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Denjhang's Retro Hardware

137 orders since Aug 24, 2023

Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China

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Review Breakdown

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Average Ratings

Product: (4.61)

Documentation: (4.35)

Shipping: (4.39)

Communication: (4.61)

All Reviews

Evan | Nov. 27, 2024

Great product on the right setup.

For MSX-Audio/OPL1/2/3 Modular Sound Cartridge

I bought this to add real OPL2 chips to my MSX sound cart setup. This cartridge is very speed sensitive, and was more difficult to get working properly then most MSX sound carts I've used, but if you have the proper hardware and a little patience to learn the quirks, it is worth it. Very high quality sound output.

Prasit | Nov. 25, 2024

Great product

For MSX Sunrise IDE Clone

Great IDE connector cartridge. Simple IDE cartridge.Good communication Seller.A+++++ recommend seller.

Prasit | Nov. 25, 2024

Great product

For Carnivore2 - MSX MultiFunctional Cartridge

Great multifunctional cartridge. It can play the most of MSX games, especially english translation rom.

John | Nov. 11, 2024

Missing a screw, and shipping was messed up.

For uMSX Pro Rev.3.80 - 1ChipMSX Clone

So first the annoyances.

I paid for FedEx shipping, which the seller changed to China Post (he said that he was going to ship it EMS, which appears to not have happened), so I'm out $16 on the FedEx shipping premium. Not terrible, but annoying. I first got a bad tracking number for FedEx before I figured out what was going on. The good news is that the seller appears to have removed the FedEx shipping option. Good. It ended up showing up a day late for PhreakNIC, but that still gave me a day to show it off (but no time to try it out).

The board itself had a screw loose when I opened the package (and either lost another one somewhere, or it wasn't included). I've got plenty of these type of screws at home so no big deal. But I was lucky that it fell out of the case and didn't stay in the case before I had powered it up. And personally I would use normal steel screws, stainless steel screws won't stick to a magnet, and I have clumsy fingers... :)

Now the good things:

It is a very nice looking board, which is well laid out. Very pretty indeed! Excellent documentation, including the source code and the design files! That is fantastic!

The seller did get back to me on the shipping issue very quickly. The board was very well protected in the box (which got beat up a bit on the way over). So no problems with the packaging.

Overall, I am very satisfied with the product and outside of the shipping issue, the service as well. I would not hesitate to buy from this seller again.


Thanks!
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Response from Denjhang's Retro Hardware | Nov. 11, 2024
😅FedEx once cost me $500, so I never use it again. If I don't use China Post (EMS system) and use something like UPS, DPD, DHL, the shipping cost will be doubled (and not much faster). The acrylic shell of uMSX is indeed a bit fragile, I am designing a 3D printed version. 😄Things like the screw disappearing often happen to me, luckily you fixed it yourself. As for the extra $15, I will give you a discount code next time.

Evan | Oct. 2, 2024

Excellent kit

For JoyMega - MD to MSX Joystick Converter

Great price, solid build, worth every penny. Highly recommended if you need parts or adapters that are hard to find.

Evan | Oct. 2, 2024

Simply Perfect

For Real Yamaha FM synthesis chip

No point in playing the auction lottery when looking for legit fully working sound chips. Just buy them here!

Evan | Oct. 2, 2024

Always a great seller!

For YAMAHA YMZ294 YMZ284 SSGL SSGLP Real Chip

Needed a special sound chip, couldn't find it anywhere. So this cool dude here not only finds a batch, but builds a whole new sound device to properly test the rare chips in question. Amazing, thank you so much!

Prasit | Sept. 15, 2024

Great product

For MSX Beer202 - a simple IDE interface for 64K MSX

Fast shipping.High quality parts. Smooth transaction, communication. Great seller A+++++. Thank you.

Prasit | Sept. 15, 2024

Great product

For FDD+IDE MultiController

Fast shipping.High quality parts. Smooth transaction, communication. Great seller A+++++. Thank you.

Daniel | May 7, 2024

Excellent Video Card for Retro PC build

For ISA Super VGA - Trident TVGA9000i

Card is amazing and works well in my Micro 8088 build - shipping cost is high though. I also wish it had come with a mounting bracket but that is available from Mouser

Evan | March 29, 2024

Wonderful Product

For Fisher SNES Music Player v1.5

Well packaged and shipped quickly. The player works flawlessly, every spc file works. Great product!

Brian | March 13, 2024

Great deal for a spare Mega Grrl

For MegaGRRL Desktop - Hardware VGM Player

I've actually built my own Mega Grrl board when it was initially released to open source. I bought my boards and parts to make about 3. The cost it took me to build these is more than just buying a version here and I can definitively say that the product is just as good if not better than mine. In addition I got the NES mega mod which worked straight out of the box. Plug it in, and off you go. The seller even included an additional clock chip and sockets should I have issues which is great. He explained how/why they're used so I feel confident if I need to swap over and don't anticipate any problems.

Brian | March 13, 2024

Great seller with great communication and shipping

For Fisher SNES Music Player v1.5

I had placed an order for this product as soon as it launched. The seller ensured I could order it and even allowed me to combine shipping after I found something else I wanted to add. It was shipped quickly, packed well, and I was in good communication the whole time. Once I received it, I unwrapped it from its packaging and it was plug and play ready to go. Couldn't be happier. The SNES music sounds great and I've had no issues with the product itself.

Tobias | March 5, 2024

Much better image quality than vintage cards

For ISA Super VGA - Trident TVGA9000i

Using the Super VGA card in my Xi 8088 PC, visual quality is much better than any vintage VGA card I tried, like night and day. Very happy with it!

Arnaut | Feb. 10, 2024

Nice product - Love to play the old MSX stuff again

For uMSX Pro Rev.3.80 - 1ChipMSX Clone

The machine itself works well. Some of the ports seem to be a bit weak, but it works for now. I like the extra controllers, but original joysticks work better (of course). The package comes with a lot of game pre-installed on the sd card and works out of the box. You can add games yourself with using a PC with card reader.

Documentation is ok, but a bit thin. And you really need to dig into or already know how an MSX works if you want to do some extra stuff. Standard MSX documentation you need to find yourself.

Communication with the seller is fast and friendly. Shipping was ok, a little over 3 weeks from ordering to receiving. Items were packaged well.

Sebastian | Jan. 13, 2024

Good product, great replacement for a vintage terminal

For VersaTerm - A versatile DIY serial terminal.

All advertised functions work great quality, only a couple of wires where missing from the original schematic in github for usb, but they where very easy to add.

Eli | Dec. 31, 2023

Great playback from these add-on (MegaMOD) boards!

For MegaMod for MegaGRRL Desktop

Great playback from these add-on (MegaMOD) boards and I am happy to support the development of these by purchasing them. Highly responsive, Denjhang is active in developing the majority of the MegaMOD boards he sells and also places importance on their availability to purchase.

Carlos | Dec. 27, 2023

Best MSX pack for the price

For uMSX Pro Rev.3.80 - 1ChipMSX Clone

It's a great package at a very reasonable price, practically including everything an MSX enthusiast (or, as in my case, someone interested in the platform) could want or need.

I encountered only one inconvenience, which I reported to the seller and I assume will be solved for future customers: although the case seems to be of good quality, the slots for the cartridges should be a few millimeters wider. I couldn't insert cartridges with the case cover on, I had to unscrew it and take it out. I plan to use a dremel to slightly enlarge the size of the slots, I hope I don't ruin it aesthetically.

The seller responded quickly to all my questions and was very patient, which I appreciate, but it would be convenient, both for him and his clients, if the package includes some type of introductory documentation in English, summarizing the use of each functionality, accompanied of links where you can find more information.
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Response from Denjhang's Retro Hardware | Dec. 27, 2023
Thanks for your comments and suggestions.
Response from Denjhang's Retro Hardware | Dec. 27, 2023
Thanks for your comments and suggestions.

Christian | Dec. 27, 2023

A fuir ne livre pas

For 68k-MBC: a 3 ICs 68008 homebrew computer

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Response from Denjhang's Retro Hardware | Dec. 27, 2023
For some reason I didn't finish production until this past week. I've been trying to contact you via email, but you haven't responded. When I found out that I couldn't deliver the goods on time, I immediately sent an email to Gmail explaining the situation, but you never responded.
Two months ago, for some strange reason, I couldn't send you a private message and the Message Buyer icon disappeared. All in all, I'll try my best to contact you.
I can ship it for you. My email is: ltj825152013@gmail.com.

Christian | Dec. 27, 2023

A fuir

For CERBERUS 2080 - multi-processor 8-bit SBC

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Response from Denjhang's Retro Hardware | Dec. 27, 2023
For some reason I didn't finish production until this past week. I've been trying to contact you via email, but you haven't responded. When I found out that I couldn't deliver the goods on time, I immediately sent an email to Gmail explaining the situation, but you never responded.
Two months ago, for some strange reason, I couldn't send you a private message and the Message Buyer icon disappeared. All in all, I'll try my best to contact you.
I can ship it for you. My email is: ltj825152013@gmail.com.
At least for now (December 28, 2023) 68k-MBC and Cerbrus2080 have completed production.

Trent | Dec. 5, 2023

Very happy

For MegaGRRL Desktop - Hardware VGM Player

Great product happy with my purchase and shipping was very fast. I recommend this seller very professional

Thanks
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Response from Denjhang's Retro Hardware | Dec. 27, 2023
Thank you for your review.

Patrick | Oct. 10, 2023

Absolutely wonderful, niche product!

For uMSX Pro Rev.3.80 - 1ChipMSX Clone

I absolutely love this thing. It looks so professionally done but its very evident the creator had heart and a physical hand in putting it together.
I am no MSX enthusiast, but I really want to be one, especially for development on Symbos, which this device supports extremely well.

Seller is very timely on questions and messages, the only thing I'd say for the seller to consider is making a wiki of some sort for this ecosystem. All the information is out there, its just a bit of a hunt to find it on all his store pages!
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Response from Denjhang's Retro Hardware | Dec. 27, 2023
Thank you for your review.

Toshio | Sept. 13, 2023

OPL3 and OPM Megamods

For MegaMod for MegaGRRL Desktop

These mods are a great addition to the MegaGRRL! I just inserted a board and played music from vgmrips.net. It worked out of the box and they operate as expected. It was packaged very well and the build quality is excellent. Received the product in a timely manner. I recommend "Denjang's Retro Hardware" the owner knows what he is doing and takes it very seriously!
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Response from Denjhang's Retro Hardware | Dec. 27, 2023
Thank you for your review.
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