS

If you have a Nintendo DSi console – this console has the Camera Lens showing on the bottom right side of the top of the console – when closed – you need the R4i SDHC version.  The R4 DS simply will not work in this unit at all, because it is not upgradeable for DSi use and will not be recognized.

R4i SDHC

We all like a bargain.  Goodness knows I do too.  When I am not here helping customers with their orders and answering questions, I often go out and try to find the cheapest deals for whatever products I am looking to buy.  So it’s not shocking to see that customers coming to us for R4 DS Cards are also looking for the cheapest R4 DS Card.

In all honesty, I don’t blame anyone for wanting to save a few dollars.  And really, when you’re comparing prices, you’re comparing the products too, apples to apples.  Saving $10.00 of your Nintendo DS because there’s an online coupon is something you should definitely take advantage of.  Unfortunately, that is NOT the case with looking for the Cheapest R4 DS Card available online.

Because of the plethora of cloned R4 DS Cards getting the cheapest one is not always the choice you should be making.  After all, the R4 DS Card allows you to play thousands of free homebrew games and applications, exploding your game library with games you couldn’t even buy in stores.   But gaming and music and ebook reading aside.  The fact of the matter is that you get what you pay for.

A copy or clone of the R4 DS card may seem like a great deal.  You can buy it for $9.95 – $14.95 instead of the regular price of the real r4 ds card.  The fact remains however that it’s a copy and a clone.   We’ve had reports of customers coming back to us after they’ve bought a clone r4 ds somewhere else – explaining how it blew a fuse in their Nintendo DS, and now they had to buy a new NDS console, and are buying an official and original R4 DS Card from us.  It’s not the kind of emails we like getting.  While we’d love to have YOUR business, we certainly don’t want you to end up with broken NDS or have issues with the R4 copy you ordered.

Below I’ll list some of the things you loose and won’t have access to.

• Clone R4 DS Cards don’t work with any of the new firmwares.  They can only use the oldest firmware because the new firmware checks to make sure you actually are using it on a REAL R4 DS and not a fake/copy R4 DS
• Using the oldest firmware means that right out of the box, you’ve lost support for about 30% of the newest files / applications.  Firmware updates are released to add support for newer files.  If your copy R4 DS can’t use the newest firmware, you can’t use the newest files.
• Build Quality is, in most cases, absolutely horrible.  We get samples of cards from many manufacturers in China. And to be honest, most of these clones that they try to sell to us as the real thing could snap apart in our fingers by just being bent the wrong way.  Yes, they really ARE that bad!
• An R4 DS is a one time investment.  My original R4 DS has been running strong for close to 3 years now.  Most clone cards have to be replaced sometimes just a few months into use.  Why?  Because they use refurbished parts of old / re-used components to cut down on costs.

So take notice.  Getting the Cheapest R4 DS Card is not always the best answer.  Paying close attention to whether you’re buying a potentially harmful clone that will do a whole lot more damage than just not work on the latest files.

In closing, if you’re going to out to Buy R4 DS – spend a few extra dollars and buy the real thing!