Didnt know the DS was region free.
However for the tube.
a 20inch SDTV will run about 150USD at walmart. You can get a 20inch LCD for about 200.
The 20inch LCD is 480p, and about 175USD.
I'm not talking about a full 1080p HDREADY tv like I got... heh... that F*ker was around 2000$. :P
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