{"product_id":"kit-ecran-ips-2-6-pouces-game-boy-dmg","title":"2.6-inch IPS screen kit for Game Boy DMG — panel, driver board, ribbon cable and lens","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"color:#111213;font-size:1.6em;\"\u003eIPS screen kit for Game Boy DMG: a green 1989 screen replaced by a readable panel\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original Game Boy DMG-01 screen has no backlight at all: without a lamp over your shoulder, you can't see a thing. This kit replaces the entire display assembly with a \u003cstrong style=\"color:#0097ac;\"\u003e2.6-inch IPS panel\u003c\/strong\u003e, run by a \u003cstrong style=\"color:#0097ac;\"\u003ededicated driver board\u003c\/strong\u003e, with its ribbon cable and front lens. The console keeps its original motherboard, buttons and sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"color:#111213;font-size:1.35em;\"\u003eWhat it does\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#0097ac;\"\u003e2.6-inch IPS panel\u003c\/strong\u003e: same diagonal as the original screen, wide viewing angles and a picture you can read indoors without an extra lamp.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#0097ac;\"\u003eDriver board included\u003c\/strong\u003e: the kit is complete — panel, board, flat ribbon cable and front lens are supplied together, not pieced together from three separate listings.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#0097ac;\"\u003eOriginal console retained\u003c\/strong\u003e: motherboard, buttons, speaker and cartridges remain those of your console. It is a display replacement, not a new console.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"color:#111213;font-size:1.35em;\"\u003eWhat it doesn't do\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIt does not fit an original shell without modification.\u003c\/strong\u003e You need to enlarge the screen window, shave down screw posts and rework the contrast wheel recess. Plan for a pre-cut shell if you don't want to file.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoldering is still required\u003c\/strong\u003e with this type of kit, at least for the speaker. This is not an installation you can do without a soldering iron.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGame Boy DMG-01 only.\u003c\/strong\u003e Not the Game Boy Pocket, Game Boy Light, Game Boy Color or Game Boy Advance.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIt does not add a rechargeable battery, a USB-C port or improved sound.\u003c\/strong\u003e Those are three separate mods.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAn IPS panel draws more power than the original screen: battery life on four AA batteries drops, and the motherboard's background hiss becomes slightly more audible through headphones.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSupplied without games, in compliance with the law.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eNot taken back once fitted. \u003cstrong\u003eDo a dry fit with the console open before cutting anything.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"color:#111213;font-size:1.35em;\"\u003eCompatibility\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal Game Boy, model \u003cstrong\u003eDMG-01\u003c\/strong\u003e. The 2.6-inch diagonal matches the screen of this console. Original shell: can be fitted after cutting. Pre-cut \"IPS ready\" shell: fits without cutting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat is \u003cstrong\u003enot\u003c\/strong\u003e covered: Game Boy Pocket, Game Boy Light, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance and Game Boy Advance SP. These models have their own kits, with other diagonals and other ribbon cables.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"color:#111213;font-size:1.35em;\"\u003eSkill level required\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdvanced. Full teardown, cutting the shell with a file or rotary tool, soldering the speaker, centring the panel and gluing the lens. Tools: \u003cstrong\u003eY1 tri-wing\u003c\/strong\u003e and #00 Phillips screwdrivers, plastic spudger, needle files or rotary tool, soldering iron and flux, isopropyl alcohol, precision double-sided tape. Allow a good hour and a half for a first installation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"color:#111213;font-size:1.35em;\"\u003eIn the box\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e1 × 2.6-inch IPS panel mounted in its bracket\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e1 × driver board\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e1 × flat connecting ribbon cable\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e1 × front lens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo shell, speaker, tools or batteries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top:16px;\"\u003eRead before ordering: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fun-esports.com\/en\/collections\/ecrans-ips-game-boy\" style=\"color:#0097ac;\"\u003eGame Boy \u0026amp; Game Boy Color IPS screens\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fun-Esports","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54586453819725,"sku":"CE-VG-GA-00195","price":74.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0836\/7636\/5133\/files\/d1679e09f2ea41e2b8dbf78dc87c5255_d84f48b0-4d71-478e-8f94-d61fd728c087.jpg?v=1787742345","url":"https:\/\/fun-esports.de\/en\/products\/game-boy-dmg-2-6-inch-ips-screen-kit","provider":"Fun-Esports","version":"1.0","type":"link"}