I make my own patches, sometimes draw and I like old/cute video games. I work on computers and retro handhelds/consoles
I used the retrosix clean screen mod :)
Besides this being a modern screen that's more vibrant and no ghosting but it's got it's own backlight so no more bulb on the back which means it's now much more power efficient, the 34V rail is actually no longer used
here's a video of it in action:
https://tech.lgbt/@Neineon77/112845587357157097
the Pat Benatar one is a chrome tape which is pretty cool :) they didn’t have any players on hand for sale tho which sucks I still haven’t found a replacement for mine :(
so far I’ve noticed the new left speaker is a bit lower volume than the right which I think is caused by the old wiring harness for the power and audio boards bottlenecking the power to the speakers
right now it’s fine, the kit came with new harnesses but doing it right means desoldering the old connectors and I’m ok with waiting on that until the next mod which is the screen replacement
besides that I’m really satisfied :) it’s a really cool mod the game gear had stereo audio thru the headphone jack (like the model 1 genesis) and this mod takes advantage of that along with the new shell (both from retro six https://retrosix.co.uk/) having a place for the second speaker
I didn’t remove the original power led bc it was too close to the backlight enclosure and it would’ve been tricky to fully remove it but if I replace the screen later I might just put a matching purple led there during