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marginally smaller. the parts are just... different. the LCD doesn't solder to the PCB, for example. it will have a socket for its FPC, proper-like... (and it means the LCD is easily exchanged in case you get sick of its color, or break it, etc)
this is also an element of this project. i cannot emphasize the *big project* part enough 
i know this is the second thread i've said basically the same thing....
but, 2013 is a busy year at KB... and link ports are a part of that!
also.... a 6-pin firewire plug can be made to work. i have two DMGs with firewire ports in place of the link port. and i can sync with a firewire cable. (well, i *had* them until i moved, now they are in a box, somewhere...)
6-pin firewire plugs and the link ports are almost the identical part. slight differences, mainly those two corners are bent.
you could just splice a firewire cable to a link cable most likely. something like that...
we don't do any pre-ordering, sorry 
yet another ill aftereffect from the whole bb cart affair...
sorry!
but, you didn't miss the light grey shells, or the clear ones. you just missed out on the first batches of those! (they'll be standard colors)
BUT! if you want a clear green or clear blue, get it before the batch is gone!
edit -- and, yeah, thats what i'm sayin'
but that is only one of the new features.
I get the feeling that the FPGA would scrape the video out signal and do all the heavy lifting, as far as outputs go.
yep!
CPU --> FPGA --> *video controller* --> video output
currently, HDMI. but, we will see...
so, the project will (hopefully) be like this one day:
CPU --> FPGA --> LCD
--> HDMI
(that's a basic functional diagram, hahaha)
^ i misread your post... so imma try again....
this will be handled by the console. the TV may fit the image to the screen, depends on its features/settings i suppose... (larger screens might sawtooth the image, i'll know more when i get this feature actually working)
it seems like the LCD image would be displayed on the TV... but that's not actually what would be happening. the image would come out of the console in an appropriate size and format for the TV... (basically, the TV doesn't act like a huge LCD... it'd be really cool if I could just multiply the 'pixels' by some number and result in a larger image!)
if the image was just 144 pixels one way, this would be totally a waste of my time 
so, no worries there.
i'll make this nice, or it won't be made at all... that sort of thing. there are still millions of usable DMGs for scrap, i didn't want to just make a new screen. my goal is to expand the feature list of this console and bring into modernity somewhat. while retaining is essential characteristics,
really... if EVERY chinese clone can have HDMI out now, why shouldn't we shoot for this too? 
with the custom dmg case, this project, and some others, i'm nearing clone territory anyways...
(a backlit CGB screen is not an impossibility, nor an improbability)
just sayin'
if this were my world, i'd give this a big honking coax output with a BNC connector and it'd be crazy ugly.... it'd go with my rig a little better then...
but its not, so why not shoot for the best thing one could do? (no upconverting, etc)
there is a quote about moon and starts i won't mention here...
@Another Castle -- yes, thats the plan. but its not *the point* of the project. just a perk for a revision if i can ever wrassle the HDMI bit... (or another video out, pending research into the licensing and stuff)
@8bitDAD -- not without some other major changes, like thebitman mentioned.
its a backlit design
but the LCD component isn't as drop-in replaceable as you're thinking.
it'll end up being a whole front PCB replacement. the ribbon cable will plug into the CPU PCB.
everything on the front.... replaced. there will be a couple+ versions, with varying levels of features...
there is a FPGA involved
and about EVERY type of manufacturing you can imagine. and the parts all have to FIT!!!! ahhhhhh!
^ its also torture to implement (haven't gotten it yet), and there are licensing concerns i wasn't initially aware of
basically... if you want to make an identical LCD, just with an added backlight, you'll be jumping backwards in the progression of tech (and, the IC Sharp used for those is no longer available anyways).
its a great way to direct your statement however!
@nikola, congrats! really big accomplishment
i'd hope not! DK benefited greatly from them being constantly focked, i'd say
^give me ~ a month
then you'll have a replacement with the right pixel count and considerations and size!
(all going according to the will of the cosmos, that is)
really love that Play It Loud shirt!
i'm keeping USPS.
just thinking about adding FedEx and UPS. but, its a hassle to do that, so i'm trying to gauge interest...
(thats my issue with DHL here)
thanks!
just to make sure its clear, i don't mean to get rid of the USPS options, at all. just to add to them.
but, to do that its a bit of an effort on my part, i am just curious about what you all think. since it matters more from your end of the internet box...
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