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If you're making a portable you probably need something to watch it on. (Unless you want to guess what's happening in the game, but I wouldn't advise that) Anyway, this forum is your "Hacking a pocket TV/screen" one-stop solution. Share your experiences and knowledge here.

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Post by Sir Games-A-Lot »

Ok i'm making my first portable i've ordered a NOAC but i'm baffled as how to proceed with the screen. Which is the more daunting task: hacking a hip gear screen or modding a pocket tv to use white LEDs? By the way are there pocket tvs that use LEDs to start with? I'm sorry these are probably very noobish questions.
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Post by nos_slived »

The HipGear isn't too hard to hack. There are probably some TVs that use LEDs, but most use the crumby stuff. If it came down to it, I'd say mod a screen that you have now, because it is a lot cheaper that way.
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Post by Sir Games-A-Lot »

Thanks to bad the only screen i have is my gba with the tv tuner. I woulden't mind using it but I would have to mod all the GBA's buttons to be tact switches on long wires so I could adjst the brightness, contrast etc. with out opening up the unit.

I'm thinking i'll go with the hip gear. Since that doesn't involve (as far as I know) working near the lcd screen itself (less chance of ruining it with dirt ot sharp objects). Which system's Hip Gear controller would you recomend Xbox or PS2?
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They are just about the same, go with the cheapest one you can get
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Sir Game-a lot where have I heard something like that before?
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I don't know, where? :lol:
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