Xbox portable is now done (updated 6/8/06)

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Post by khaag »

I'm sure I'm gonna get a slew of replies saying: "khaag you suck big time!!!!" for saying this, but I'm gonna say it anyways...

I think its TOO green... don't get me wrong, the case is kickass, its just that the green burns my eyes when i look at it. I think that you should paint it black and put green accents on it. anyways, thats just my opinion...

now let the shunning begin... :shock:
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Post by dkap01 »

Thats what I was thinking when I first painted it.. But when your holding it it looks so much differnt. There's going to be a lot of differnt colors on it like, the 4 vent covers that are black, the buttons that are multi colored and all the little things here and there. So I think there will be enough color in everything to balance it out, so it wont look so green...


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Post by Turbo Tax 1.0 »

dkap whats the scoop on your GCp? i really would like to see how one would look when you finished it up :D
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Post by dkap01 »

Well I just ordered to battery for this portable and with this being the last thing to get, it should be done by next thursday. This is what it cost:


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Polymer Li-Ion Battery Module: 14.8v 11Ah (163 Wh) with PCB of 12A limit

Part#: PL-7552146-8S-WR

(Qty: 1 x $199.95)

Multi-level Smart Fast Charger (1.5A) for 14.8V/ 18.5V Li-Ion Battery Pack (4-5 cell Pack)

Part#: CH-LI1418

(Qty: 1 x $24.95)

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Subtotal: $224.90

Tax: $19.68

S&H: $12.71

Final Total: $257.29

That was just for the battery and charger, just think about all the other things I had to buy. This is almost a$600 project, is it worth it ? Yes... I'll post more when I do more...


Turbo Tax 1.0:
I put that project aside for now to work on the xbox..


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Post by kidw/32+systems »

I wounder what it is going to weigh, or you could get buff from playing video games :wink: .
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Post by S q u e e ! »

Have you tried watching Xbox stuff on the PSone screen? I was playing Halo on a modded PSone screen (before I messed up the LED mod) and I couldn't see Master Chief's HUD and most of the enemies appeared very blurry. Do you think this will affect your portable, or will you be able to adjust?
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What video mode were you using? Composite? S-Video? Maybe RGB?
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Post by Electric Rain »

That does make a big difference. I tried playing Metriod Prime 2 on a 7" portable DVD player screen using composite, and the quality was quite poor. It was difficult to see the HUD, contrast and brightness were so off they weren't even fixable with adjustment; everything in general was kinda blurry. But I'm sure if I tried using RGB (which I think is impossible with that screen) it would show up great. As far as S-video is concerned... well... I really don't think there's enough of a difference between that and composite. He's a smart guy; chances are he's going with RGB.
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S q u e e ! wrote:Have you tried watching Xbox stuff on the PSone screen? I was playing Halo on a modded PSone screen (before I messed up the LED mod) and I couldn't see Master Chief's HUD and most of the enemies appeared very blurry. Do you think this will affect your portable, or will you be able to adjust?
I tried Halo 2 on my unmodded PSone screen. It was way hard to see stuff, but the screen is only 5".
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Post by MikeJones »

That is sooooo going to suck if a psone screen wont work, after all this progress. as to the color of the case, do you think the X should be the only thing green? are you using a homemade vac-table with the shopvac? and do you plan to use RGB mod on the psone screen(if it works)? this is a extreeemly neat project, and i wish you the best of luck. you now have the blessing of the kid from 1337 green hill rd.
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I pwned you all when it comes to small screen sizes:

Metroid Prime 2: Echoes on a 2" passive matrix pocket TV through RF. And I killed HD station!
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usbcd36 wrote:I pwned you all when it comes to small screen sizes:

Metroid Prime 2: Echoes on a 2" passive matrix pocket TV through RF. And I killed HD station!
...amazing, i'm not going to say unnecessary headache, ahrgh i said anyways :lol:
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Post by Triton »

i pwn that, snesP with 1.5" sony pocket lcd tv stn and RF
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Post by joevennix »

Dkap what's with the bunnies man? :D
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usbcd36 wrote:I pwned you all when it comes to small screen sizes:

Metroid Prime 2: Echoes on a 2" passive matrix pocket TV through RF. And I killed HD station!
Well I um played prime one on my psone through composite and pwned omega pirate (my favorite boss of all time by the way) but I could see everything quite well accually...
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