Laptop/palmtop screen for pocketNES?

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Laptop/palmtop screen for pocketNES?

Post by Meff » Wed Oct 11, 2006 12:56 pm

Anyone tried this? I think it would need a special programmed driver board for converting composite video to digital data, but who knows. :D

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Post by G-force » Wed Oct 11, 2006 2:42 pm

Yeah, this has been brought up about as many times as the idea of turning mud into gold. And it's just about as probable to happen.

It's definetly possible, but would involve teams of people, or some kind of Kevin Horton-ish genius to pull off alone. It makes much more sense to just get a screen that takes composite video.

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Post by atari2600a » Thu Oct 12, 2006 1:40 am

McGyver could do it...

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Post by Meff » Thu Oct 12, 2006 9:16 am

Yeah. It would be nice to have MacGyver here, in Poland. :]

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Post by Klefmung » Thu Oct 12, 2006 1:07 pm

He could do it with three resistors and a paper clip.
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Post by Meff » Fri Oct 13, 2006 4:37 am

You forgot about a banana. :D

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Post by Klefmung » Fri Oct 13, 2006 1:10 pm

MacGuyver needs no bananna.
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Post by A_Username » Thu Oct 26, 2006 3:33 pm

atari2600a wrote:McGyver could do it...
McGyver....can do....just about anything.
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Post by khaag » Mon Jan 08, 2007 12:01 am

A_Username wrote:
atari2600a wrote:McGyver could do it...
McGyve....can do....just about anything.
No, he can do EVERYTHING!
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Post by Gump-in-space » Mon Jan 08, 2007 1:01 am

You do realize this topic is months old right?
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Post by wallydawg » Mon Jan 08, 2007 2:40 am

maybe since it is about macgyver it is ok...
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Post by hcmtnbiker » Mon Jan 08, 2007 10:19 am

Palms and laptop screens are mass produced, but more importantly the same screen on a palm is on some other devices. You might get lucky and have no need for McGyver if you can find a controller board for the same LCD that accepts composite somewhere else. Odds are low but worth a shot.

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