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Jumbotron DS: the larger than life Nintendo DS mod

Posted Sep 13, 2007 at 03:41AM by Charles D. Listed in: Mods Tags: FPGA, eBay, Wacom
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The Jumbotron DS, a giant version of the Nintendo DS modded out of two Tablet PC displays - Image 1


No, you aren't seeing things. That really is a gigantic DS modded to enormous proportions. Comcast user "olimar" shows what he did with the use of two tablet PC screens, an FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array) logic chip to translate the hardware, a Nintendo DS, and some other parts he had "lying around" to create the Jumbotron DS.0

The two screens simulate the double screen of the Nintendo DS while the pen input is taken care by the FPGA and sent back to the DS. It can also take screenshots via a PC serial port. He also noted the parts he used as well as the approximate cost of each:
  • Gateway M275 screens (14" 1024x768): $100*2
  • LVDS modules (Advantech PCM-205): $60*2
  • Digilent S3BOARD + headers: $130
  • Nintendo DS: $100
  • Wacom pen: $30
With the total running more or less a hefty US$ 600, eager buyers will have to curb their fantasies of owning their own overblown DS because olimar claimed that he wasn't interested in producing the Jumbotron DS or even selling the one he made unless it was at cost. He might be surprised how many people may be interested though if he ever considered putting it up on ebay.

Either way, it surely is an ingenious display of the possibilities you can push a hardware's capabilities to its limit.

Jumbotron DS, the Nintendo DS mod made out of two Tablet PC screens - Image 1Jumbotron DS, the Nintendo DS mod made out of two Tablet PC screens - Image 2Jumbotron DS, the Nintendo DS mod made out of two Tablet PC screens - Image 3Jumbotron DS, the Nintendo DS mod made out of two Tablet PC screens - Image 4

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4 Comments


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   by redcrayon - 2007-09-13
 » nice.
this is seriously awsome. where can i buy one ? :)

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   by Mooshywooshy - 2007-09-13
 » Wow
That is pretty awesome lol

   by mohaas05 - 2007-09-13
 » ...
resolution would probably look like crap though on those screens.

   by Mister Common Sense(ps3) - 2007-09-14
 » booo
the nintendo ds sucks go buy a psp lite you *****s!



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