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wingzrow
05-07-2012, 11:27 PM
Does anyone know what these are worth with, and without, a PS1 attached?

I keep passing on small PS1 systems with the screen attached and it dawned on me that they might be worth something, or that the screen it's self might be worth piecing out.

Gameguy
05-07-2012, 11:43 PM
Depends if the screen is still working, the backlights tend to burn out. I think I checked on the prices a few months back and they were worth around $10-$20 loose if working. I found a small PS1 with the screen but the backlight didn't work and it swung freely. The PS1 was working fine, but I sold both together for $10 which is about what I paid for them. It was bagged at a thrift store so I couldn't test it out before buying it, I won't do that again.

wallydawg
05-08-2012, 12:28 AM
I think you can still get around $30-35 on modding sites such as benheck/modretro/whatever site bacteria has now. Car Backup screens sort of killed the market on these, but the slim design, good amount of technical documentation for fixing (you can easily bypass a fuse if it wont turn on, and a lot of modders make a custom LED backlight for improved battery life and trimming the motherboard), many video output choices, and the fact there still isn't a good affordable alternative in the 5" size, you can still get something for them.