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|style="background-color:#d0d0d0;" width="400" | [[iceGDROM]]
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|style="background-color:#d0d0d0;" | price and availability || €130 euros, periodic sales done on [https://gdemu.wordpress.com/ creator's website], price includes shipping from Poland<br>$40-$80 USD unofficial China-based clones widely available worldwide || $180 to purchase as a Paypal gift<br>$220 to purchase with Paypal protection<br>additional $15 for shipping from Russia to worldwide<br>sales through [http://3do-renovation.ru/USB-GDROM_Controller.htm creator's website] || [https://shop.terraonion.com/en/home/17-Terraonion_MODE_Dreamcast_Saturn_ODE.html Unreleased, preorder here], ETA || DIY project
|style="background-color:#d0d0d0;" | price and availability || €130 euros, periodic sales done on [https://gdemu.wordpress.com/ creator's website], price includes shipping from Poland<br>$40-$80 USD unofficial China-based clones widely available worldwide || $180 USD to purchase as a Paypal gift<br>$220 USD to purchase with Paypal protection<br>additional $15 USD for shipping from Russia to worldwide<br>sales through [http://3do-renovation.ru/USB-GDROM_Controller.htm creator's website] || €182, unreleased, ETA late-June or early-July, [https://shop.terraonion.com/en/home/17-Terraonion_MODE_Dreamcast_Saturn_ODE.html preorders open]<br>|| DIY project
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|style="background-color:#d0d0d0;" width="300" | console revisions supported<br>(none support va2 models) || va1 only<br>(works in va0, but incorrect signal voltages may cause damage) || va0 and va1 || va0 and va1 || va1 only
|style="background-color:#d0d0d0;" width="300" | console revisions supported<br>(none support va2 models) || va1 only<br>(works in va0, but incorrect signal voltages may cause damage) || va0 and va1 || va0 and va1 || va1 only
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|style="background-color:#d0d0d0;" | media type || SD cards || USB 2.0 storage<br>compatible with SATA to USB 2.0 bridges || SD, USB 2.0<br>SATA through built-in USB 2.0 bridge || SD cards
|style="background-color:#d0d0d0;" | media type || SD cards || USB 2.0 storage<br>compatible with SATA to USB 2.0 bridges || SD, USB 2.0<br>SATA through built-in USB 2.0 bridge || SD cards
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|style="background-color:#d0d0d0;" | media capacity || officially, up to 32GB<br>large cards like 400GB and 512GB tested and widely used || up to 2TB || ??? || ???
|style="background-color:#d0d0d0;" | media capacity || officially, up to 32GB<br>large cards like 400GB and 512GB tested and widely used || up to 2TB || limited by storage device size || ???
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|style="background-color:#d0d0d0;" | menu type || officially, no menu, controlled by hardware<br>GDMenu graphical menu is current de facto default menu || text-based menu || List view and advanced covert art views || no menu, controlled by hardware
|style="background-color:#d0d0d0;" | menu type || officially, no menu, controlled by hardware<br>GDMenu graphical menu is current de facto default menu || text-based menu || List view and advanced covert art views || no menu, controlled by hardware
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|style="background-color:#d0d0d0;" | media format || FAT32 with images specifically named and in numbered folders<br>community tools such as GDEmu SD card creator exist to assist in creating cards || FAT32, drag and drop || ??? || FAT32, requires conversion to custom image format, files must be specifically numbered
|style="background-color:#d0d0d0;" | media format || FAT32 with images specifically named and in numbered folders<br>community tools such as GDEmu SD card creator exist to assist in creating cards || FAT32, drag and drop || exFAT || FAT32, requires conversion to custom image format, files must be specifically numbered
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|style="background-color:#d0d0d0;" | image format || TOSEC GDI+BIN, GDI+ISO, CDI, CCD+IMG+SUB, MDS+MDF, ISO for homebrew disc-swapping (e.g. for emulator ROM discs) || TOSEC GDI+BIN, GDI+ISO, CDI || TOSEC GDI+BIN, GDI+ISO, CDI, CCD+IMG+SUB, MDS+MDF, Redump CUE+BIN/ISO
|style="background-color:#d0d0d0;" | image format || TOSEC GDI+BIN, GDI+ISO, CDI, CCD+IMG+SUB, MDS+MDF, ISO for homebrew disc-swapping (e.g. for emulator ROM discs) || TOSEC GDI+BIN, GDI+ISO, CDI || TOSEC GDI+BIN, GDI+ISO, CDI, CCD+IMG+SUB, MDS+MDF, Redump CUE+BIN/ISO

Revision as of 17:50, 17 April 2020

An optical drive replacement is a device that replaces the Dreamcast's GD-ROM drive with an alternative storage method, typically SD cards or USB storage. These devices typically use an FPGA to simulate the GD-ROM drive hardware.

GD-ROM Optical Drive Features Comparison
Device: GDEMU USB-GDROM MODE iceGDROM
price and availability €130 euros, periodic sales done on creator's website, price includes shipping from Poland
$40-$80 USD unofficial China-based clones widely available worldwide
$180 USD to purchase as a Paypal gift
$220 USD to purchase with Paypal protection
additional $15 USD for shipping from Russia to worldwide
sales through creator's website
€182, unreleased, ETA late-June or early-July, preorders open
DIY project
console revisions supported
(none support va2 models)
va1 only
(works in va0, but incorrect signal voltages may cause damage)
va0 and va1 va0 and va1 va1 only
media type SD cards USB 2.0 storage
compatible with SATA to USB 2.0 bridges
SD, USB 2.0
SATA through built-in USB 2.0 bridge
SD cards
media capacity officially, up to 32GB
large cards like 400GB and 512GB tested and widely used
up to 2TB limited by storage device size ???
menu type officially, no menu, controlled by hardware
GDMenu graphical menu is current de facto default menu
text-based menu List view and advanced covert art views no menu, controlled by hardware
media format FAT32 with images specifically named and in numbered folders
community tools such as GDEmu SD card creator exist to assist in creating cards
FAT32, drag and drop exFAT FAT32, requires conversion to custom image format, files must be specifically numbered
image format TOSEC GDI+BIN, GDI+ISO, CDI, CCD+IMG+SUB, MDS+MDF, ISO for homebrew disc-swapping (e.g. for emulator ROM discs) TOSEC GDI+BIN, GDI+ISO, CDI TOSEC GDI+BIN, GDI+ISO, CDI, CCD+IMG+SUB, MDS+MDF, Redump CUE+BIN/ISO
disc swapping Yes, swap to next disc by pressing physical button
Combined with DCDigital mod, allows swap to next disc in DCDigital menu
Yes, swap to any disc support in menu
Combined with DCDigital mod, allows swap to next disc in DCDigital menu
Yes Yes, swap to next disc by ejecting and re-inserting SD card
custom loader/bleemshell support allows custom coded menus with direct control of console, can control of disc-swapping done through hidden API
Community menus exist including GDMenu, bleemshell, OpenMenu, etc.
none none none
bleemcast! GT2/TK3/MGS version support no
(support requires either firmware update to enhance CCD image support, or community effort to further crack protection)
no
(support requires either firmware update to enhance CCD image support, or community effort to further crack protection)
??? no
(support requires either firmware improvement for image support, or community effort to further crack protection)
known bugs Item duplication bug on Resident Evil Code Veronica (critical)
Freezing during Skies of Arcadia intro menu (non-critical)
D2 disc swapping bug
??? ??? ???