perhaps a better DC concept.

cennar · Post by **cennar** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 4:15 am

hit is a DC concept i drew out the other day when i was a little bored well this is what my dream DC would look like it would have a 7" ps2 screen and two vmu ports on the top. ablity to conect to another one (if i can ever make two!) via an av and controler exchange or seriel port(The Dc alreddy has a good link up with the seriel pot) and a docking staion set up.

Post by **Sparkfist** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 6:14 am

Wow 7" screen that things going to be huge! But I have to say you have planned out the design well, epecially if you can properly mount the controller so you have both memory card slots.

I was going to take Poppe's idea and base the design around a controller, but I want it to be a 3rd party as the Dreamcast one just suck (too uncomfortable). I might post the pic later.

Post by **gannon** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 12:57 pm

looks nice, but I think 7" is a little too large.
I mainly say that because I like making portables as small as possible, and if I put a 7" lcd in my ps2p (which would be great!) I'd also have to make it 2-4" wider and taller too.

cennar · Post by **cennar** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 3:41 pm

yeah your probly right again gannon. and yeah the only problem i have with cutting up a oreganal DC controller is that you cant relocate the joystick or the sholder buttons so its a big pain using those. and to have the VMU ports still on the thing i would mount the 3rd party board like behind the screen and inbetwen that and the main board.

Link89 · Post by **Link89** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 8:28 pm

Yea it's a pretty cool design. Do the regular dreamcast controllers have two DC slots? Have you thought of doing one like poppe's. Also what does the docking station do. Sorry about all the questions, I'm just curious about it. On a side note the 7" screen sounds nice on paper but it will make your system a whole lot bigger. If it goes to your design the system will be like 16" long. Your other ideas for it are really good. Sorry again if in critizing you I don't mean to I'm just giving you my opinion.

Post by **Sparkfist** » Wed Aug 04, 2004 7:33 am

Yes, the sega Dreamcast controllers have two slots. Cennar said the docking stations is to have a hard drive.

I'm looking over my Dreamcast controller and there maybe a way to move the shoulder triggers and I'll look and see if its possible to move the joy-stick.

cennar · Post by **cennar** » Wed Aug 04, 2004 3:49 pm

unless you can put the joystick and trigers at factory placements to one an other you could but i kind of doubt it so im going to get a third party one when i get back from my vacation next week.

dragonhead · Post by **dragonhead** » Thu Aug 05, 2004 12:32 pm

know whats a good 3rd party cont.? the quantum fighter pad because the joystick and buttons are on their own seperate boards apart from the mainboard. i also suggest only 1 vmu slot because having 2 would increase the thickness too much.
also, go with a smaller screen.

cennar · Post by **cennar** » Thu Aug 05, 2004 4:14 pm

yeah i will go with the smaller screen but since theres not much way to bring down the thickness of this thing to blelow two vmu slots well then ill stand by having two

Link89 · Post by **Link89** » Thu Aug 05, 2004 5:37 pm

You should put both a the vmu slot of each side of the screen if you do it gba style. Then you can see whats happening on both of them while your playing. How are you going to build your case?

Post by **Sparkfist** » Sat Aug 07, 2004 10:20 pm

Heres my design its a lil like Poppe, based off a controller.

Link89 · Post by **Link89** » Sat Aug 07, 2004 11:40 pm

That looks pretty good but were does the cd go.

cennar · Post by **cennar** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 12:32 am

in the back im guessing..

cennar · Post by **cennar** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 12:34 am

Link89 wrote:You should put both a the vmu slot of each side of the screen if you do it gba style. Then you can see whats happening on both of them while your playing. How are you going to build your case?

ok im having the Vmu ports hang out the top like the quatum controlers things
and im going to send a mold out to some one else for them to vacume form it

Post by **Sparkfist** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 7:08 am

Link89 wrote:That looks pretty good but were does the cd go.

I'm going to have it right under the screen. Its missing a lot of buttons (power, open, start) but considering I put it together in side of an hour it not half bad. I'll probibly cut it down to one VMU, as I really only use mu green one.