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Hyperkin Retron 5 being a huuge piece of garbage

Local H JayLocal H Jay Registered User regular
in Help / Advice Forum
So despite mixed reviews and common sense, I bought a Retron 5 clone console. Upon opening it and hooking everything up... it refused to turn on. I have tried a couple things, mostly just unplugged everything and tried power cycling it. Nada. I was wondering if anyone here has experience with these or knows a solution? I started a support ticket through their site but I both have to a) send it in and b) pay $20 to get it shipped. I would rather fix it myself if possible. Any help is appreciated.

Oh, and fuck Hyperkin

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  • knitdanknitdan Registered User regular
    The website says you have to hold the power button for 5-10 seconds until a blue LED on the top comes on...are you waiting that long?

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  • Local H JayLocal H Jay Registered User regular
    knitdan wrote: »
    The website says you have to hold the power button for 5-10 seconds until a blue LED on the top comes on...are you waiting that long?
    Yup. The lights don't come on no matter how long I hold it.

  • Local H JayLocal H Jay Registered User regular
    I got an email back saying I can just return it to Amazon if I don't want to pay for a repair. I guess this can be closed now.

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