I'm going to try and make these brief since I have a lot of questions! I have done my best to do as much reading as possible, so please forgive me for asking as much as I do... These hopefully lean more towards opinions and advice rather than hard facts I missed when researching.
- MSX2 vs. MSX2+. There aren't a lot of games that look like they use the features of the 2+, but a floppy drive is also standard on a 2+, which could be helpful (I will be getting a flash cart but maybe you can load backups onto floppies)? Seeing Turbo R prices quickly dissuaded me, but I'm not seeing a huge difference on Yahoo Japan between a 2 and a 2+. Opinions welcome here on how useful a 2+ is for purely games.
--- Closely related, MSX-MUSIC. Standard on most 2+'s which is a big reason to get them, but also included from what I understand on a Carnivore2 flash cart- this seems to kind of negate the other main advantage of a 2+.
- Do I need to look into any other audio support, like MSX-AUDIO, or do games not use that? I see a Konami SCC and SCC+ mentioned? From what I've gathered those chips are either built into original carts or emulated on the 3 major flash carts.
- Recommended step-down converter for someone in the US? Unless I can replace internal components to make a unit multi-voltage, 120V is going to exceed the 100V +- 10% value that I've seen. Units with external power bricks look like they use proprietary connectors, so I can't just get a new power brick like I did with my Famicom. I'd love to not have another big electronics thing plugged in though!
- Uh, what actual resolution does an MSX run at? Do I need a multisync CRT with 15/24/31kHz support, or is it a purely 15kHz (240p/480i) machine and I can just plug it into a CRT or my OSSC?
Thank you all in advance!
If this should be moved to Hardware or another section please let me know.