broken SP screen.

totokan · Post by **totokan** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 3:20 pm

The screen on one of my blue SP's is broken. Totally smashed inside the lcd. Any way to fix for less then the nintendo $55 fee? Original SP.

demonofaj · Post by **demonofaj** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 3:24 pm

Check EBAy, for broken GBA's, as in the thing itself not the screen. Buy it, prolly for 15 bucks, open it, and swap LCD's.

Post by **gannon** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 3:25 pm

yeah, buy a sp screen and replace it yourself

demonofaj · Post by **demonofaj** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 3:26 pm

I was agreed on by Gannon, cool. Anyone like my avatar.

totokan · Post by **totokan** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 3:37 pm

Wouldn't that also require the Screwdriver(which i dont have)?

Post by **bicostp** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 3:41 pm

No, it would require a pen and a match, though...

What I'd do is buy a "broken" SP from Gamestop or eBay and switch out the entire scren assembly (both the case and the screen) to make a two-tone custom SP. (It certainly would set yours apart from the others!

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If it were the original GBA then I'd advise you to get the video output adapter and a PSone screen to make a GBA Somewhat-less portable like the one on PoD.

totokan · Post by **totokan** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 4:00 pm

Good idea, bicostp. I'll try gamestop, but do they sell broken ones?

demonofaj · Post by **demonofaj** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 4:41 pm

Mybe they just give them away.

vb_master · Post by **vb_master** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 5:27 pm

Check this out, GBA SP LCD Screen - $39.95

soundwave · Post by **soundwave** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 5:28 pm

Wow, thats a ripoff, you can get used SPs off of eBay for like 60 or something.

nos_slived · Post by **nos_slived** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 5:28 pm

Pull a Wal-Mart switch:

nos_slived wrote:All we had to do was go in and buy a new SP, then go to the electronics department the next day, and say that it didn't work right. I don't know if all Wal-Marts are the same, but at ours, you go to the electronics department and they sign your receipt to say that you can return it, then you go to customer service, and they just check the bill and make the return. The trick is to show the new one to electronics, then switch the warantee tags, and return the broken one with the new unit's tag on it. They check the tag(usually through a hole in the box), and give you the money. I've found that this works best if the customer service person is an older woman, who generally doesn't know what the unit should look like. Also, go when the store is more busy, because that gives you reason for the time between visiting electronics, and going to customer service, when you change the tags. If you change the tag before going to electronics, you have to show them the broken one(because it has the serial number that's on the receipt), so they'll notice any scratches.