Hi, I have a sega megadrive II and want to portabilise it

[eldiablov]

But i'm kind of new to this. Can you relocate the catridge slot on a megadrive II? Can you make the mobo smaller?

I also need a reliable cheap place or auction on ebay to buy a screen. 7 inches or smaller.

I'll probably want to buy a prebuilt case once I get the concept done.

Any other advice you can give would be great. Bare in mind I have read many threads on the forum already

Thanks very much

BTW i'm from england

[dragonhead]

But i'm kind of new to this. Can you relocate the catridge slot on a megadrive II? Can you make the mobo smaller?

I also need a reliable cheap place or auction on ebay to buy a screen. 7 inches or smaller.

I'll probably want to buy a prebuilt case once I get the concept done.

Any other advice you can give would be great. Bare in mind I have read many threads on the forum already

Thanks very much

BTW i'm from england

you might want to read the info stickies at the top of this sub-forum.

[eldiablov]

The only thing I see is the AV information for a megadrive II. On the cart directory link at the bottom I get a 404 error.

[lovablechevy]

But i'm kind of new to this. Can you relocate the catridge slot on a megadrive II? Can you make the mobo smaller?

I also need a reliable cheap place or auction on ebay to buy a screen. 7 inches or smaller.

I'll probably want to buy a prebuilt case once I get the concept done.

Any other advice you can give would be great. Bare in mind I have read many threads on the forum already

Thanks very much

BTW i'm from england

read through old threads. most of the questions you've asked have been answered time and again. this forum is a wealth of knowledge. just take the time to find it.

[eldiablov]

To be honest I didn't just come on here without looking. I've been through most sections. I'll search for the cartridge slot relocation thing but I really would like a good link on some cheap LCD's.

[themadhacker]

ebay? that's where a lot of 5 inch ps1/xbox/GC screens are.

[eldiablov]

Yes but I dont know what a good price is or if certain screens arent compatible.

[themadhacker]

well, the screns that I mentioned (GC ps1 xbox) should work, but if you live in a PAL area, make sure you don't buy a ntsc screen.

[Quetzalcoatlus]

-You can relocate the cartridge slot of a megadrive 2.
-You can make the motherboard smaller by cutting off grounding strips.
-The best cheap screens I've seen are Zenith Xbox screens for about $20 shipped on ebay, but if you need a PAL screen I don't know what to tell you.

[sam_thornley]

I've got my 4th megadrive portable i the works right now. Its also based on a megadrive 2 like yours. I'm using the psone screen with RGB. I would recomend a psone screen, but right now theres hardly any on ebay UK (the last time i checked). I'm not bothering with a cart slot relocation, i'm just having the cart sticking out the back.

[hailrazer]

-The best cheap screens I've seen are Zenith Xbox screens for about $20 shipped on ebay

They've been gone for several weeks now.

The cheapest are about $50 now

[totokan]

There are two on ebay for less then 10 dollars with $10 shipping. Where are you looking?

[eldiablov]

I've got my 4th megadrive portable i the works right now. Its also based on a megadrive 2 like yours. I'm using the psone screen with RGB. I would recomend a psone screen, but right now theres hardly any on ebay UK (the last time i checked). I'm not bothering with a cart slot relocation, i'm just having the cart sticking out the back.

Yes but I was planning on a sort of laptop design while still using most of the original case. So the cartridge holder would have been slightly in the way :/

[Quetzalcoatlus]

They've been gone for several weeks now.

Yeah, but they tend to come up again every 1-2 months.

[eldiablov]

Whoop, just bought a PS1 screen for 9 pound. Not a bad deal if I do say so myself

I might make this "portable" a lot simpler than originally planned. I still wish to fit a battery though.

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Are these correct?