not to sound stupid but how big is a hip screen

striderx · Post by **striderx** » Sat Aug 27, 2005 7:56 am

i actually never seen one

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » Sat Aug 27, 2005 8:23 am

2.5 inches if I'm not mistaken.

striderx · Post by **striderx** » Sat Aug 27, 2005 8:27 am

how many batteries does it run off

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » Sat Aug 27, 2005 8:41 am

Not sure, I'm just a seller so the ones I sell still have the AC adapter

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striderx · Post by **striderx** » Sat Aug 27, 2005 8:43 am

shmagoogin77 · Post by **shmagoogin77** » Sat Aug 27, 2005 8:57 am

i think it can run off 6v

striderx · Post by **striderx** » Sat Aug 27, 2005 9:08 am

what the hell thats like 6aa batteries right

Reaperman@home · Post by **Reaperman@home** » Sat Aug 27, 2005 9:24 am

more like....4, 1.5v batteries...

striderx · Post by **striderx** » Sat Aug 27, 2005 9:29 am

A.J. Franzman · Post by **A.J. Franzman** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 9:19 pm

I've seen lots of sellers say the Hip Gear screens are 2.5 inches but I measured the picture on mine and it is barely 2.3 inches (diagonally).

If I can get one cheap enough, I'm looking for something bigger, in the range of 3 to 5 inches, that will run on as little as 5 or 6 volts. Some of the GameCube screens look nice but AFAIK they need 12 volts, and I haven't found one for $30 or less, shipped, yet.

G-force · Post by **G-force** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 10:00 pm

I saw one guy list it as 2.6". Yeah right! Not even close. You're right A.J. It's around 2.25"-2.3". But it's not that big of a deal since the screens sharpness makes up for the smallness.

The screen ben uses is great, but VERY pricey. Too bad. The closest affordable thing compared to that is a 3" pocket TV.

A.J. Franzman · Post by **A.J. Franzman** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 11:54 pm

G-force wrote:You're right A.J. It's around 2.25"-2.3". But it's not that big of a deal since the screens sharpness makes up for the smallness.

For the most part, yes. For example, I can see the Magic Dot in Adventure.

But certain other things are not quite clear enough, for example the score in Coconuts is very hard to read, and the player's shots in Atlantis are nearly invisible. I think something just a little bit larger with the same or higher resolution would clear up these few remaining issues, as long as it's TFT.

BTW, what is the resolution of the Hip Gear screens? I don't remember seeing it anywhere on my long-gone packaging or other enclosures.

madc0w · Post by **madc0w** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 8:45 am

aj, my gamecube screen can run off 7.5 volts, and it would probably run off six, i just dont wanna bother to try

A.J. Franzman · Post by **A.J. Franzman** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 3:21 pm

Well, thanks for nothing then.

LethalMeatball · Post by **LethalMeatball** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 2:00 am

According to Ladyada, it can run off of 5v.