Where to find screens cheap?

If you're making a portable you probably need something to watch it on. (Unless you want to guess what's happening in the game, but I wouldn't advise that) Anyway, this forum is your "Hacking a pocket TV/screen" one-stop solution. Share your experiences and knowledge here.

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Dark Lord
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Where to find screens cheap?

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does anyone know where i can find screens under $50 even the psone screen is $50 and so are pocket tvs. Where does ben get all of his screens?
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Rellizate
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No because no working screen is worth that little. Ebay all the way.
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Ebay. I paid $38 shipped for a PSone screen and PSone, had to get a $25 power adapter to use it, but its a multi-voltage so I can use it for other stuff.
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nubie
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Re: Where to find screens cheap?

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Dark Lord wrote:does anyone know where i can find screens under $50 even the psone screen is $50 and so are pocket tvs.
I bought 2 Audiovox D1500A's on ebay for $30 and $40 after shipping. (It can't be a D1500B, no input) The screen on them is identical to the EX50.

I have put composite into it, unsure about other inputs working if you need them.
Dark Lord wrote: Where does ben get all of his screens?
Probably the same as us, ebay or sales at Walmart/Radio Shack etc.
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Post by Electric Rain »

Well, Ben buys his 3.5" screens from this place for $104... so... :wink: Those are the ones he used for his Phoenix when he was mass producing them...
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Post by jleemero »

Local places are great.
Pawn shops and the like.
I got my PS1 screen for $24.
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Post by lifeisbetterwithketchup »

I got a PS1 screen on eBay for ~$40 shipped and a Hip Gear screen with a broken audio thingy for $20 (also on eBay).
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Post by shmagoogin77 »

nice find on the hipgear screen
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Post by joevennix »

Bestbuy used to have them for almost nothing, I picked one up for $10: it was a return with a broken backlight, I LED-modded the crap out of it. Other than that, ebay using different combinations of words, e.g. "Gamecube LCD", "Gamecube Screen," "XBOX LCD," etc. Also those portable VCR's are pretty cheap now, they usually have decent LCD's.
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Post by limpport »

There are also the Intec brand controler/screen all in one units. I've never used one, though, so I don't know how those would work out.
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