Guess what...Another PS2p

[dmbinbluwatr]

I am going to make my case out of a Fat PS2 case, cut up. With some components from the Slim case. I am also going to have a 2nd player port. Anyways I had a question.

Is there a way to be able to have the portable screen but then be able to also output it
to an external source like a tv. Much like the PSP-3000 does?

[argelfraster]

yes.
Just hook up your screen directly to the motherboard.

[dmbinbluwatr]

yes.
Just hook up your screen directly to the motherboard.

I mean have the screen inside the portable system that you can run from. Then if you wanted to hook it up to a tv you can also do that. Like you can flip a switch to switch between the ps1 screen and the tv.

[Tibia]

You've really just answered your own question. Follow the traces on the AV plug to see where they go to the motherboard, and solder your portable screen there. I believe the easiest way to add the switch would be to the ground of the screen. When it's flipped, the screen wouldn't have a completed circuit, so the audio/video would go to the AV out adapter like normal.

[dmbinbluwatr]

I opened the PS1 controller that I am going to use and it is really weird. On the main board for the buttons there are the lines leading from where the buttons are and then end at a green dot. Then on the other side they start at the green dot and lead to some Sony chip. I don't even see any ground lines. How would you cut a controller like this up?