DS Do it yourself Repair?

[Cerulean]

well I have a ds that turns on but theres no video or sound.

Heres a vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYtOGth1Zyo

I was wondering if anyone of us here has had this problem and fixed it without paying nearly 100 to get it repaired.

[vlame]

well I have a ds that turns on but theres no video or sound.

Heres a vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYtOGth1Zyo

I was wondering if anyone of us here has had this problem and fixed it without paying nearly 100 to get it repaired.

is it still under warranty?

[Cerulean]

nope. which is why im asking in the first place. I hear some people just bypass a few fuses with soldering which I can do, but I cannot tell if this is teh reason for my screens and sound not coming on.

[vlame]

if nothing comes up, sell me your casing, my white dsl has a busted hinge. /vulture

[PharmaceuticalCowboy]

Weird... I sure hope that doesn't happen to mine. However if you're gonna open up and start soldering I would definitely look for the video connections... of course that's probably where you would go so I am of no use!

[Cerulean]

yeah I do plan on opening her up. I hear theres some fuses that blow if some crud gets inside and gets sticky. Conna check them and clean her out. Still waiting for my triwing from dealextreme.

[Oraichu]

That sucks.

I hate it when hardware breaks... meaning when it breaks from doing nothing but just using it normally.

Only broken thing I've gotten so far is a 360, but that has made me pretty paranoid on my other consoles, afraid they will brick.