Haha, guess what Google Image Search gives you (for me, it's the 10th hit) when searching for "vfx1 vr helmet" (the headgear part of this contraption)... Surprisingly accurate, aren't they? I just knew I had seen that logo on the earpieces somewhere before.
Whoa, this awsome. I want one(too bad this is possibly the only one but, y'know, dreamers gonna dream). EDIT: I just realized this was a prank *facepalm*
Oh man... I almost fell for it, I was overwhelmed with joy up to the point of tears when I read the first posts, damn! Too good to be true I guess
Still, loving the idea of a VB that doesn't sit in a silly stand. Never played mine much as I didn't have a table when I got it.
If you were to mod a Virtual Boy with colour LED's would the games still appear in red and black or in colour? As some of the GB games had a colour pallette when plugged into a Super Gameboy / GBC.
Green and red from the lenses would get you brown... Anyone know how to open a headset? it's a special bit , right? If you change it, and replace the red lenses with clear, it might work. But who would be brave enough to risk their eyes? LEDS now would be way too powerful, you'd need to see how man MCD the leds were.
If it wasn't for the fact it's in absolutely mint condition, was bought new (old stock), and has been used for a total of maybe an hour... Maybe I need to invest in another VB
standard 4.5mm gamebit is needed. 6 on bottom to remove a plate covering cart slot, plus 5 more around to completely open the unit. 4 of the 5 screws are recessed very deep so if you got a short bit and using a 1/4" driver, you may not be able to get in deep enough. You'd need a full one piece 4.5mm screwdriver to reach in, not a bit. LEDs can be dimmed if needed, adjust the software or the hardware to use less power or something. The only issue is how easy they are to change. Last time I saw it, it was very small array of LEDs behind plastic cover. Here's a picture: It has vertical resolution of 224 so it's probably a custom LED array and not individual LEDs. It may not look like it has that many but LCD also have ribbon cable that seems to carry far less connector than what might have been needed for the entire display. VB LED matrix is probably controlled by a concealed chip similar to a de-muxer or something. I was wondering if it was possible, if anyone actually tried. Found a better close up of the LED array:
