Portable TV vs. PS1 LCD for batt life?

legoboy · Post by **legoboy** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 8:47 pm

Is there much of a difference in battery life for a potable with a TV tuner and it's LCD than using a PS1 LCD? If so... how much and in favor of which one?

nos_slived · Post by **nos_slived** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 9:28 pm

YEA! It all depends on what TV you are using, and if you do the LED mod on the screen. Choose a TV, and find how much current the LCD and tuner use.

G-force · Post by **G-force** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 9:48 am

Even if they were both converted to LED's the PSOne screen would still use a little more power than a pocket TV.

But if neither had an LED mod then the PSOne screen would use almost twice the amount of power than a pocket TV.

Mr. Cool · Post by **Mr. Cool** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 1:01 pm

That sounds about right considering that the Psone screen is twice the sizee of most portable tvs. I dont get why so many people use portable tvs when they are only 2-3 inches

G-force · Post by **G-force** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 1:38 pm

Because the PSOne screen has a large board that is hard to fit in a portable. Pocket TV's have small boards and the screen works fine for playing games.

Mr. Cool · Post by **Mr. Cool** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 1:41 pm

Ohhh now I get it. Still 5" compared to 2.5" I dunno...

nos_slived · Post by **nos_slived** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 5:26 pm

If you are going small, you may aswell just use a hipgear, because it saves you a lot of money.

Post by **bicostp** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 6:18 pm

The DC adaptor for my Intec screenpad says it can handle 500ma, and taht's including backlit screen, strong rumble motors, and an audio amp. I assume the screenpad uses less current than this, and if you LED mod it then it would take even less.

offtopic: How do you test for power draw with a multimeter? PM me.

*o* · Post by ***o*** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 7:54 pm

in amps or volts?

Post by **bicostp** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 8:16 pm

probably less power draw, and probably the same voltage.