thats a rough drawing of about how i want it laid out. (go go mad ms paint skills)
im planning on using either some pvc drain pipe or some other round large piece of plastic as its easier to work with (then doing vacuum molds or whatnot) and looks better then something i would make otherwise or buy, to build the walls of the case and use lexan or plexi for the top and bottom. the round shape i think should feel pretty good. ill put the shoulder buttons on the sides and on the left under the L button ill put the Z button so i have all the controls if needed.
ill use clear top and mask off the window for the screen and spray the inside to give it a clean look on the color.
i plan on having it completely usuable for a tv also with the additional controller ports and a/v out as well with a a/c in with the ability to turn off the screen.
i will attempt a led back light mod (if its possible with this screen). other mods i want to use with it is build in 1 or 2 rumble packs as well as putting in a memory card slot.
i plan on using a 3600 mah rc bat (if i get more then an hour or so of play time ill be pretty happy)
The design is interesting; I'd like to see how it turns out. And I wouldnt recommend the Rumble, as it could go crazy and mess up the innards of your portable, and thats something that I dont think you'll want.
i plan on place it/them inside a piece of pipe or a box so the weight wont strike anything. everything will be attached pretty well so i dont plan on anything moving unless i take a hammer to it =)
the only things that will keep me from putting them in is, 1- power consumption, 2- the difficulty have the rumbles wired with a memory slot and figuring out how to use both at the same time or switch between the two, or 3- not enough space.
If you have any questions on the TV IN/OUT aspect of the portable, just send a PM my way. I've implemented it in my portable and can help you on that aspect.
nope... can't think of anything I could possibly want to put in my Signature Block...
ATOMICMAN wrote: 2- the difficulty have the rumbles wired with a memory slot and figuring out how to use both at the same time or switch between the two
i was messing around with ideas of how to do that one day when i discovered that you can just connect both of them at the same time.
it may technically be possible to accidentally erase your memory card or something like that. but in my limited trials it seemed to work fine.
ATOMICMAN wrote: 2- the difficulty have the rumbles wired with a memory slot and figuring out how to use both at the same time or switch between the two
i was messing around with ideas of how to do that one day when i discovered that you can just connect both of them at the same time.
it may technically be possible to accidentally erase your memory card or something like that. but in my limited trials it seemed to work fine.
well that makes me feel better
if it can work ill take the risk of deleting my memory card just to have both at the same time
i did it just incase it gets in the way because i havent started on a case yet so i wanna get it as small as i can and make it so i can rearrange everything as needed to fit it in. right now its on about 4" of ribbon cable.
