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LCD Replacement for Sharp PC-1251 (Also, Dock Repairs)
Sharp PC-1251 pocket computers are prone to dead LCDs, and Tech Tangents swaps in a new panel. The video also goes through repairs to the machine's dock.
Topic
screen replacement
11 videos.
Dim, lined or dead screens on handhelds and pocket computers are often swapped for a new panel or a modern kit. Check that the fault is the screen and not a ribbon cable or a power problem, since a new screen will not cure those.
For the original Game Boy, an IPS kit is a common route. The laminated Q5 kit for the DMG is sold direct by Funnyplaying, and the RIPS V5 adds a video output for an external monitor. A different job is the Sharp PC-1251 panel swap, which also covers dock repairs.
Fitting a kit may need a soldering iron, so expect burns and keep the room ventilated. Handheld lithium packs can catch fire when punctured, swollen or shorted.
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Funnyplaying RetroPixel IPS LAMINATED Q5 LCD Kit for original Game Boy (DMG)
An original Game Boy (DMG) gets Funnyplaying's RetroPixel laminated Q5 IPS screen kit, with the seller's own picture-based install tutorial linked.
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I Restored & Upgraded The Handheld No One Is Talking About
A forgotten WonderSwan handheld from the early 2000s is restored and fitted with a screen mod by The Retro Future, and the maker links the screen used.
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EASY TV-OUT IPS KIT FOR THE DMG! | RIPS V5 IPS
Retro Renew looks at an IPS kit, the RIPS V5, for the original Game Boy DMG. It adds a backlit screen and a video output for an external monitor.
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Atari Lynx II Recap & BennVenn Install
The Atari Lynx II gets new capacitors and a BennVenn LCD in place of its original screen, with a hot air station and microscope among the tools listed.
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IPS Kit Ribbon Repair (Part 1 of 2)
A torn funnyplaying GBA IPS kit ribbon has two repair routes, scraping back the solder mask to reach the traces or soldering onto the components instead.
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I Restored This Destroyed Gameboy Advance SP - Retro Nintendo Console Restoration
Snapped in two, refusing to charge and carrying a damaged screen cable, a Game Boy Advance SP gets a replacement screen and a repair.
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Game Boy Color Q5 IPS OSD LCD Kit
A Q5 IPS backlit screen kit with an on screen display goes into a Game Boy Color, billed as larger than the stock screen.
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I Restored and Upgraded This $2 Junk Original Gameboy - Console Restoration & Repair
Backlight and bivert chip modifications go into an original DMG-01 Game Boy bought as junk, which the maker restores and repairs first, then the colours are inverted back to normal.
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Installing the Funnyplaying SPIPS GBA SP IPS Screen in a GBA SP (AGS-001)
The Funnyplaying IPS kit made for the GBA SP (AGS-001) goes into an SP. The maker says there is one version of this kit, based on the v2 GBA kit.
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Sega Game Gear Modern LCD Replacement (Not Composite) From McWill
Fitting a 3.5 inch McWill LCD into a Game Gear replaces its original screen. The maker says the mod also offers VGA out, which this video does not show.
