candle Posted March 26, 2013 Author Share Posted March 26, 2013 (edited) lq035nc111 on this one, but you can use any 3.5" tft module with 54 pin connector pardon my ignorance, but what is nomad? Edited March 26, 2013 by candle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GadgetUK Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Nomad is the handheld sega megadrive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitari Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Or slightly more strictly speaking a handheld Sega Genesis! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GadgetUK Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Or slightly more strictly speaking a handheld Sega Genesis! Potato / NTSC Potato 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitari Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Although Lynx is more important (to us anyway) it's sort of a half serious point..I believe no one offers a Nomad LCD replacement service this side of the Atlantic. I stand to be corrected of course. Here's my vid asking for help - that I made a while back. Sorry for the topic diversion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitari Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Potato / NTSC Potato love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the.golden.ax Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Yes, it is the same screen, but the parking kit has a NTSC/PAL to RGB board inside of it, that gets shoved in to the nomad along with the screen. It would be great to bypass this. The Nomad should do RGB (Genny does) but that's another topic and thread. I just wanted to find out if it was the same screen and it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candle Posted March 26, 2013 Author Share Posted March 26, 2013 well, i can't afford nomad so sorry, this is a dead end for this retour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Wow - that is unbelievable sharp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GadgetUK Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 well, i can't afford nomad so sorry, this is a dead end for this retour Once we've got the Lynx done we will have a collection and fund one for you =) I am sure we will get donation from people that would love to see a proper replacement for the Nomad as well. I've not got one yet, but the reason I never bothered getting a Nomad was the screen issue - they often have poor screens and the only option is as described above to use one of those car parking LCD kits - basically an LCD screen with composite in support, and since the Nomad has a composite signal that is used as the driver for the screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gemintronic Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 I'd rather an external joystick port for the Lynx VGA. When the screen goes out on my Nomad I'll just hook it up to my TV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candle Posted March 26, 2013 Author Share Posted March 26, 2013 according to wikipedia it has superb lcd screen contrast, so what is the issue here? if someone would donate me one i could spend some time to get this done otoh if this would be a commercially available kit, then it would need a end user base mechanically, nomad looks nice and clearn, so it is possible minus is, it has original screen soldered in (or glued?) to the main pcb so this would be not for everyone bottom line - for learning something new - why not, but for building a kit for sale? erm.. i don't know if it would find it's home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GadgetUK Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 That's a good point - I think they are glued on and people that replace with the composite car kit end up cutting the old ribbon off. I think they have good quality display, they just dont seem to last. At least the Nomad has composite signal... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GadgetUK Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 I'd rather an external joystick port for the Lynx VGA. When the screen goes out on my Nomad I'll just hook it up to my TV It's easy enough to hack one of those together yourself probably. Basically get a 9 pin D socket and mount it somewhere on the Lynx, or by a cable out to an inline socket, and then use a joystick with 2 buttons that supports the 9 pin D format, I believe the master system does? It's just a case of wiring it to the right points for directions and the 2 buttons. Personally I would prefer to use the Lynx as the controls even if we end up being able to connect it to a TV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the.golden.ax Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 It's easy enough to hack one of those together yourself probably. Basically get a 9 pin D socket and mount it somewhere on the Lynx, or by a cable out to an inline socket, and then use a joystick with 2 buttons that supports the 9 pin D format, I believe the master system does? It's just a case of wiring it to the right points for directions and the 2 buttons. Personally I would prefer to use the Lynx as the controls even if we end up being able to connect it to a TV. I'd love to just use what he has right now to make a Lynx TV console for the heck of playing it on TV with a real cartridge (not emulation). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candle Posted March 26, 2013 Author Share Posted March 26, 2013 sorry, no sound this time my little one was asleep 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GadgetUK Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Looks really really great!! Why does the image get flipped top half under bottom half when it first powers up, is there some sort of difference in the sync signals or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guitari Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 (edited) according to wikipedia it has superb lcd screen contrast, so what is the issue here? if someone would donate me one i could spend some time to get this done otoh if this would be a commercially available kit, then it would need a end user base mechanically, nomad looks nice and clearn, so it is possible minus is, it has original screen soldered in (or glued?) to the main pcb so this would be not for everyone bottom line - for learning something new - why not, but for building a kit for sale? erm.. i don't know if it would find it's home This vid may help to understand..?? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpVVW3Ww4Tk But I think really we're all grateful for the time you're taking to work on the lynx Edited March 26, 2013 by guitari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matashen Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Did you test it with highcolor / like Alpine games, Lynxopoly-Intro etc.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
108 Stars Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 (edited) I stand to be corrected of course. If a few miles over the North Sea don't disqualify the offer you stand corrected. I know a guy from the German neXGam forum who offered the mod and probably still does, and my friend Tiido from Estonia offered it too as well as cool other mods like OC. These are just the ones I know and trust, there should be plenty more around Europe. EDIT: On topic: Great progress. I don't care for the VGA output so much, but the crisp image of the new LCD is wonderful. Looking forward very much to this, too bad I only have a Lynx 1, I will have to get a model II now.^^ Edited March 26, 2013 by 108 Stars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GadgetUK Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Did you test it with highcolor / like Alpine games, Lynxopoly-Intro etc.? Not sure it will work tbh, because it relies on a very slow decay in pixels when a colour cell (r,g,or b) is not driven. New LCDs are uber fast compared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matashen Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Not sure it will work tbh, because it relies on a very slow decay in pixels when a colour cell (r,g,or b) is not driven. New LCDs are uber fast compared. thats why i asked.... but i need the answer from candle, he is the only one who can give a answer... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candle Posted March 26, 2013 Author Share Posted March 26, 2013 i doubt that triple interlace will work as expected i can emulate it for sure, but it would have to be switchable, because it is not usable if turned constantly on as if i tested it - no, i have xcart prototype from Mastr0, but i haven't got beyond lemmings with it, and since it is just a prototype, it's not very user friendly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 (edited) Exciting news Any chance of proper tv/out for software that required holding the Lynx vertically? If it's just Raiden, I'm sure it's not worth the trouble to find a way to rotate the screen and pillarbox it for when using TV/Out. But if there are several games that rely on it (I only remember Raiden doing this), perhaps it's worth giving a thought to. [Edit: I guess even if they were properly displayed on tv, the controls would still be configured for the system to be held vertically. So barring some hacks to remap controls, proper tv/out for games like Raiden would be pointless anyways). Edited March 27, 2013 by Atariboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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