I finished another NGPC Front Light

Xian Xi · Apr 19, 2006

This time it took me less than 1 hour.

sliceypete · Apr 19, 2006

And it was mines yay i cant wait to get it. it like christmas morning but i have to wait for the shipping lol

Shawn Carr2o · Apr 19, 2006

How much do you charge to install a Front Light for my NGPC handheld?. I will send it to you when I have the funds.

Awesome! job dude. :buttrock:

J0e Musashi · Apr 19, 2006

Shawn Carr2o said:
How much do you charge to install a Front Light for my NGPC handheld?. I will send it to you when I have the funds.

Awesome! job dude.

LOL! Insane :oh_no:

You're not likely to have the funds for a great deal of time. You need to stop making posts of this nature. They are pointless and of no benefit to anyone and could possibly anger people who you owe money to already. People should stop treating you with kid gloves IMO.

Shawn Carr2o · Apr 19, 2006

J0e Musashi said:
LOL! Insane You're not likely to have the funds for a great deal of time. You need to stop making posts of this nature. They are pointless and of no benefit to anyone and could possibly anger people who you owe money to already. People should stop treating you with kid gloves IMO.

I was just asking a simple question and I was just curious.

Xian Xi · Apr 19, 2006

The mod requires a front light from a Gameboy SP so if you have a sacrificial SP the mod can be done, as far as how much I charge I ask you at least cover return shipping + tip to cover parts and labor.

Pink Spider · Apr 19, 2006

Would you be able to install the mod on the 2nd gen smaller Japanese NGPC systems?

Xian Xi · Apr 19, 2006

Ron McRae said:
Would you be able to install the mod on the 2nd gen smaller Japanese NGPC systems?

What do they look like? I might be able to.

sega-trader · Apr 19, 2006

I too would be interested in doing this. Do you mind writing up a howto?

ray_7 · Apr 19, 2006

So will this cover the screen 100%, or only 95% just like mashmods?

Xian Xi · Apr 19, 2006

ray_7 said:
So will this cover the screen 100%, or only 95% just like mashmods?

It covers the entire screen but there is a small bar that covers about 2mm of the screen on the bottom which doesnt affect anything.

Xian Xi · Apr 19, 2006

sega-trader said:
I too would be interested in doing this. Do you mind writing up a howto?

If you are experienced enough its easy to do but if you arent patient and have steady hands you can destroy your NGPC since you will be soldering on the board.

neo1087 · Apr 19, 2006

PM sent.

Electric Grave · Apr 19, 2006

Xian Xi said:
The mod requires a front light from a Gameboy SP so if you have a sacrificial SP the mod can be done, as far as how much I charge I ask you at least cover return shipping + tip to cover parts and labor.

How about that new Gameboy Advance SP which is brighter that the original SP, would that work better, or is it simpler to work with the original SP lighting?

sliceypete · Apr 19, 2006

im pretty sure he can do it with the new one cause the light just brighter i dont think they change anything else.but i could be wrong

Xian Xi · Apr 19, 2006

electricgrave said:
How about that new Gameboy Advance SP which is brighter that the original SP, would that work better, or is it simpler to work with the original SP lighting?

Actually the way I have it now is the best balance, the new SP I believe is backlit and thats how its brighter.

When I modded my NGPC first I made it too bright which has an adverse affect. Since the LCD inside the NGPC is color reflective, when you have too much light it starts coloring random pixels and the picture gets weird looking. But when I modded sliceypete's I found a better combination so I actually went back to mine and fixed it to the new settings and both have brilliant color and clarity.

sliceypete · Apr 19, 2006

Xian Xi said:
Actually the way I have it now is the best balance, the new SP I believe is backlit and thats how its brighter.

When I modded my NGPC first I made it too bright which has an adverse affect. Since the LCD inside the NGPC is color reflective, when you have too much light it starts coloring random pixels and the picture gets weird looking. But when I modded sliceypete's I found a better combination so I actually went back to mine and fixed it to the new settings and both have brilliant color and clarity.

nice:chimp:

Electric Grave · Apr 19, 2006

Xian Xi said:
Actually the way I have it now is the best balance, the new SP I believe is backlit and thats how its brighter.

When I modded my NGPC first I made it too bright which has an adverse affect. Since the LCD inside the NGPC is color reflective, when you have too much light it starts coloring random pixels and the picture gets weird looking. But when I modded sliceypete's I found a better combination so I actually went back to mine and fixed it to the new settings and both have brilliant color and clarity.

I see, that's actually better for me, since I have 2 original SP's that are collecting dust since the new SP has been getting a lot of use lately.

I can see what you mean about reflecting LCD screen, I remember playing NGPC in a bright sunny day, and it look great, but for some reason when I played at home under a lamp it just didn't look as good.

Would it be to much to ask for some tips for this project, better yet a 101 on screen hacking? I'll understand if you rather not discuss it.

drombat · Apr 19, 2006

Nicely done, Xian Xi. How is the post-mod battery life?

Xian Xi · Apr 19, 2006

drombat said:
Nicely done, Xian Xi. How is the post-mod battery life?

The light doesnt hurt the battery life at all. I maybe played mine about 4-6 hours and still play it from time to time without recharging it yet.

qube · Apr 20, 2006

Very nice work man. I would be up for this right now...but I hate the idea of sac'ing a GBAsp for it

Is there any possibility you will be able to do this another way anytime soon, or are you pretty much just using the GBAsp's since it's easier that way? Are appropriate lights just too hard to find at this point?

Again man, that's good stuff, thanks for sharing.

Xian Xi · Apr 20, 2006

qube said:
Very nice work man. I would be up for this right now...but I hate the idea of sac'ing a GBAsp for it

Is there any possibility you will be able to do this another way anytime soon, or are you pretty much just using the GBAsp's since it's easier that way? Are appropriate lights just too hard to find at this point?

Again man, that's good stuff, thanks for sharing.

I'm constantly searching for an alternative way, I am even thinking about just producing a mod kit if I can fit someone that can make the things I need. What I usually try to do is buy broken SPs and just take the lights out of them to put into the NGPCs. But sometimes they are hard to find for the right price($10 or less shipped).

Shawn Carr2o · Apr 21, 2006

Xian Xi said:
I'm constantly searching for an alternative way, I am even thinking about just producing a mod kit if I can fit someone that can make the things I need. What I usually try to do is buy broken SPs and just take the lights out of them to put into the NGPCs. But sometimes they are hard to find for the right price($10 or less shipped).

I used to have a GBA Sp before but I had traded it in and if I still had it I would sent you it to remove the light and then install it inside my NGPC handheld and I would let you keep the GBA Sp handheld for spare parts.

After my payment debts are all taken care of I will ship out my NGPC handheld to your address in Hawaii to have you install a light inside and I will pay the fees for it. I'll pm you sometime in the future. :cool:

Xian Xi · Apr 21, 2006

Shawn Carr2o said:
I used to have a GBA Sp before but I had traded it in and if I still had it I would sent you it to remove the light and then install it inside my NGPC handheld and I would let you keep the GBA Sp handheld for spare parts.

After my payment debts are all taken care of I will ship out my NGPC handheld to your address in Hawaii to have you install a light inside and I will pay the fees for it. I'll pm you sometime in the future.

just PM me when you are ready dude.

Shawn Carr2o · Apr 21, 2006

Xian Xi said:
just PM me when you are ready dude.

I will let you know when I ready.

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