PMP in a GBA?

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Frakachino
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PMP in a GBA?

Post by Frakachino » Sun Mar 13, 2011 8:46 pm

This will be my first hack ever if i get it finished.

My plan is to buy one of those Chinese(or wherever they're made) PMP's and take it apart and mount it in a new case. Similarly to this http://forums.benheck.com/viewtopic.php ... e+case+!!!
The only difference is I want to put it in a GBA case. I was thinking of using the cartridge slot to mount the USB and other ports to that it looks like a regular GBA if you're not looking too close.

Any thoughts on this?

Also, I first need a PMP with a ~2.9 inch screen (that's what the GBA has i think) that can emulate GB GBC GBA and NES and SNES if possible...not really sure if those exist but if they do, does anyone know of one that fits that description? I looked a bit earlier but couldn't find any.

EDIT: Ok i got a dingoo. Now to look for a GBA

Any thoughts/help appreciated.
Last edited by Frakachino on Wed Mar 16, 2011 4:54 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Hey, you should totally look at my project and help me out.
http://forums.benheck.com/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=41976
Click it, you know you want to.

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batteries
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Re: My First Project

Post by batteries » Tue Mar 15, 2011 9:43 am

Dealextreme.com sells a bunch of different PMPs. You'd probably be able to find what you're looking for there. I've bought from them several times. The only bad thing about DX is that shipping can take ages.

Frakachino
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Re: My First Project

Post by Frakachino » Tue Mar 15, 2011 2:07 pm

Alright I'll check that out thanks

EDIT:I was looking at this one http://www.dealextreme.com/p/dingoo-a-3 ... i-sd-23032. It looks like it has a bunch of emulators available and it's just about the right size screen. Does anybody know anything about them?
EDIT 2:Oh yeah i forgot, it's called a dingoo.
EDIT 3:I found a cheaper one! :D 66$ on ebay if i win.
Hey, you should totally look at my project and help me out.
http://forums.benheck.com/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=41976
Click it, you know you want to.

Frakachino
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Re: My First Project

Post by Frakachino » Tue Mar 15, 2011 8:06 pm

Alright I got the ebay one for 71... now i just need a GBA.

To the trading post!
Hey, you should totally look at my project and help me out.
http://forums.benheck.com/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=41976
Click it, you know you want to.

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Kryptofacist
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Re: PMP in a GBA?

Post by Kryptofacist » Wed May 18, 2011 10:48 am

The screen of the Dingoo A320 might be slightly too small. But otherwise, it's a great device!
There is a lot of homebrew for it, including a Linux port. Here's the wiki: http://dingoowiki.com/index.php?title=Main_Page" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I would love to see how this turns out.
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