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DataFix wrote:I'm currently looking for another locally to do that! Hahaha, thanks though man. 
If you're really looking keep hitting up the local thrift stores. Almost daily, those things tend to go rather quickly once they've been put out. At least where I am they do. 
Another option, if you're not into buying one that's already modded from someone here, is to scan ebay regularly as well. I picked up a DMG and MGB for $10 with shipping once. Also got a huge box of accessories and 2 DMGs for about $25 with shipping included. The deals are there, just gotta keep checking. Get the ebay app if you've got a smart phone. Awesome way to kill time if you can't play with LSDJ. 
You know what I think? I think you need a 2nd Gameboy for double DMG awesomeness!
Yeah, the kit from ASM actually is a whole new PCB replacement.(Sorry Apeshit, I always forget to link your site instead ) Really nice looking (I got one for my red PIL DMG) but definitely not in the cheap realm. The link ASM posted is actually where I got some 3.5mm jacks. Picked up more then 10 to get a cheaper rate, the nice thing about Nonfinite is he offers the same jack with wires as well. If you're going to order some jacks from mouser just make sure it's worth it, shipping will be around $4-$5 even for just 1 jack. Glad the video's could help.
LOL absolutely loved the awkward randomness of the video.
For the youtube videos, on the first one you can skip to about the middle part, and the second one you can cut off the first minute or so. The guy goes on and on about where he got that Gameboy and how much he got it for. It's still one of the best video's I've found on repairing vertical lines on DMGs screens by far.
To be honest, the parts for this wouldn't be that expensive. Kitsch-bent offers a cap kit for $5 USD.--> http://store.kitsch-bent.com/product/capacitor-kits A pro-sound mod could be anywhere from about $2-$5, depending on what jack you get. Nonfinite offers a kit for $4 USD --> http://www.nonelectronics.com/catalog/i … afl5iolk87 And if you care to repair the lines it takes less then 5 min, especially if you've already got the DMG open.-->Part 1- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHTD12G7368 Part 2- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPFZ3vS5Sxo
In all, these are all very cheap fixes and the DMG would run like new afterwards. I don't think you'd really have to worry about the cap kit if you checked the solder joints of the volume pot and give the system a good cleaning but if the issue persists then give it a whirl. I would keep this DMG and just fix it up, but that's me personally. If you'd rather not deal with it, I could always take it off your hands of course.
kineticturtle wrote:Your songwriting leaves something to be desired.
j/k! Looks beautiful, very clean unit!
That's just his beat machine! Looks exactly like mine except I have clear buttons. My favorite unit by far.
Krubbz wrote:Yet if you think how low racks can be at a studio, it wouldn't be good if the screen was at a permanent tilt downward. Maybe there could be a tilt option to tilt up or down. Or even a video out for a breakout screen?
Actually this was more of what I meant since most travelling racks are in a rolling unit but the option to tilt both up and down would be a great idea. Not to mention I think NeX already figured out a way to get a video out for Gameboys as it is, so that option could be totally feasible.
Pugbath wrote:That d pad really was a bad idea...
lol
DSC wrote:NeX told me he had a way to control these with the trackball on his smart phone. Maybe a cheap tablet with a wireless option, or is that too much.
Maybe a nes controller with a switch for each unit in the rack like Vile mentions, but then you still can't be too far away to see what you are doing.
It's a tough one.
Trackball breakout board. I know there could be a way to go wireless but it would definitely add a bit to the pricing.
http://www.sparkfun.com/products/9320
@DSC Another option, not to sure of the difficulty, could be to have the top PCB and screen sit at an angle as opposed to being flush with the front of the rack. I mean, just thinking about how high most rack mounts are or can be at a gig it might be easier for the screen to be at a slight tilt. This could also help with keeping it in a 2U rack.
m30w wrote:maybe a port for a nes controller to control the gameboys from sitting down, because i always find with racks a bit of a pain in the ass pushing buttons.
would be cool... or even a snes controller and use the spare buttons to shift which gameboy your controlling!?
Would probably be easier to have a DPDT rocker/toggle switch to change between the Gameboys and controller, or even a rotary switch if you have more then 2 in your setup.
10spd wrote:Getting a new mixer this week. But this is pretty much the live set.
Are those Gameboys not.......backlit?
After this first failed attempt I actually succeeded at my second doing this trick. Sadly there was a horizontal line that I wasn't able to check for so I'm not sure if the unit was opened prior to me purchasing it or not. Either way, I used the tape like I did here and didn't have any issues with it. I did also find that scotch tape does really well at removing finger print smudges off the screen.
Moriokun wrote:You can buy a Stereo Modded NES from NonElectronics (LINK)
I think that's only for the mod, not a NES that's modded. Don't think they have 1,000 NES's just waiting around to be sold. =P
You could always look at a clock mod like what getlofi uses. http://www.getlofi.com/?page_id=1302 Can use either a rotary pot or a slider (which was NeX's idea) with a toggle or rocker switch. This is something I'm currently working on for a Game Boy I'm modding along with a reverb/echo kit which was also done by NeX originally. Either the crystal mod or getlofi kit would take less then 1"X1" of space and do offer some good built in effects.
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