ChopstickSamurai
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awesome - I think I might jump on this, it looks great
It’s pretty sweet. It has a ton of built in palettes and display options. I think you’ll dig it.
awesome - I think I might jump on this, it looks great
I also picked up a IPS screen for the Pocket as well and got around to installing it tonight. I was apprehensive since you need to solder the tiny ass wires for power and touch control. But somehow I managed to get through it without killing my Gameboy. Go me.
It’s pretty sweet. It has a ton of built in palettes and display options. I think you’ll dig it.
Anything you don't like about it? Seems like all of the past solutions have had problems, but this one looks pretty sweet!
Got another Gameboy Pocket back-lit recently. Blue boy! This is the old backlight solution, not the IPS screens that are out now. I've had this kit sitting around for a while and didn't get around to installing it till recently.
Blue shell w/ blue buttons, and even a blue LED.
Goes well with my all black GBP:
looks dope! I used to do these mods on GBP's and quit - they're soooo easy to break. Good job man! Are they biverted (they look like they are)?
can anyone explain what biverting a gameboy screen really does?
besides googling it? I'll save you the time, essentially someone discovered if you flip the polarization film on a GB it sharpens the picture, only problem is the "colors" are reversed. So, using a bivert chip you can flip the colors back to normal on the hardware and keep the increased sharpness of the picture. Keeping the polarization film in the reversed state.
It noticeably improves the image, making it way sharper with better contrast.
I also picked up a IPS screen for the Pocket as well and got around to installing it tonight. I was apprehensive since you need to solder the tiny ass wires for power and touch control. But somehow I managed to get through it without killing my Gameboy. Go me.
i wonder if it is possible to bivert a gameboy light...
Those IPS screens look amazing.
Piggy-backing off of Filthy’s question - how is the battery life affected? Really interested in getting this for the original Gameboy.
If you are looking to do the same for a DMG, the battery life is WAY better
I’m shocked how long the DMG batteries last with the IPS screen. I recently got one of those Hand Held Legend GBA batteries and it’s great. The GBA really chews through the batteries too after the IPS mod.
You should check out Macho Nacho on YouTube. He’s done battery tests for all these mods.
Where are people buying these Game Boy Pocket IPS screens?
To anyone who has the GBC IPS screen...talk to me about battery life. I have a freckleshack and the battery lasts forever and a day. But I really want a full sized option.
I haven’t timed it, but it lasts a decent while. Not as good as the DMG IPS mod, but much better than the Pocket or GBA one. I recently got a Cleanjuice rechargeable battery for the GBA and that fixed that issue.