Nintendo GameBoy Pocket IPS LCD Display Mod
25The Nintendo GameBoy and the GameBoy Pocket were not known for the best LCD screens ever. Rather the opposite is true. The original GameBoy screens were dim, slow and without backlights.
But of course we have modern replacements! Let us install this state of the art IPS LCD screen with backlight and see how it fares. As a bonus we give the GameBoy a fancy Zelda themed shell, some new silicone rubber pads and also a set of new buttons.
The parts are from Retrosix, here is the link to their display, as well as the Wiki with the instructions. Which is also my main gripe, as the instructions are a bit lacking in parts and I dislike the wiring of the display a bit. So be careful when you upgrade your own GameBoy!
Screen: https://retrosix.co.uk/Game-Boy-Pocket-IPS-OSD-Screen-Kit-p298027731
Wiki: https://www.retrosix.wiki/gbp-ips-screen-install
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Music: New Dimensions by Spino2006
0:00 Introduction
0:55 A Look Inside
4:23 The mainboard
5:30 The original screen
6:08 The new shell
7:56 The new screen
10:12 The new lens
13:30 Installing the screen
18:33 Wiring everything up
25:20 Closing the shell
26:38 Some problems appear
27:34 Magical healing
28:59 Closing words
30:11 Outro
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