Modding PSONE LCD Mod

What I meant was that some video cards will work if you have the csync circuit.

- Geforce 2 MX (need csync composer)
- Onboard nForce Video .Asus A7N266VM (need csync composer nForce 2.41 drivers)

Whether or not the one on your laptop will work with one... really no idea... I actually got those from Scamp's compatibility list. The video cards that we know work for sure are from testing so if you wanna try yours out, go nuts!

 

This is sooo crazy. I had it plugged into my Matrox Millenium and the pixel clock was 12.xxx. Now I plug it back in and the stupid pixel clock wont go below 30.067! Ideally, I wanted to plug it into the dvi port on my 9800xt, but I didnt ever get that working.

 

OK nevermind now - I didnt realize until now that I was using the 9800 to begin with and that it never worked on the Matrox (or did it...). Works great now, except for two things:

- The screen flickers a bit, making text hard to read and details somewhat blurry.
- Every time I cycle the power the desktop is at a different spot vertically. How can I fix this?

 

I heard someone had a similar problem, maybe it was on the car forums. I think you'll just have to experiment a bit.

 

Get a Matrox MGA Mystique

I tried using a Matrox Millenium and was never able to get it to work. I bought a Matrox MGA Mystique on eBay (~$12.00 total) and had everything up and working within 10 minutes. Get a Mystique, make your life much easier.

 

Okay, can someone help me? I got this lcd up and working, and its awesome, it works great with my ATI 9800 Pro. I'm using the vga mod just out of my secondary display. Everytime I shut off my pc, I hafta do the monitor thing, where I plug a regular monitor in until i boot, then switch to the lcd. Is there a way to save this or somethin, so that it can just boot the lcd every time? I went into power strip and i can check the csync box, and I did, but that didn't seem to fix the problem. Anybody got any ideas of how I could like save my preferences of my dual display so that I dont have to constantly unplug the old monitor and switch it to the lcd?

 

Ditto here. Just be careful to make sure you get a Mystique. There are quite a few cards on eBay that are being sold as Mystiques when they are in fact Milleniums. That's what happened to me.

 

FYI, These sony psone lcd screens are $10-$35 at your Toys R Us. They are clearancing them. Your price may vary from others. My friend in FL got it for $20, My store sold it for $35

Mod away!

BTW, is there a way to get RCA\svideo INPUT adaptor for this? So I can install it in my car and hook up a PS2 or xbox to it?

 

Yes, a Y-cable from radio shack will do. If you want stereo sound you might need the special sony one. People talk a lot about the quality of the RCA connection being poor, however, no one has ever posted a picture up with an RCA connection. So I figured I would be the first:





I got my mod hooked up yesterday night. My camera sucks at close up pictures. The image is a bit blurred, but pretend that everything is a bit less blurry. I think it looks great even on a crappy Y-cable I pulled out of my closet. I am sure the VGA mod is better looking, but if you don't have the soldering skills, like me, it is much easier.

Bottom line, I am happy with how mine looks. I will gank my mom's camera for some better pictures when I get a chance.

I am running the video off an Asus GeForce FX5200 with video in/video out.

 

After I've read through the forums I purchased one from TRU and I can't seem to verify if it works at all. When plugged into the power nothing turns on and if i presse the volume buttons nothing appears on the screen. I also tested to AC/DC adapter with a multimeter and it is working. Any other ideas before I exchange at TRU?

EDIT:
Well I guess I'm retarded, but I plugged it into my playstation and it works so that's quite a relief. *phew*

 

let me guess panic had set in.

 

New picture

Here is the picture I promised of my screen. As you can see, it is not super sharp, but by no means is it a bad quality image. I am happy with it for now. Once I improve my soldering skills I might get another screen and try my luck at the VGA convert. I got my screen for $38 including shipping off of ebay.

 

_lumpy_:Uh huh, I fried a psone lcd knockoff already so I was hoping this wouldn't be the second one. Thankfully I got it working on the rca hookup and now I just need to find a cheap pci vid card off of ebay so I can use the vga out.

Geldon: What software are you using?

 

It is called Samurize and I coupled it with Motherboard Monitor. It took quite a bit of tweaking to get it to work. No one actually uses it for this kind of thing so there are no "config files" set up for it (i.e large, easy to read fonts). However, it only took me a couple hours to learn it and get a decent config file set up.

Another handy thing I did was use a program called UltraMon to lock my mouse to my primary monitor so that I don't lose my mouse onto the other screen.

If you would like a copy of my config file for Samurize, drop me an email at plamoni at gmail.

 

has anyone had the issue of the screen not defaulting to the correct position on boot up? Like.. mine is always off center (vertically) when i boot up. and every time i have to open powerstrip and recenter it. The timings are the same for the off center screen and the on center screen, so i'm not loading the wrong timings or anything. It just doesnt ever load into the correct spot.

 

what type of wire do you use for the vga cable?

 

I just used some basic copper wire, that worked for me.

 

Has anyone tried to make an external adapter that could plug in to the socket that would normally feed the display from the PS One? I'm not sure how it could be done, but I'd be interested in trying it. I guess you'd need the opposite end... then solder a VGA cable to it in the correct pinout? If I understood the diagrams correctly then the VGA pins connect to that input now, so if you had a VGA-whatever the heck that is then you could unplug it and take it with you. In essence I'm scared of soldering the actual unit but would like the VGA quality . So, is there any place you could get that type of connector from other than the guts of a PS One?

By the way, this is pretty cool and I appreciate the info!

-MP

 

how do i make these composite? just a regular yellow rca. want to hook it up to a xbox, for my nephews.

 

Madpoet, don't quote me on this but i believe that you could use a component cable for a ps2 since its the same connector. as for it lining up, the pins should match, since the cables are suppose to work for both systems.