2,305 Reply by kitsch

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Frostbyte wrote:

Also, kitsch, I have access to a 3d printer, so if you want me to print out the current model with the plastic we've got just to see how it works before you commit to getting it made, I can do that with pretty much zero issues.


hmmm, possibly.  the mould I can have revised as long as its not 'hardened', after this I can't make changes.  so, its not quite so one-shot...

but, this is a really nice offer regardless, you could even make yourself a case if this happens!

can you do this with *.stp files, or whats the format you'd need?

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2,306 Reply by kitsch

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Tetrasaurus wrote:

Im curious to see how the outcome of these cases are. Its an perfect idea. Im more curious on to see how these are casted, im assuming basically the same way the buttons are made? Im pretty sure your going to have alot of crazy colours as well

yep, same way just more complex and bigger.

injection molding/moulding.  pretty cool.

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2,307 Reply by kitsch

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Vex wrote:

I has question about the silocons. You think you might do any solid colors like maybe colors to match the original colors of the DMG. Yellow, green, blue, white, red, and of course black. or maybe that pinkish color that the lettering on the black DMGs is and the original A B buttons? that would be pretty sick. Just curious


yeah, at some point we'll do this, not for a while.  the whole reason in doing silicon in the first place was for illumination.  next thing to do is a rework of the A/B buttons and the dpad, which has already been started...

colors will come later, i just don't know how soon.  if the demand is super high, a lot quicker.

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2,308 Reply by kitsch

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hi everyone,

64M USB Smart Cards are restocked: http://store.kitsch-bent.com/product/usb-64m-smart-card

enjoy, and keep chipping!

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thanks!

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2,309 Reply by kitsch

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Apeshit wrote:

If arfink can't refund you, I'd happily send money your way for the cart. smile

atm, you'd be paying for his spot in the waiting line, which is I guess first-place based on arfink's posts.  no cart has materialized from the beta batch as far as I know...

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2,310 Reply by kitsch

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Chainsaw Police wrote:

I never use my prosound out. It has clipping issues, and it's in fact quieter than the regular headphone out.

it will be quieter, much quieter, depending on the type of headphones you're using.  the prosound mod bypasses the headphone amp inside the dmg (DMG-AMP i think is the name printed on it), so if your headphones need some sort of boost it won't be there for them.  try a basic set of earbuds.  the point of the mod isn't to increase the volume, or the bass, or whatever.  the fundamental point of the mod is to bypass the amp circuitry and ditch some of the noise for better audio quality.  in doing this, you also bypass the amp for the headphones, as the noise is coming in through this part of the circuitry.  the solder points for the prosound mod are almost directly off the CPU itself, so a cleaner signal.

the clipping issue sounds like it may be a wrong installation or you've got a loop, but it may also be a result of the particular type of DMG revision you have.  there is a thread somewhere on this site about this, but the result of it all was finding out the the "B" version of the DMG-CPU on the PCB version 2 has issues in playback, notably on the wav channel.  (someone needs to confirm this though, entirely from foggy memory).  so, when you've got your gameboy open, look at the CPU chip and see if its a B.  you can remove the battery cover and look through the latch hole, the PCB version will be printed there.  DMG-CPU-02 is what you're looking for.  an 02 with a B may be part of the problem.

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2,311 Reply by kitsch

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Maxd wrote:

since 8bc and other sites are fairly vague or just off-topic.

part of the issue is also competitive cart designs are restricted from advertising there.  (e.g., smartboy people were banned and posts deleted following this)

(i know i'm slightly biased in all this), but the EMS cart is a nice product especially considering the price (and the features it has).  during the time we sold bleepbloop carts, we had all sorts of quality concerns, EMS has  performed much better than they did overall and in the long-run.  for example, out of a batch of 100 (to make the math work better), we may get 2 carts that have some sort of issue.  the bleepbloop were right at 25% defective for us at the end.  i still get emails about resistors snapping off, or the power-switching IC going bad...  not to mention being stuck with a stack of dozens of broken BB carts which lack repair.  most of them suffering from the same things... 

the real issues with the EMS carts are in the drivers they're using.  this is almost the entire basis of troubleshooting emails for them.  drivers on win7.  if they'd change this, it would affect a lot with the cart.  but i doubt they will.  the assembly quality and overall design features are really rather nice.  installation isn't.  however, the time it takes to load ROMs is dramatically quicker than with the GBFlasher design.

the smartboy carts were very well put-together, that was a nice package.  terrible customer service, nice approach in their packaging and design though.

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2,312 Reply by kitsch

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nitro2k01 wrote:

I asked him about this many months ago now and he said he hadn't started working on it. He may have started working on it now, but I haven't seen any sneak peeks or announcements about it. I'm suspecting he wants to leave it for last because of the difficulties mentioned above.

last time i asked it was on the list of things to do, but he had a lot of other projects in front of it.  that was a while ago, he also likes to mention projects-in-the-works in his forum space, which he hasn't

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2,313 Reply by kitsch

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the sleepdrone is a wicked machine. 

if you change you mind and were ever up for trading, i'd be in wink

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2,314 Reply by kitsch

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capcomposer painted the case

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2,315 Reply by kitsch

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for your benefit, i did up a little picture.  it helps capture the overall design concept of the case, if that helps at all in the sticker approach.

and, this shows exactly where the sticker spot is.

i'll be making up a sheet of 9-12 stickers to include with each case (more than likely, not entirely sure about this yet), all the same size, all different designs, hopefully all different artists.

white background on the sticker sheet, no need for PNG transparency in the design.

size: 44.5mm wide, 19.5mm tall, those are sizes i'll have the stickers made, better to make the design this sie so nothing goes wrong in resizing.

i should just point out to everyone......  i'll do a proper thread for the stickers later, its a little early to finalize any of this  wink

(also) any questions about the silicon buttons, which is the update, just ask!

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2,316 Reply by kitsch

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oh, ok, let me look up the dimensions for the sticker place real quick then if you are playing around with the idea...

(brb)

edit - 45mm wide, 20mm tall, thats max.  so, maybe 0.5mm lesser than this each way.

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2,317 Reply by kitsch

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thank you sooo much big_smile  thats so nice of you, downloaded and remembered!

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2,318 Reply by kitsch

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hey everybody -

its been a good day here at KB, the new silicon replacement buttons have arrived:

http://store.kitsch-bent.com/product/silicon-buttons

also, i'm able to extend a price drop to you all on polarization film (half-off in fact)!  not only that, but they are cut perfectly square now, so one piece can give you either a normal or inverted look depending on how you choose to install it.  the polarization film won't be cut with the notch anymore, based on a lot of requests wink

http://store.kitsch-bent.com/product/backlighting-film

thats it for now.  until next time, stay warm and keep chipping!

matt

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thanks!

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2,319 Reply by kitsch

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good pic, thanks!  but yeah, mark your IC real quick in the pic wink

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2,320 Reply by kitsch

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Maxd wrote:
kitsch wrote:

i've got a few ideas in mind myself, but getting those pcbs started/finished isn't on the list right now...

Start speaking. Now. smile

i'll probably start on them anyways just to give me some more stress.

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