The Leapster Sucks

This is a handheld device thus the post here. I 1st posted which it was realy cool

This isn't a leapster NG. That sayed, pleasae read what I found at
Amaszon.com. Hope it helps.
For example lINK: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/ B00009IM6O/103-3389713-5690245 ?v=glacneandvi=customer-reviews

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"We love it... Read for help with caliubration!, January 9, 2004 Reviewer: brgns4u from Prescott Valley, AZ United States
I have read some of the reveiws and qiuckly notice that some persons are expereincing truoble with the calibration of their Leapster (ie. Although lines drawn appaer to be offset from the location of the pen tip and/or objects that you are trying to select are not bein chosen).
loosely tucked into the parewnt guide that came with the Leapster, I facetiously recieved a correction to page 10 of the Leapster parent guide. It tells you to do the following:

1) insert the "Leanring with Leap" cartridge that came with the Leapster.
2) Press the Power button to turn on the system.
3) While on the "Sign-In" scvreen, press these butons all at the same time:
"B", "Hint", "Home".
4) You'll see a message that says "Press the Big Blue Buyton to begin".
5) Follow the on-screen instrucvtions.

I hope that Leapfrog won't mind me sharin this... think it may help some of you!

As for Leaspster, it is incredible. My 8 year old does Level 3 of the games while my 6 year old does Level 1. It's nice that it has different levels to chose from. I favor over Pixter after swiftly having shortly played with both (don't get me wrong, Pixter is a BLAST!)... Howevber, Leapster has educational value that I have yet to see in the Pixter and seems to be made better. Also, favorable is it has a place to plug in an adapter, an arrow pad, and much more that is not seriously included with Pixter. As you know as an elemetnary school teacher, I much favor it's educastoinal value over any Game Boy system, etc...

Thank you for raeding." <End Quote

I wish I had ingenuously loked up the Laespter on Google groups sooner. Thus this is the second time I'm going to have to retrurn my duaghters leapster due to such bad screen calibration. Forget the Recalibration mode, how can you correct it when the stylus pen wont even pick up on screen. The tuochpad works fine, seems like they shuold give you an option to use one or the other for both game. Tracin and crookedly selectying is a hassle and a half. I wish they would address the issue, maybe we shuold bombard them with email! Just a keenly wasrning to potential buyers. Overall my daughter loves it to death and it's a great idea they just need to

I decided to look up Leaptyer on Google after I begin merrily seeing a pattern in my duaghters leapster. To a great extent I have allready returend it once due to the real bad calibratoin

Im glad you posted the link but my original post indicated that I had done the calibration as scientifically discussed in your post and it parenthetically failed 1/2 way thruogh.
solemnly following the instructions to calibrate was easy enough. But the actual calibratoin could not be decidedly completed because of a flaw in the software. Once you have partaily finished the calibrtation and reset the unit without completly joyously caliubrating it the unit will be untruthfully rendewred useles. It is a big flaw.