Great video very easy to follow and the wide shot of what your doing is very helpful. I feel so privileged to be part of the old way now. Keep up the good work.

Thanks for making this video. It was super helpful and informative!

Thank you for this vid! I've been struggling to find a video tutorial that covered the old school Pocket backlight + bivert. With your help, I was able to do my first bivert install successfully and the backlight looks great ☺️

@esotericsean

3 жыл бұрын

audrey hamoy that’s awesome! Glad it worked out for you 😊

Yeahhh,a new video from my favorite youtuber..

Nice video as always 👍🏻❤️

Just bought one like this for $75 here in Brazil. Lovely gameboy. My first pocket

Thank you for the great tutorial on the J. Rodrigo bivert chip. I have been wanting to try that method vs. the regular HHL bivert chip but have not found a decent install method. Love the videos Shawn.

@jimmyboe25

4 жыл бұрын

man that little chip had me sweating haha

i had to use my rework station for the bivert mod. those bottom pins are brutal

Hi, nice video. I would like to see a video like you did in your previous video to add a lipo battery to the pocket, that would be nice :-).

Do you have any schematics for the screen circuit? I have a gameboy pocket and it works but i don't have any image on the screen. The screen itself works and i've tested other screens with no luck.

Pretty hopeful tutorial on how to do this the safest way possible! But I can’t wait to see if you’ll do an RGB dmg tutorial. I believe you said that as a passing comment on your backlit DMG tutorial, but I don’t want to hold you accountable for something you don’t want to do.

Vegetable oil (Cannola, Pam, etc.) is really good at removing sticky things too.

curious.. can you delaminate the reflective layer off the back of a GBA screen, and install a similar back light to it, making a backlit version of the original GBA screen?

How hot should a soldering iron be to do its job when soldering/disoldering parts on a GB? Mine has a heat regulator, and I'm not sure if I'm applying too much heat, or the heat is too low, any useful tips?

@lilGyros

4 жыл бұрын

theretrofuture uses like 300°C i believe

hi. i hope u can answer my question. there are vertical line color/shades inaccuracies on my gameboy pocket screen when there is a contrasting color/shade ie. grid in the background. i think it only happens when there is a column from a building in a background and the vertical line extends to where it shouldnt be from the top or bottom. can i fix this by resoldering the screen ribbon cable?

@lilGyros

4 жыл бұрын

there are several tutorials on how to fix that watch some videos of theretrofuture

Very nice!b

Is there any concerns of goo gone getting on white ribbon? I was able to clean back of screen with alcohol and without separating ribbon with the iron. However, it took FOREVER to remove adhesive with alcohol alone

@ermyril

5 ай бұрын

I know that it's a comment from 3 years ago but for the future lurkers: I was out of IPA so I've used nail polish remover (Acetone), and I think it worked even better than an IPA but be aware that it can damage plastic parts, so it's better to be careful and not apply it to anything except the glass itself

Thanks a lot for this tutorial! Do you know if there is a a way to add a switch to switch off the screen and bivert to get back to the original screen? (kind of like switching on and off the screen on GB SP).

@esotericsean

3 жыл бұрын

You could.. but doing this mod removes the reflective backing so it would be darker than normal with the backlight off. I’m sure you know about the new IPS kits for Pocket, though?

@drkr

3 жыл бұрын

@@esotericsean Ok I see thanks! Yes I know the IPS, I wanted to mod the pocket to be able to play at night while keeping the possibility to have the normal screen during day. Like it was just a nice addon!

Any recommendations for the ones who are doing this mod without "desoldering" the ribbon. I have never seen anyone desolder that ribbon before because of how extremely delicate it is.

@esotericsean

4 жыл бұрын

Cameron Muir I wouldn’t advise attempting this without desoldering the ribbon. I’ve ruined multiple that way. Desoldering it is much safer and I haven’t had any accidents that way.

@cameronmuir7275

4 жыл бұрын

@@esotericsean I guess I've never tried it by desoldering the ribbon. What temperature do you set your soldering iron at to ensure not to melt the ribbon or burn off those very small wire connections? I have my 3rd pocket screen coming in and I want it to be a success

@BackTheBlu

4 жыл бұрын

I'd recommend using qtips and isopropyl alcohol to remove the glue

@LRM12o8

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe just reinforcing the connection with some solder could help? But desoldering seems MUCH safer, though terrifying at first

Bro is the Bob Ross of gameboy modding 🤌

Did I understand correctly that you don’t even need to install the bivert chip? I would love it if I could just solder in the backlight and call it good.

I attempted this and when I desoldered the two lcd ribbons the "teeth" (terminology?) On the top layer of the ribbon melted away. Am I now boned?

@lisen882

2 жыл бұрын

Did u ever fix this?

😃

Desoldering the ribbon is super tricky-I just ruined a screen this way (accidentally yanked off two of the "teeth" contacts of the top layer). Other tutorials I've seen tell you to keep the ribbon on and just work beneath it carefully when removing the backlight... something to consider before you begin!

@esotericsean

Жыл бұрын

I’ve done lots both ways and haven’t ruined any screens by desoldering the ribbon, but definitely have destroyed some by not. But it’s possible both ways for sure :) That said, I think most people are just dropping in new IPS screens now anyway, heh.

@mythrah

Жыл бұрын

@@esotericsean good to know... possibly just had bad luck with this one!

@ermyril

5 ай бұрын

no worries, I screwed up my screen by not desoldering the ribbon just as well :D it might be easier to repair broken teeth than the ribbon broken just where it attaches to the screen hope you fixed your gameboy btw

@ermyril

5 ай бұрын

The funny part is that I’ve tried desoldering the ribbon, but I haven’t had the quick solder thing (low melting point solder) so I’ve tried to remove it using the regular solder. I overheated the ribbon and those teeth got burned basically, so another screen is dead So unless you have a low melting point solder it’s definitely safer to not touch the ribbon :’(

Does this bivert Work on Europe gameboys?

@lilGyros

4 жыл бұрын

yep...

Did Ben Venn release the drop in screen?

@esotericsean

3 жыл бұрын

Jeremy Leeds Frank He did, but is currently sold out. There are other options now too, though.

@jeb_leeds2928

3 жыл бұрын

@@esotericsean ahh thanks for the info, I haven't seen anyone post a video on it so I figured it never happend. In your opinion would you suggest a backlight bivert or the new ips screen for the gbp thanks!

@esotericsean

3 жыл бұрын

Jeremy Leeds Frank Backlight and bivert has a bit of nostalgic feel to me, but nothing compares to the new IPS screens 😊

@jeb_leeds2928

3 жыл бұрын

@@esotericsean thanks for the suggestion I think I'll try bivert and if I screw the screen up just throw in the ips

@jeb_leeds2928

3 жыл бұрын

@@esotericsean Question, if you cut the pcba for the bivert, can you solder it back together if you want?

I just got a Gameboy pocket and The screen is indeed the main Issue.

牛逼！！

@esotericsean

3 жыл бұрын

非常感谢！

I don't even know if I would want to attempt doing this and risk breaking a Pocket

@daddylonglegs8491

4 жыл бұрын

I don't even know if I want to cross the road and risk getting hiy by a car

@GLXY_1000

4 жыл бұрын

@@daddylonglegs8491 My pocket is in mint condition and im not too confident in working with such small pins.

youre very pro doing this desoldering the screen haha is better to do the mod but is very diicult

try COCONUT OIL to remove adhesive residue! Works the best and is very cheap

I fucked up the ribbon fuuuuuck

I really love these videos, but I just wish I could understand what you're saying. I am very hard of hearing and even with the volume cranked up I just can't make out what you're saying most of the time. I would use subtitles but KZread's auto caption is useless.

teach me how to add LEDs to my PSP :(

I WISH YOU WOULD HAVE MADE THIS VIDEO MONTHS AGO! I went through 7 pockets and out of 7 only 1 i was able to succeed 😭😭

@le-johnny9236

4 жыл бұрын

what have you done to them ._.

@DasAntiNaziBroetchen

4 жыл бұрын

Oh my god

@GhettoWagon

4 жыл бұрын

Send me your broken screens I really messed mine up.

I’ve done a ton of these. The one thing I’ve noticed is that when the system is all buttoned up there is pressure on the upper/mid right part of the screen sometimes causing dark spots in the lcd. Any ideas for fixes????

@esotericsean

11 ай бұрын

I’ve honestly only done a handful and use IPS screens for the most part now. I do think there’s a certain nostalgia and beauty about original backlit screens though. Pockets are the trickiest, unfortunately. Wish I had something helpful to add!