Could a video now be used as a screen?

genrox · Post by **genrox** » Tue May 09, 2006 7:00 pm

You those little tv show players hasbro makes and sells for $50 does anybody think you could use the color 3.0 inch screen in a portable cause they would be so cheap

vb_master · Post by **vb_master** » Tue May 09, 2006 7:02 pm

NOOO!

dankicksass · Post by **dankicksass** » Tue May 09, 2006 7:28 pm

You can run Linux and amulators on some of them though. Check hackaday.

tom61 · Post by **tom61** » Tue May 09, 2006 10:26 pm

dankicksass wrote:You can run Linux and amulators on some of them though. Check hackaday.

You're thinking the Mattle Juicebox. The Hasbro Video Now is not as potentially useful.

genrox · Post by **genrox** » Wed May 10, 2006 9:38 am

how is the juicebox any better than the video now? there both color and 3.0"

dankicksass · Post by **dankicksass** » Wed May 10, 2006 10:19 am

genrox wrote:how is the juicebox any better than the video now? there both color and 3.0"

That's not the point. The advantage of the JuiceBox is that it will run a Linux distro, and apps, and has native support for SD cards and stuff like that. I thought that's what you were talking about initially. It's really just a personal media player though. It would probably fit in a Gameboy Pocket with no problems though, if you wanted to grab one and mod it into a gaming device.

If you want to rip its screen and use it for a portable NES or whatever, you're probably out of luck on that front. As with most digital devices, it most likely uses a digital screen, which is no good for direct use in a portable. The other abilities of the Juicebox make it desireable, though.

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Abilities:
Linux
MP3
Video
Apps (Emulation)

If you aren't familiar with coding for linux embedded, it's probably more than you want to tackle now for apps. The Juicebox community has not fully developed anything other than MP3 and video support yet, but I know emulation for NES was in their to-do.

Klefmung · Post by **Klefmung** » Wed May 10, 2006 7:16 pm

Well, it could surprise you. The Nomad and Gamegear screens were thought unusable for a while....

genrox · Post by **genrox** » Fri May 12, 2006 3:16 pm

Do any of you think it might be possible to make an a/v cart apdater for the Juicebox kind of like the one for the gba?

genrox · Post by **genrox** » Fri May 12, 2006 7:19 pm

I went to my local walmart looking for a juicebox but instead ended up buying a Vugo which is simular to a video now except it has A/v ports so you could use it as a screen unfortunly the screen resolution is not amazing and a little blurry

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Fri May 12, 2006 10:10 pm

If you can use the JuiceBox, they're $10 at K-Mart right now.

Nonsense Man · Post by **Nonsense Man** » Sat May 13, 2006 5:52 am

Nick wrote:If you can use the JuiceBox, they're $10 at K-Mart right now.

i doesn't look like it cause here sorry if i'm putting you down though

tom61 · Post by **tom61** » Sat May 13, 2006 12:32 pm

If you want to play your own videos, don't get the JuiceBox. Unless you're a hard-core embedded hacker, you can't get it to work yet.

They work OK as MP3 players, if you get the adapter, and an exceptable picture viewer if you don't mind having to go through the converter. However, the only video you can play right now are the ones they sell.

Checkout the www.linux-hacker.net forum for JuiceBox and http://elinux.org/wiki/JuiceBox if you're interested in hacking the JuiceBox.

BTW, most K-Marts have the JuiceBox for $10 or less in store, as Nick said.

Nonsense Man · Post by **Nonsense Man** » Sat May 13, 2006 3:16 pm

oh in store woops