What is the difference between Megadrive 1 and 2?
In an effort to increase the sales and reduce manufacturing costs the Megadrive was redesigned in 1993 and this was known as the Megadrive 2. The technical specifications remained the same but the casing and some features were changed as follows: * Headphone jack removed * A/V port changed to a custom multi out port that now provides stereo sound to T.Vs (previously only Mono was outputted on Megadrive 1 as the headphone port was used for stereo sound.) * RF out port removed * Auto switching RF lead included * Power lead port made smaller and a different AC adapter used * Push button power switch Japanese Megadrive 2 There are also a few slight differences to the Japanese Megadrive 2 as listed below, although the size and shape remain identical the western version of the Megadrive 2.
