iBook recycling (portable console?)

papaslides · Post by **papaslides** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 3:35 am

Hello all, I am the lucky owner of one of those infamous bad-graphics processor iBooks. I don't want to just sell it off, and all my fix it plans have had moderate success leaving me with a still useless iBook (I can boot it up now but if I move it it crashes ). So I want to do something with it that will be cool.

The best idea I could come up with (besides the tried and true, immobile server thought, which I don't want or need) was to turn it in to some sort of portable console, perhaps a PS2 or XBox. Think about the possibilities, a mobile console with it's own battery and LCD. Here's the issue, I don't know jack about this kind of stuff and so can't move past the concept phase.

My question, is this possible? Is there any console with hardware small enough to fit into the casing of 14" iBook? Could someone with the proper knowledge hardwire the LCD/Battery(and power supply)/Optical drive to that hardware?

I could use any thoughts, tips, suggestions, references, anything for what to do with this machine besides server or paperweight.

Thanks!!

p.s. I'm posting this in 2 forums because I'm not sure which is the right place for it.
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Post by **Black Six** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 6:10 am

LCD = proprietary digital input.
Consoles = RGB output.
Proprietary digital input ≠ RGB output.
So using the screen is not possible unless you design and make a custom converter.

As far as the size goes, I doubt you could fit either of those consoles in an iBook case, definitely not the Xbox.

joevennix · Post by **joevennix** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 11:17 am

I have the same problem with my iBook, but not for the same reason. If you look around you can find a very simple fix to this problem, it involves wedging a piece of plastic between the case and the GPU.