Looking for something along these lines for my 5 year old for Christmas, whats the difference between the two, are the games compatible, which should I go for???

DS only comes in silver. DS lights come in different colours and are smaller and lighter and have a brighter screen. Games fully compatible and can link the two remotely. Kids being what they are nowadays ds light is much more populor. If not much dif. in price go for the light. If big dif they play pretty much the same anyway. (All info supplied by my 11 yr old).
Guess it's a bit like mondeos and jags. If u don't give a sheet what people think and are really tight(like me) get the mondeo (ds) if not get the jag(ds light)

what he said

My boys both have the ds and say its much more durable than the ds lite.
Other than that the lite is suposed to have a bit better screen but that does not matter much if its broken.
Dale

To confuse things further the DSi is on the way - just after Christmas in the UK (smaller as doesn't have advance cart slot, camera and music player built in)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/technology/newsid_7647000/7647998.stm

Which ever one you buy get an R4 card then get your games for nowt (from what Ive heard).
Cheers,
Bob

Cheers guys, looks like the locost DS route then and an R4 card

Give the kid a LITE you Scrooge!

What is this R4 card you speak off???

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What is this R4 card you speak off???

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That so you can get stuff off torrent sites???

It was explained to me in my post about DS lites in the last week too, ive also seen a post in computers section (i think).

Worth searching and having a read. Some good advice. Im hoping to get a card before christmas.

To save you looking;


http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=100229


http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=100017

Let me know if you find cheap site for them please.

[Edited on 14/11/08 by DarrenW]