Game Boy Pocket "One Chip" OSD IPS Kit
Channel: makho
Date: 2020-11-07

This new kit uses the same Blackberry Q5 LCD that the Funnyplaying kit uses but it does have a few extra features. You can fully customize the color palettes through the on screen menu. Settings are stored and will overwrite the default palettes. You can also adjust the position of the image on the LCD if your LCD or lens is not perfectly centered. 

This kit was provided to me by Retro Game Repair Shop and you can grab one of these kits from them here: https://retrogamerepairshop.com/collections/game-boy-pocket/products/gbp-game-boy-pocket-osd-backlight-mod-kit?variant=32560949297226

This should work with brackets design for the funnyplaying IPS kit
My PCB based brackets (tested successfully): https://github.com/makhowastaken/Q5-LCD-Brackets
Retromodding's 3D printable bracket (untested with this kit but should work): https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4463395

Transparent black Game Boy Pocket shell: https://retrosix.co.uk/Game-Boy-Pocket-Shell-Kit-Clear-Black-p217018929

Funnyplaying 'Retro Pixel' Kit: https://youtu.be/hkq6fEGYt6Y
Funnyplaying 'Retro Pixel' Centering Brackets: https://youtu.be/RYK4xMtFM58

mattcurrie's ROM pack of useful test ROMs (that I used in the video): https://mattcurrie.com/gb-lcd-tests.zip

Want to just see the raw numbers for power usage and screen brightness? Check out my spreadsheet linked here (it is continuously updated and has been updated for this kit): https://www.reddit.com/r/Gameboy/comments/ehru1w/relative_power_usage_of_backlight_mods/

Confused/intimidated by the sheer number of backlight kits now? I don’t blame you. I had to create an image based guide just to keep everything straight myself. There’s a new section of the wiki that has a more subjective look at all the different kits: https://gameboy.github.io/wiki/backlightmods

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