The BEST Laminated IPS Kit By Far! | V5 Drop-in GBA IPS Laminated Kit (Review + Tutorial)

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[@Fablemahn]

Thank you so much for uploading this! I was having a hard time finding someone who did a step by step guide for the exact AliExpress model I purchased! Sending love from japan❤

[@steijnsnelders9497]

Jay I received all the parts and tools in the mail and finally finished this awesome build! Looks beautiful and the GBA is so much better with this screen and USB-c charging (which I ordered with my kit) is also an awesome upgrade. The build was great BUT there are a few important notes which I didn't pick up in the video: - The plastic shell is a bit softer than the original and does not match very well with the original screws. On the first try it was a pain to fit everything together and required a lot of force to screw everything into place. As a result, the pole which holds the bottom screw inside the battery compartment actually broke off. I managed to glue this back into place with superglue and on the second attempt, with the replacement screws from Hispeedio, everything came together smoothly. I also have one minor crack in another place. - I fitted the upper touch sensor right above where the flex cable sits (this is the most natural place to fit the sensor, I believe I also saw it sitting there in Hispeedio's instructions). However, apparently the flex cable interacts with the sensor and causes it to keep switching between screen modes. Very annoying of course, so I opened everything up again and fitted the sensor more to the right side of the GBA. All in all I never use these sensors and would skip them in a next build. Hope this helps!

[@bloink3511]

The shell compatibility is so annoying. I hate the feeling of finding a cool shell, only to realize it won’t work with my IPS kit. All that aside, this looks like an awesome kit

[@JakeSimmons]

Yeah it would be nice to just have everything fit the original shell

[@MrFreezeProduct]

MAN! I finally did it, after watching a handfull of your videos. I got myself this screen and soldered it myself. Thank a million. My GBA is now an amazing thing!!

[@masterball2928]

2:20 Color Pallettes is not dumb! There are some people who have problems with color. Like my friend who loves retro gaming. He has a problem with bright colors especially Neons. Even brightness adjustment can't do anything with his problem. When he saw some reviews about color palettes in gameboys, he didn't hesitate to buy those gameboy screen kits. He prefer the purple and pink palettes for those are not causing him headaches. Sometimes those kit were made by choice or intentional maybe for some people with those kinds of problem.

[@Zenkyuu8921]

At first, I was wondering why add the color pallets, but that makes a lot of sense now. Looking at it now, the colors are too specific for it to only be decoration (other than the GBC pallet). I appreciate the anecdote!! 👍👍

[@nh2511]

2:12 The color pallet thing could be beneficial for people with color blindness I think.

[@eduardoK995]

And for playing og Gameboy games too 🙂 get that original green tint going haha

[@demonofshadows9199]

amazing kit best one out there just installed mine with soldering points and is amazing! thank you for this video and guide.

[@JoeBleeps]

Love this Jake, excellent video as always and genuinely useful getting these comparisons when there are so many screens on the market. Funny that they often use select/L/R because I've been playing a lot of STEPPER and it uses select and L/R for its main control system! So I'm making a GBA with the FunnyPlaying touchpads only my main GBA for that one haha

[@VinnytotheK]

It's JoeBleeps! 😲

[@lalo2509]

I didn't expect to find you here!! 😯

[@rawb-dawg]

Love your stuff! FYI the color pallet options are helpful for the visually impaired. ✌🏽

[@Notpoop906]

it seems like the part that separated from your LCD was just the protective housing. they tend to have a plastic frame and foil backing that protects the panel itself. So that plastic frame probably just came separated from the panel which is laminated to the glass.

[@Youtubeiscool865]

The hole under the sticker is used to adjust the screen btw

[@dpscloud3324]

Would just chopping off the wires be better than unsoldering them?

[@SevenDeMagnus]

Hi while they haven't separated the screen enough, it may be best to put the scren on a iced gell pad with cloth so that LCD don't get overheated (plus a fan maybe).

[@andrewn889]

The main problem with the FunnyPlaying v3 kit is the high failure rate. I've build dozen of the V2 GBAs without a single problem, but four out of ten V3 displays where broken or had vertical lines after a few hours of gameplay! And the v3 shells are fragile, don't tighten the screws to hard or they will break!

[@JakeSimmons]

Couldn’t have said it better myself

[@pspsmallz]

Was that your experience with only their laminated ips kits? Was interested in getting their laminated tft version but if it has similar issues I might just get this kit or the cloud game store laminated kit instead.

[@JakeSimmons]

@@pspsmallz haven’t tried their laminated ita kit but it’s just a DSi screen so it should be fine. I just hate funnyplaying’s laminated shells. They are garbage

[@ratzpop]

@@JakeSimmonsyou mean the shells you have to buy for easy fit with the 3.0 laminated IPS screen? If so: how are they bad?

[@JakeSimmons]

@@ratzpop I would go watch my video on that kit or wait a couple weeks when I explain it all again in my IPS Kit comparison video I’m working on. It’s too much to write out

[@thall6594]

Any reason to not just cut the touch sensor wires off?

[@SuperRainbowPoptarts]

I was thinking the exact same thing. It wouldn’t do anything right because it’d render it useless. I have my backlit display coming in a couple days and I think I’m just going to cut the touch sensor wires off instead of soldering them off

[@diegomaraqona10]

Love your content 😊 I'm thinking of buying a screen for my GBA & GBA SP i wanted to ask what's the best screen for each device currently available in 2023? There's so many different names & versions it's a little overwhelming for me lol, also i wanted to ask does the newer V5 screens higher resolution show or is it not worth it? I couldn't find a video of anyone going in to detail about the that aspect, everyone usually just shows the screen & talk about the colours & modes etc.. I've also read some don't do integer scaling for GB/GBC so I'm a little overwhelmed & confused.

[@JakeSimmons]

Working on a GBA IPS Kit round up video but it still might be a month or so before I can post it

[@Atodarack]

I did the part at 6:40 to remove the touch pads and I kinda regret it, now there are a few light leaks (visible only when the screen is fully black), probably because things moved a little when removing the shielding and putting it back on. If you do this mod, I'd advise against doing this part, just cut the wire with scissors if you don't want the pads

[@GuillinCorp]

Thanks for the advice

[@SuperRainbowPoptarts]

Thanks for your insightful tip. My display arrives in a couple days and I was nervous to solder them off but I’ll just cut them off

[@Atodarack]

@@SuperRainbowPoptarts No problem! After cutting them, apply some kapton tape on the ends to make sure they never make contact with anything and you should be good

[@sniuk]

How are these IPS screens perform under sunlight/outdoors ?

[@8bitsamurai6]

So is this the best one hands down. I'm doing funnys q5 for gbc laminated. I assume they make good products.

[@lalo2509]

Today I installed a V5, unfortunately it appeared a dark spot on the screen 😪 is there a way to remove it?

[@curran3112]

This video is so clutch, Thanks!

[@Flash52000]

Amazing video! But I cannot stop having problems with L & R. No matter where I solder them, one or both always have problems!

[@JakeSimmons]

Hit up the help section in my discord server with more context and pics. Hopefully I or someone else can help

[@bckrfamily6021]

Thanks for this review just ordered my screen hopefully it’s as easy as it looks lol

[@pbmdh]

Can you bring up the OSD menu with the touch pads? I can solder, but I just don't want to.

[@vcmdpropulsion126]

maybe put the screen on top a pack of ice to chill it before soldering ?

[@demounit]

thanks man, i just used this guide to install this mod! my first time soldering and it turned out perfectly! though my shell came with a damaged battery cover which is very annoying, hopefully their customer service can give me a new one...

[@sasanmottaghipour876]

awesome video and very helpful , thanks!

[@swingstylez]

Great video! I've become skeptical about touch pads though. The first GBA I owned had two touch pads for brightness and palette. I don't know the brand and haven't really tried to find out (could be a CGS). However, after half a year, the palette pad just randomly activates, or gets stuck on a colour.

[@8bitsamurai6]

Waiting for all.y parts for my gbc mod but already ordered a done gba because why not. Want the best. I hope I got the newest screen for the gbc. Found one cheaper from personal so hope it's v5. Looks right.

[@lalo2509]

IPS V5 it's really cool, very easy to install, but it would be nice that the three cables were previously soldered to avoid a possible dark spot, like mine 🥲 I hope they re-release an update just to make it easier.

[@MeScush]

Thanks for the instruction! The modification of the display went smoothly. However, the power indicator constantly flickers between green and red. How can this be fixed?

[@blankblank4294]

I was down the homestretch, but for some reason none of the screws this thing came with work for the inside now I have a screw stuck in the inside that I can’t get out

[@theowner4508]

Jake what shells work with this and where can I get my hands on them in Europe? Already ordered my screen from zedlabs today!

[@JakeSimmons]

The pre trimmed shells will be listed soon on Zedlabz but you can use pretty much any shell, if you’re willing to try trimming. Just can’t use funnyplaying’s laminated shells

[@theowner4508]

@@JakeSimmons I've now ordered everything from zedlabs :) They got a me a shell early. Looking forward to building the whole thing in a week or so when everything arrives

[@rampagegage2259]

Okay that pdx shell is too sick

[@venson7100]

I have installed this with a new shell (a compatible one) but both the original and the replacement dpads with their respective silicons are not great. They feel hard to push. Anybody that has similar issues and perhaps some solution to this?

[@imawesomeuknowit1]

I haven't done any modding myself yet, but been watching videos like this for various kits to pick some mods out to get. In another video (for a different kit) it was mentioned for this issue to try loosening the screws on the back plate ever so slightly. Maybe try this to see if it helps?

[@Xennial647]

I tried this kit. Main issue is the L and R shoulder buttons feel a bit too loose and the shell doesn't seem to close tight enough no matter how much I tighten the screws and I'm afraid of stripping the screws if I try to tighten it further.

[@GregBruce-lt7vq]

Just yesterday i bought a second GBA to mod (i didnt want to mess around with my original Glacial handheld), and want to keep the original shell and all hardware - its a Fuschia Pink one and i have a lot of nostalgia with those two colors at Toys r Us. It sounds like this screen is compatible with original shells with some trimming... to what extent do you need to trim? Is it obvious what needs to be cut? Ive never modded anything before so would like to be as prepared as possible

[@JakeSimmons]

If you look at the AliExpress listing I have in the description, it has a picture guide of how much you need to trim and file

[@aaronkucherka142]

So I went the solderless route like you said on your video and it lit up for like a second when I tested it and after that it stopped and I don’t know exactly where I went wrong

[@SuperRainbowPoptarts]

If I didn’t want the touch sensor pads could I just snip the wire with some cutters rather than trying to solder them off ?

[@JoshsTechWorkshop]

I kinda wish they sold the laminated kits with just the screen and the lens to be used with their hdmi docking kit

[@corpse28]

I have the exact same kit. I cannot screw the gameboy down. Neither the mainboard nor the case. It clips in at the bottom, but not the top. Every screw, even the ones from the original case wont work and are hard to screw down to a point where the board feels like breaking. I really dont now whatto do, ive been trying for days

[@just_ugu]

I've been watching your videos for some time now and you helped me a ton on my quest to build my first macro, it's time for me to try doing an IPS screen mod, just bought it from the link on the description

[@just_ugu]

Just came back to say I did it, and almost everything went well 😅

[@ratzpop]

@@just_uguwhat didn’t? 😅

[@just_ugu]

@@ratzpop nothing major, it's just that the shoulder buttons and side pieces I bought didn't initially fit, but later I was able to make them fit with some trimming, and the left shoulder button is a little bit lower and doesn't have good feedback when pressing, but I was afraid of making it worse if I replaced with an aftermarket one, so regarding the screen kit it went 100% well!

[@Breakbeats92.5]

Just my luck. I ordered mine when they were having a weeklong vacation in China lol. If the tracking is correct, my package is about 2 hours away.

[@davidcasterline360]

Did you trim a shell or did you buy one compatible with this screen? If so, from where? Can we see a video of you trimming? The provided image of what to trim is actually 0 help to me.

[@Zenkyuu8921]

Does anyone know a solid place in the US where I can get a shell with buttons and all that for this screen?

[@soldier627]

Hey what tempurature for soldering iron did you use on the back of the display? I'm fairly new to soldering so I just want to be safe.

[@KStriker8]

does the funny playing rechargeable battery fit in the hispeedido shell?

[@hitgrimm2488]

Ok now I’ve got a very important question…. Do you still have the option to play full screen when you read a GBC game using L & R ??

[@JakeSimmons]

Yup that’s built in to the GBA cpu so that will always be a thing

[@Beefy_Bread]

Great guide

[@hamzaelmouden3291]

great video, thanks . i received that kit at home looks great with regular cartridges but its giving me issues with Az , does anyone had the same problem? any solutions?

[@petermuniz9296]

Can you do a video without soldering?

[@KidChameleon87]

The Cloud Game Store laminated gba screen is an awesome one too

[@scrub_jay]

Sorry if this is a noob question but is it possible to just tuck away the touch pads in a position that keeps them from being activated, instead of removing them entirely?

[@MrCleetSR388]

Just starting the modding gba scene I have a really nice near mint silver and a beat of clear one I intend to mod.

[@bittehelfensiemir6708]

Are there any downsides of the laminated screen? I have a normal drop in and now I found out that there are laminated screens and I'm not sure if I should buy a laminated one

[@JakeSimmons]

If you already have a modded screen, there’s no need to upgrade

[@bittehelfensiemir6708]

@@JakeSimmons okay thank you!

[@jjpjedi]

anybody else struggle with putting the L and R buttons on? been stuck at this step for a few hours now.

[@SefEXE]

Is there anywhere that someone does this with an oem shell? What would i need to trim? :)

[@sososleeepy]

Do you know if there are any shells compatible with this screen besides the ones you can buy with it on their aliexpress shop (without trimming)?

[@LokiTheOutcast]

Man im not mad im just annoyed with the shell compatibility i bougjt this skyfer the sky dragon shell then i watched uour video and now im nervous when my shell and screen gets here im hoping it works well

[@skypilgrim]

So my shell unfortunately broke and i was wondering how difficult it is to rehouse the ips display into a new shell after already installing. Does it just slide out like it slid in?

[@XxNunchuckxX]

I just received my second v5 pre laminated in white. I sent the first back because of bleeding in the upper left half (a nice long line). Well, the second has exactly the same problem. Hispeedidio store said „this is normal with the white lense“. Well, then I'll pass… Very disappointing :/

[@ThisIsSrsBsnsMan]

Thanks for the video. Just started soldering. Should I be using flux sparingly on these? I heard it was corrosive?

[@JakeSimmons]

No! If you buy no clean flux you will be fine but I have never heard of it being corrosive. I just like to clean it up because it’s sticky. Definitely use flux!

[@Gameaddict2o9]

Are these laminated ips screen better than the regular ips v2 screen?

[@JakeSimmons]

I give my thoughts on this in the first half of the video

[@andrebrait]

Is the pixel grid effect on this one a real grid? The FP IPS V3 kit doesn't integer scale on the horizontal axis, so its pixel "grid" effect is actually just scanlines.

[@BullShifter]

So if I go the non solder route is it not possible to turn frame blending on and off?

[@JakeSimmons]

I don’t think so

[@HSTVizle]

Can you remove the metal shield(behind screen) after sticking in to the front shell? I'm planning to use touchpads and if they go wrong, I'll solder wires to the motherboard. I hope that we don't need to pull off screen from the shell to just remove metal shield behind the screen.

[@JakeSimmons]

After installing a bunch on these, I just install the touch pads because it’s difficult to remove the shielding. They aren’t very sensitive so you probably won’t have any issues of them accidentally going off as long as you don’t place them where you commonly touch the game boy. But to answer question, yes you can remove the shielding after, it’s just gonna be a lot harder while it’s stuck to the shell

[@HSTVizle]

@@JakeSimmons Thanks! I just recieved my GBA and IPS/Shell set today. I've installed pads directly and one at the top(color option) doesn't even detect over the plastic shell, actually it is totally ok for me. Brightness controller works perfectly beneath screen lens. I hope they stay like this forever lol

[@eduardoK995]

The colour filters are probably for when you play og Gameboy games my bro 😁 GBA can play those remember 🤙

[@stinerivera2543]

Can you just desolder the sensors itself and not the entire wire connecting the sensors to the board?

[@james_wheelz]

i feel like changing the color palette on these only makes sense for colorblind people or people who want to play OG gameboy games on their Advance and still have the og look.

[@KiTTVII]

Couldn’t you just cut off the touch sensors and isolate the cables.

[@kevinhothebeano2911]

What happens If I just cut the wires for the touch screen

[@dilbeckskate]

Killer video ! Got one

[@eeveeblazelol]

from some of the other videos of this kit i’ve seen, it looks like the screen is somewhat regressed, and if you have it at certain angles small bits of the edges cut off. i was wondering if the funny playing kit had something similar or if none of it was cut off reguardless of the angle

[@Flip_side_games]

Do you have issues with the menu in game? I just installed mine but have trouble unless it’s at start screen

[@sadworldwelivein2218]

I put the screen in and soldered everything. For some reason my gba doesn’t read gba games but gbc/gb it reads fine

[@JakeSimmons]

There’s a switch in the cart slot that might be stuck or dirty. It gets pushed down when you put in original carts to switch the voltage. It’s supposed to spring back up when you remove the game and shouldn’t be touched by GBA games because there’s a notch in the cartridge

[@sadworldwelivein2218]

@@JakeSimmons I see, thank you. I got it to work. Put a little bit of WD-40 and pushed it with a q tips and it started to read. Thank you for responding man 🙏🙏🙏

[@Sanchez.Erick.E]

Very nice video. Can this screen be used with a Boxy Pixel aluminum shell?

[@JakeSimmons]

Not the laminated version

[@TheSlothFilms]

I take it there is no way to swap the lens at all with this mod?

[@JMLRetroRoom]

I bought one pre modded but it didn’t say what screen it has. It also has HDMI out but how do I know if I can add scan lines? The screen has the touch brightness with 10 levels and palette changes but that’s all I know.

[@JakeSimmons]

Honestly I have no idea

[@alx.santosm]

I know a guy whos got that constanly pressed R button you mentioned, what would you recommend to him to do? how you fixed it when it happened to you? everything looks fine on the board, btw that guy is me 😂

[@JakeSimmons]

Haha do you have the L and R wires soldered to the test pads? If so, I’d solder them to the pins on the back like I did in this video. If not, make sure the wires aren’t pinched when everything is shut and make sure you’re soldered to the correct spot. If you’re soldered to ground, that’s gonna cause it to constantly be pressed

[@MsJom123]

So I just completed my GBA laminated screen v5 from hispeedio. Everything seemed good until like an hour later and the brightness setting would not work right. The right and left bumpers wouldn’t increase or decrease the brightness and I couldn’t cycle the other options. Then after a minute it just started cycling through all the options. I’m a little discouraged at the moment so any help would be appreciated. Note I opted for the soldered version.

[@JakeSimmons]

My best guess without seeing it is that something is bridging. I would double check that your solder job isn’t touching anything else around it and/or you didn’t pinch any of the wires when you put the shell together. It’s very common for those things to happen and cause the brightness controls to either not work or go crazy. Especially double check that you solder to the correct pins on L and R and that your select wire isn’t touching any of the vias (tiny holes) around tp2. Hope this helps!

[@MsJom123]

@@JakeSimmons alright I’ll check those out after work. I’ve noticed if I haven’t played in a bit that everything starts working properly again. Then after about twenty minutes it goes haywire again. Not sure if the heat from the motherboard is causing the solder to expand somewhere and bridge maybe and then when it cools it’s good until it heats up again… I’m clearly just throwing spaghetti at the wall with this theory. Even so, have you seen anything like that anywhere?

[@JakeSimmons]

@@MsJom123 your hands would but if that were the case😅 I’m gonna guess you’ve got a wire pinched

[@chriskrueger7616]

Were can you find the shell that would work for this kit? I can’t find it

[@DeadAlcoholZombie]

So… i just installed the screen and suddenly the color started changing seemingly at random. Started looking around for causes and solutions until you mentioned the touch pads. Turns out touching the top of my Advance SP at a certain point makes it change colors. I laughed so hard. Thank you!

[@JakeSimmons]

Gotta love touch sensors haha

[@pasqualerizzo5654]

Thanks for this review I just bought a kit. Im new to the gba modding scene. If i choose to go the solderless route what am I missing out on exactly?

[@JakeSimmons]

No menu for the options is really all you miss. Touch pads just really suck imo

[@pasqualerizzo5654]

@@JakeSimmons I guess I have no choice I've never soldered before and I definitely don't want to damage anything. Hopefully the touch pads are not too much of a pain. Thanks for the info!!

[@gabrielreisinger8047]

I'm looking to use the OEM indigo shell. Will the drop in v5 look as good as the laminated v5?

[@JakeSimmons]

Yup!

[@Notpoop906]

I ordered this kit from them but I was dissapointed to find they don't seem to do a compatible shell in the Glacier color (the original clear blueish color). They didn't have names for the colors either so I just chose color "16" as it looked the closest to the original color I am looking for but it could just be plain clear and not Glacier. It's hard to tell from the pictures cus the lighting varies from shell to shell in the pictures.

[@JakeSimmons]

Yeah AliExpress listings are never the best :/

[@Notpoop906]

@@JakeSimmons Turns out it was just a standard clear / frosted shell lol. Not too bothered it was only an extra 5 bucks ontop of the LCD price. I have found a Glacier shell on Amazon so I'll just use my Dremel to trim it down. I've got one of those flexible extensions for the Dremel that I've used for very similar things so I'm confident I'll do a better job than the Aliexpress guys did on the shell they provided. The shell that came with the LCD V5 kit wasn't great. You could see where they had trimmed it themselves before sending it out.

[@ChewyChicken589]

Do you have to hold all three buttons at the same time to access the OSD menu or is it like funny playing where you only have to hold down select?

[@JakeSimmons]

Hold select, then press L and R

[@ChewyChicken589]

@@JakeSimmons oh OK. Thank you. I like how it's not just select.

[@ChewyChicken589]

​@@JakeSimmons I have another question, what temperature do you recommend setting the soldering iron to so that it's hot enough to melt the solder but it's not so hot that it damages the screen? I will be using leaded solder

[@JakeSimmons]

@@ChewyChicken589 leaded solder will melt at a lower temperature than lead free. I use lead free and usually solder at 300°C. I’m not sure how low it melts but you can always test by pushing solder into the tip while testing different temps (with the iron not touching anything else) but google says it can melt as low as 180°C. Hope this helps

[@jdavid1463]

can i use a shell from funnyplaying for this ips mod?

[@doczombiez]

I know might had been mention hispeedido kit plastic or glass?

[@JakeSimmons]

Glass!

[@Legatus_cubing]

I think the gba kits with color palettes are for when you play game boy games on it maybe

[@JakeSimmons]

Yeah but they have their own color palettes on the game boys with color screens

[@Legatus_cubing]

@@JakeSimmons oh yea that's fair, I completely forgot they did

[@James_D.]

It’s because makho asked for an unsaturated color mode to replicate the original colors of the GBA games, however these Chinese companies who manufacture them didn’t understand what he meant. So here we are… with ten unnecessary color modes. 😅

[@AJ_YVideos]

Quick question. The package includes a Glass Panel Screen len. Do you have to put it on? Or is it okay without it?

[@JakeSimmons]

The glass lens is laminated to the screen

[@AJ_YVideos]

@@JakeSimmonsNice. Thanks for answering. I modded my first console and I really liked the outcome. Awesome video!!

[@mattguy7405]

I am having trouble with all screws going into the highspeedido shell. Is anyone else having or had this issue? Looking for advice. If I put anymore force into them I’ll strip the screws. Tried both oem and screws that came with shell.

[@JakeSimmons]

What size bit are you using? It might be too small

[@mattguy7405]

@@JakeSimmons I was using the two that came with the V5 kit. Going to pick up some better screw drivers tomorrow and try that out

[@albim6100]

Would there be any issues from me modding it to have an IPS screen and use a flash card? Since its an old console would it just strain it too much and destroy whatever lifespan is left of it? Will battery life be too poor on the default brightness? [no soldering experience] _ i was thinking about buying the hispeed kit and was worried my gba's just too old for using this and a flash card

[@JakeSimmons]

I use a flash cart and it’s fine. Slightly less battery life but there are solderless drop in rechargeable battery mods that will help with that

[@albim6100]

Solderless drop in rechargeable battery mods? That sounds crazy. That's good i mean I've had my GBA for like over 20 years so my main concern is it just getting too strained from using an IPS screen. But in fairness it hasnt been used in like 15 years. I just dont want to buy it and suddenly my gba's just too old to function

[@mmp64son]

How do you feel about the buttons with these? I was seeing some comments talking about bad button quality.

[@JakeSimmons]

All the buttons feel the same to me. Sometimes they just have duds when it comes to membranes

[@finnpham6042]

I just had this mod kit last week It seems perfect but there is an issue with the power led It keeps flickering all the time. I tried with the regular lcd and it doesnt happen. I think Ips screen consumes too much power that leads to this flicker.

[@Hayden_M_Kearney]

Dirty power switch + low voltage batteries (NiMh)? These IPS screens suck a lot of power. Clean the switch first, if it persists then swap batteries to 1.5v AA (assuming you’re not already).

[@denncardoso]

One simple question: Where can I get that shirt. I love the direct message to Nintendo! hahahaha

[@JakeSimmons]

My website! retroremastered.com

[@Youtubeiscool865]

I just cut my touch pad wires, didn’t feel like messing with it lol

[@aaslandYo]

Did it do the trick? Every other electronic I have been in contact with this is by far the easiest lol. Would like to get a real answer to why I would want to desolder it if anyone else care to explain 🙂

[@soleanna14]

I’m looking into getting an IPS mod, but battery life is a concern. What’s the battery like on this?

[@JakeSimmons]

I would watch this video :-) kzbin.info/www/bejne/gIrIgqajp6uWqJI

[@Foxbladeexe]

What shell would you recommend for this in the time being if there isn't one specifically made for the screen? I was just about to do a funnyplaying screen mode but might pick this up instead.

[@JakeSimmons]

I’d either buy it with a shell from the AliExpress link or wait and buy it from ZedLabz when they get the listing going. Or if you’re willing to try trimming, you can do that to pretty much any GBA shell that isn’t funnyplaying’s laminated kit shell

[@suilenroc4997]

Wouldn't it be possible to remove the PCB from the display using a small string? I want to do this sometime but I am really concerned about soldering on top of the display

[@JakeSimmons]

It’s gotta be possible to remove it, but I’m not sure how sticky the tape is. You might end up damaging it before getting the chance to solder :/ If you use flux and don’t put heat on the board/screen for more than a second at a time, you should be fine. Flux helps so much

[@suilenroc4997]

@@JakeSimmons alright, thank you!

[@elministerr]

hmm maybe something like a coin act as an heatsink would help to not heat the pcb up and damage the screen ?@@JakeSimmons

[@pobtv3]

Can you cut the touch pads off instead of soldering them off

[@JakeSimmons]

Yes but you need to make sure that the end of the wire isn’t touching any metal or any parts of the edges of the shell. The wires still act as a touch pad, just with less surface area