hexcor Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Not sure if it's a Lynx 1 or 2 replacement, but he's expecting the cost to be 1/2 the price of the McWill screen. Also announced one for the Game Gear... hopefully a Nomad as well, the backup camera LCD mod is just rubbish for the Nomad 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LynxHandyCaster Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 (edited) Apparently this announcement was posted on BennVenn's Facebook page about four hours ago: https://www.facebook.com/BennVennElectronics/ No other details provided. Edited February 5, 2019 by LynxHandyCaster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg2600 Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 I'm highly interested in his "drop in" GBC LCD that is coming quite soon. Obv I've already had the other systems modded so have no need to do those again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McWill Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 (edited) This could be very excited BTW my production for the GBC mod kit is already running. I presented the prototype in November 2018 on the Ejagfest in Germany.The final version has 32K colors and would be almost plug and play. Just 1 wire has to be soldered.You also can install a VGA connector, if you want.The case can be closed with the existing screws. Edited February 5, 2019 by McWill 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Looking forward to this one very much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battleman13 Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 Maybe the VA4 Game Gear will be supported! But, probably not.... oh well, a man can dream! @McWill what do you think the retail price will be on the GBC kit? Similar to the Lynx and GG kits? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akira666 Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 I'm very curious. Although I do not think the market is big enough for two.Especially I'm curious about the quality of the screen. Hopefully means cheaper not bad ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 There is definitely room for two on the market. McWill's version will have VGA output still, but will cost more and Benn's version will be the cheap LCD only option. Plus a bit of competition is always good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+karri Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 I wonder is it would be possible to support the HBL palette chages. There is some games that use hi-colour stills and they don't work well on McWill screens. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 I've been talking to Benn a bit about it and can suggest that Karri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akira666 Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Do not get me wrong. I'm happy about competition. But I also believe that the actual market for Atari Lynx LCD games is very small. I'm looking forward to the first tests. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenious Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 I've been talking to Benn a bit about it and can suggest that Karri Have we got an ETA for this yet? He said 'soon' a month ago, and no news since. Which makes me think his definition of soon likely isn't the same as mine... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 It's in the prototype stage still so don't expect it to move too quickly, I don't think he's given a firm date for when it will be completed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hexcor Posted March 11, 2019 Author Share Posted March 11, 2019 He also mentioned it's for the Lynx 2, since he doesn't have a Lynx 1 to test it on. I don't know much about the McWill screen, is it physically different because of the way it connects to the frame (lynx 2) or motherboard (Lynx 1), or is it also electronically (computerically.. lol) different? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Anyone following this... Update on Benn Venn's upcoming Lynx LCD mod - prototypes boards are in #AtariLynx #RetroGames #WPUGamers #RetroConsoles https://atarigamer.com/news/1kspfjld91c 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hexcor Posted March 24, 2019 Author Share Posted March 24, 2019 Anyone following this... Update on Benn Venn's upcoming Lynx LCD mod - prototypes boards are in #AtariLynx #RetroGames #WPUGamers #RetroConsoles https://atarigamer.com/news/1kspfjld91c He posted a video on Facebook on the NSDL screen for the GBA: https://www.facebook.com/BennVennElectronics/videos/408958746582179/ Looks like the Lynx and GC are coming up too. Exciting times for all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaxick Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 I'm interested, I have always been wanting to upgrade to an LCD on my Lynx and Game Gear. Just have always passed in the past due to the cost as it's pretty random as to when I want to play one of my old handhelds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 Another update... Lynx TFT Upgrade from Benn Venn now seeing some graphics! #AtariLynx #RetroGames #WPUGamers #RetroConsoles https://atarigamer.com/news/1esofa2vgn4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mckafka99 Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 This could be very excited BTW my production for the GBC mod kit is already running. I presented the prototype in November 2018 on the Ejagfest in Germany. GBC in action.JPG The final version has 32K colors and would be almost plug and play. Just 1 wire has to be soldered. You also can install a VGA connector, if you want. The case can be closed with the existing screws. Interested to know more about this when it becomes available. Are there still any plans for a Nomad screen replacement? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BennVenn Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 Hi! I'm new around here but would like to take a minute to say hello! I have quite a few new LCD kits coming out in the following weeks including the Lynx, GameGear, GBC, GBA, SP, NeoGeoPC, DMG, pocket and nomad. Happy to answer any questions you may have. Hopefully I can contribute something to this modding scene at a competitive price. Nice to meet you all! Ben 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordKraken Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 Hej Benn, welcome here, and nice to see you actually have a working prototype ! Do you have any idea already about the release date ? And what price range do you think you will be able offer your kit ? Great work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BennVenn Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 Hi lordkraken, My lynx lcd kit will be usd$50, or $40 if you want to buy your own LCD. I should have the proto finished in a week and shipped off to atarigamer for testing the various videos modes. If all goes well I'll have a production run in store in around 6weeks. The first production batch of my GBC kits will arrive in 3 days and are $70. This will drop to $50 in future batches. The other systems will be priced very similarly. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 Welcome to the forums! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdoi Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 Hi benn and welcome ! What type of screen will works with your mod? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knud Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 Hi lordkraken, My lynx lcd kit will be usd$50, or $40 if you want to buy your own LCD. I should have the proto finished in a week and shipped off to atarigamer for testing the various videos modes. If all goes well I'll have a production run in store in around 6weeks. The first production batch of my GBC kits will arrive in 3 days and are $70. This will drop to $50 in future batches. The other systems will be priced very similarly. That sounds good. In particular i like you're point of view regards to lower the future prices. Thumbs up, look forward to seeing some reviews of this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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