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nickerous
11-09-2013, 03:33 PM
So, i had a Nomad modded a while back to improve the screen and provide a solution to using double a's. Everything turned out great, but i still struggle to find games i want to play. Every time I start one, I can think of a better version of said game That I could be playing instead.

So, what would something like this be worth?

wallydawg
11-09-2013, 04:09 PM
Modded Nomads with new LCD/screen cover are usually around $140-150 on eBay, and I usually sell them in person at conventions a bit lower than the going price of any stock Nomad present plus the cost of the mod, so usually around $110-120. However, recently every single 3.5" TFT screen I purchase has been complete garbage. I'm not sure if the problem has dissipated, by different driver boards or a suitable replacement or etc, but the price of completed units may rise if the problem persists, either from having to use more expensive LCDs or the mod simply being unattainable (like how it seems to be for turboexpress mods last I checked), but I doubt that would actually happen. I know Hailraizer was having the same problem with the screens, unsure about Madhacker or Wiggy, though.

Also I recognize your name from Benheck. Did I do this one?



edit: to elaborate a bit more on the screens being "garbage" I was getting interference on the screen ONLY with Sega products. Near the bottom one entire row of pixels were garbled up, either repeating a line of pixels or just displaying how I would describe as the fuzz on a TV with no input. It worked fine on pretty much anything else I could throw at it, except for what I bought them for, of course. :l
http://s15.postimg.org/8p0435gez/IMAG0189.jpg

nickerous
11-09-2013, 05:04 PM
Also I recognize your name from Benheck. Did I do this one?

No, I believe Hailraizer did this one. I have had it for a few years. So, if the Nomad with a new screen goes for $120-150, would the rechargeable battery push it to $150-170?