Super Nintendo (SNES) powering but no video signal

[Guspaz]

Be careful with aftermarket power supplies, they can cause problems and poor video quality output.

[mvsfan]

Well thats just great. glad you fixed it.

[tjstogy]

So, your local game store let you hook everything up to their cables and power supply, you find out that it works thanks to them, and you go home and bought one online? That's pretty cheap, dude..... you should support your local stores, even if it's a little more expensive.... especially since they helped you out......

[neorichieb1971]

So, your local game store let you hook everything up to their cables and power supply, you find out that it works thanks to them, and you go home and bought one online? That's pretty cheap, dude..... you should support your local stores, even if it's a little more expensive.... especially since they helped you out......

There is no telling if the store had a PSU in stock.

On the flip side of the coin I once went into a store in St Louis with a faulty Gamecube, it wasn't reading discs. I took it in the store and the guy behind the counter flipped it upside down and noticed a GC memory card was wedged into the under side of the lid. He tried to hide the fact but because he did it in front of me I noticed it straight away. Had I not seen it he would have taken it round back, kept the memory card, made some mechanical noises and charged me $50 for the fix. I realized my baby son at the time had put the memory card in the machine and closed the lid and it got stuck/wedged into the hole above. Unfortunately by this time I had already bought a new Gamecube.

So yeah, supporting your store is great, but there are some tricks they pull on the customers sometimes.

[tjstogy]

Working in retail for 10+ years taught me a lot about human nature. People will come in and ask a million questions to get your personal expertise, taking up tons of your time, and then go and buy online elsewhere to save a buck. Truly despicable. I'd like to know the name of the store the OP used so I can call them and ask if they have any in stock- bet they do.... Rant over.

So, your local game store let you hook everything up to their cables and power supply, you find out that it works thanks to them, and you go home and bought one online? That's pretty cheap, dude..... you should support your local stores, even if it's a little more expensive.... especially since they helped you out......

There is no telling if the store had a PSU in stock.

On the flip side of the coin I once went into a store in St Louis with a faulty Gamecube, it wasn't reading discs. I took it in the store and the guy behind the counter flipped it upside down and noticed a GC memory card was wedged into the under side of the lid. He tried to hide the fact but because he did it in front of me I noticed it straight away. Had I not seen it he would have taken it round back, kept the memory card, made some mechanical noises and charged me $50 for the fix. I realized my baby son at the time had put the memory card in the machine and closed the lid and it got stuck/wedged into the hole above. Unfortunately by this time I had already bought a new Gamecube.

So yeah, supporting your store is great, but there are some tricks they pull on the customers sometimes.

[tjstogy]

But your example is another one... you brought the broken Gamecube in because you couldn't figure out what was wrong with it- until- you were shown it was something very simple! ....and then decided it wouldn't be worth a $50 repair since you could've easily fixed it yourself (why didn't you then?). Then you assumed the guy would steal your memory card if you weren't watching?? IDK what you all are smoking, but the gaming community might be the biggest bunch of cheapskates...

So, your local game store let you hook everything up to their cables and power supply, you find out that it works thanks to them, and you go home and bought one online? That's pretty cheap, dude..... you should support your local stores, even if it's a little more expensive.... especially since they helped you out......

There is no telling if the store had a PSU in stock.

On the flip side of the coin I once went into a store in St Louis with a faulty Gamecube, it wasn't reading discs. I took it in the store and the guy behind the counter flipped it upside down and noticed a GC memory card was wedged into the under side of the lid. He tried to hide the fact but because he did it in front of me I noticed it straight away. Had I not seen it he would have taken it round back, kept the memory card, made some mechanical noises and charged me $50 for the fix. I realized my baby son at the time had put the memory card in the machine and closed the lid and it got stuck/wedged into the hole above. Unfortunately by this time I had already bought a new Gamecube.

So yeah, supporting your store is great, but there are some tricks they pull on the customers sometimes.

[neorichieb1971]

If I was the shop owner I would have just said "there is a memory card stuck under here, i'll take it out for you". I bought games from the store and thats why he is there. If I didn't fix my Gamecube and it was my only Gamecube I wouldn't buy games for it because I would have assumed it broken.

And this shopping ideology is in no way restricted to gamers. There are people going into my local Curry's (electronic store) with notepads writing down all the model numbers and prices to see what better deals are online.

Items with model numbers are the same wherever you get it from, so you might as well get the best deal.

But in the case of the OP.. He was at a dead end and the shop helped him out. In that scenario I would have paid a fee for their help had it been asked of me.

[Stufio]

So, your local game store let you hook everything up to their cables and power supply, you find out that it works thanks to them, and you go home and bought one online? That's pretty cheap, dude..... you should support your local stores, even if it's a little more expensive.... especially since they helped you out......

I can understand your frustration, but I would suggest you don't call people out without knowing the whole story. The game store did have power supplies in stock, but they only had the cheap 3-in-1 power supplies that I have read numerous bad reviews about. I DID support the store by buying a $20 game from them while I was there. I also stayed for about 30 minutes and chatted with the employee who was there since I was the only person in the store. He was a friendly guy named Nick and he said he helps people figure out what's wrong with their consoles all the time. He was perfectly happy to help me troubleshoot the problem, even without me buying the game.
Maybe next time you should ask for more details before accusing someone.