What is this Hip Gear Screen?

riva16 · Post by **riva16** » Sun Mar 27, 2005 12:55 pm

I've NEVER heard of a Hip Gear Screen anywhere but here. Where is this thing,a nd what is it pulled from? Is it the LCD released for X Box? Or it it that universal LCD that fits X Box, and PS2? I'm confused! Is it cheap?

tom61 · Post by **tom61** » Sun Mar 27, 2005 1:54 pm

The Hip Gear screen is pulled from a Hip Gear Screen Pad, an odd gamepad (released in PS2, XBox, and Game Cube versions) that had a built-in 2.5" LCD screen for viewing the game you're playing instead of a TV. I think you can guess why this pad didn't do well. There's a fair number of them of on eBay being sold by a place in Canada.

riva16 · Post by **riva16** » Sun Mar 27, 2005 6:24 pm

If its cheap enough, should i buy it? Like $30 or so? Could be a fun experiment...

G-force · Post by **G-force** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 3:32 pm

They are well worth the money (around $36). But they are kind of difficult to hack. I'm working on hacking mine and I'm making a How-To as I go. Ladyada's info didn't seem to match up to my screen so I'm starting from scratch.
BTW, they have a separate board for audio, it's not built onto the video board like pocket TV's. Because of that, it has a really small LCD board just a little bit bigger than the screen itself.

kalimot · Post by **kalimot** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 3:02 am

G-force, i admire your portable playstation and im planning to do one similar to yours with the hip gear screen!! are you also in the process of making a how-to guide for making a portable playstation?

riva16 · Post by **riva16** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 5:52 am

I can get one for XBOX for $19.99, but Id on't own XBOX. Couldn't I just buy one and hack the LCD out of the controller? $20 is worth a small little LCD screen right? Whats the resolution like? Any good? Acceptable?

G-force · Post by **G-force** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 9:16 am

riva16 wrote:I can get one for XBOX for $19.99, but Id on't own XBOX. Couldn't I just buy one and hack the LCD out of the controller? $20 is worth a small little LCD screen right? Whats the resolution like? Any good? Acceptable?

Yes you can hack it. The resolution is great, as good as any pocket TV you'll find.

kalimot wrote:G-force, i admire your portable playstation and im planning to do one similar to yours with the hip gear screen!! are you also in the process of making a how-to guide for making a portable playstation?

Wow! I have a fan!

Hey, if you have any questions for me just ask. How are you planning on mounting the LCD? Velcro?
I'm not currently making a How-To, but a lot of people have liked my design...maybe I should make a little How-To.... It would all be from memory so the wouldn't be very detailed.

kalimot · Post by **kalimot** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 9:07 pm

most likely ill have a separate enclosure for the screen and have that screwed on the lid. im currently working on my radica portable (newbie) get my practice and move on to my next project.

vb_master · Post by **vb_master** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 9:08 pm

riva16 wrote:I can get one for XBOX for $19.99, but Id on't own XBOX. Couldn't I just buy one and hack the LCD out of the controller? $20 is worth a small little LCD screen right? Whats the resolution like? Any good? Acceptable?

Where?