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Gba Sp+ screen installed in original gba

Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2012 5:11 pm
by Rubix_monkey
Hi guys, just wanted to show you guys my gba that has the gba sp+ screen installed. The brightness is equal to the sp on it's lowest setting, and it has no brightness control, but I'm happy with the results

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And here is a video I made:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xiu2sXSyBBc

Re: Gba Sp+ screen installed in original gba

Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2012 6:22 pm
by brandman
What's the point with no brightness control? Excuse me if this sounds rude I just don't see the point unless you had two advance systems that could benefit from each others working parts.

Re: Gba Sp+ screen installed in original gba

Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 1:13 am
by theclaw
brightness #4 is so intense he probably didn't think he'll need it...

gba sp family has four screen levels. Model 1 got the dark original pair. Model 2 (never released in japan) replaced both with new brighter ones.

Re: Gba Sp+ screen installed in original gba

Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 2:57 am
by Rubix_monkey
brandman wrote:What's the point with no brightness control? Excuse me if this sounds rude I just don't see the point unless you had two advance systems that could benefit from each others working parts.

The point is having a backligit agb-001 with the awesome screen found in the gba sp+. The brightness is exactly the same as the the Ags-101 on it's normal setting, which is about equal to the Dslite on it's second setting

Re: Gba Sp+ screen installed in original gba

Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 3:46 am
by CFFJR
Its also really nice to have a proper light on the far more comfortable original gba. I hate the cramped feel of the SP.

Re: Gba Sp+ screen installed in original gba

Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 1:00 pm
by StuntDouble
Man, that is awesome. Do you do this work yourself?

Re: Gba Sp+ screen installed in original gba

Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 2:13 pm
by Rubix_monkey
StuntDouble wrote:Man, that is awesome. Do you do this work yourself?

This is actually a kit I got from China, you just order the Ribbon you need and get an Ags-101 screen, thats it.
I don't really have any modding experience and I found it quite easy.

You can get it here: http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=1404 ... 367366.0.0

I see that the guy actually added an English section today

Re: Gba Sp+ screen installed in original gba

Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 2:29 pm
by gtmtnbiker
Rubix_monkey wrote:
You can get it here: http://item.taobao.c...14.12367366.0.0

I see that the guy actually added an English section today


Your link is busted.

Re: Gba Sp+ screen installed in original gba

Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 4:10 pm
by StuntDouble
Interesting, so it's just a ribbon to adapt the GBA SP screen. Are those prices I'm seeing on there correct? $115.00 for the ribbon and $150 for the screen?

Re: Gba Sp+ screen installed in original gba

Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 5:42 pm
by theclaw
StuntDouble wrote:Interesting, so it's just a ribbon to adapt the GBA SP screen. Are those prices I'm seeing on there correct? $115.00 for the ribbon and $150 for the screen?


No. They're chinese, not us dollars.