Since I was a child I always thought that electronics are such an amazingly designed and it’s unfair that all those efforts on making clean PCB’s and other well packed components couldn’t be displayed on the exterior, for that reason I love that 90 clear electronics like the game boy color and the iMacs, and I’m very glad that nowadays we can have this clear shells, I’m gonna still waiting for one to the N3DS, since I’ve seen the XL presentation where they made a special clear one to show how the top display ribbon cable was folded I want one, it looks so incredible
Literaly just got one of these shells off eBay for my 15th birthday on July 31st. It looks so good. Mine is tinted black because my console was originally black before I made it transparent. And about the online stuff being shutdown that’s why we have homebrew. I have WiiLink and Wiimfii installed that bring back almost all online functionality.
I just found our home wii in a shipping box from our storage in my new home. And it still works! That last time i remember using it was with my sister in 2013. What do i in 2024 to relive the experience?
as someone who did 11yrs in prison i will NEVER own another transparent electronic device again. I had a transparent TV, radio, electric razor, walkman, headphones, and fan.
Fun fact. At least in the US, any electronic devices used in prisons, specifically by inmates, must be transparent. The idea being so that it's impossible to hide bad things in them, such as drugs, weapons, or explosives. IDK about other countries though.
@@puzzle9648 i mean it depends on where you are at, some jails/prisons are better than others. There are plenty that do sell electronics on commissary but they are only available as transparent shells
- I’d probably get an additional few big pieces of screen-protector and apply on the larger flat surfaces and if there’s any patience or leftovers then I would put on the faceplate .
The fact that the reset button didn't fit shows the quality you can expect from a Chinese website. Lucky you were able to use the original buttons to complete assembly.
For a fan, you could use small Noctua something like NF-A4x10 (40mm as it is original Wii fan) and that would be bit out of aesthetics but hey, maybe it might be quieter. It was almost 2 years ago when I did fan and case swap on my Nintendo Wii which is still playing copies of games that I own on microSD card. This second part is easy and there are lot of tutorials how to ;)
I remember when you made a custom Transparent Xbox 360! Glad to see you’re still up for vintage console mods. This is really fun and entertaining to watch! Keep up the good work Hugh! :)
>Items all have "Welcome Deal" below them >Item has "Winter Sale Welcome Deal" above it >Item has "Welcome Deal" next to it on the checkout >"No mention of any member of a new member discount until you get to checkout"
@Hugh , dude your videos are excellent and very informative however I have noticed that you don't explain about what to do if you buy a used iPhone/iPad etc that once you factory reset needs you to use the previous owners details for activating purposes so my question is what do you do or use to pass this step if you don't know the previous owners?
I'm retired in the Dominican Republic (I'll be 59 in 7 days). Lived 48 years in the US (ex-military, electronics engineer and made the jump to PC in 1990). I led the IT department at National Airport in DC, worked for NYNEX (telecomunications), and other stuff. With all that said, this is one of only 9 channels I have the bell for. Amigo, you're amazing..
I have over 200 subs to various things. I just recently noticed that YT doesn't show them all in the subs list on the left side. Because they refuse to display them by alpha order but by the amount you've watched them, some of the less viewed channels seem to "age out" and drop off the bottom of the display - forcing me to go to the full list of subscriptions and find them.
That looks great hugh,just put a clear shell and ninten-drawer on my old nes last week.They look great in clear shells.Will give this a bash.They are a tenner with free delivery today on Aliexpress.
There is still a thriving Wii/Wii U community out there, the Wii U especially is an excellent emulation platform. You can still play games online thanks to RiiConnect. I'm considering doing this mod myself since I seem to have acquired a whole family of old Wiis over the years, but I'd like to go one step further and add the HDMI mod so it'll work with a modern TV. Once I get more confident with soldering I'll tackle that one. As you say, working on the Wii isn't hard, just tedious because Nintendo apparently had some kind of deal with screw manufacturers back when they were designing the thing.
@@HughJeffreyshow so? I think you'll be the only person on TH-cam to convert such a computer, try looking for another project close to this, there really isn't one, but if I may please, I highly encourage you to at least think about it, and please take your time with it, you're not in a rush. Thanks
Thank you for the video I was wondering is it safe to leave the heat sink out I think it looks better but wandering if it will be ok to leave it out thank you for any help
Nice Project Hugh. I bought a $10 Sega Mega Drive 2, a few ago. It has security stickers on it's sides saying Department of Youth Corrections. It was not transparent but I guess it stopped youth from hiding objects inside the housing. Amazingly after a clean up it fired up perfectly.
I ordered a screen from AliExpress as I needed to fix a old iPhone I had and the shipping has been delayed but this was really good video great work Hugh
be careful, in my experience iPhone replacements screens are missing shielding that maks the ribbon cables really fragile and prone to shorts. figure out all the stuff inside the phone and install the screen ribbon cable once. i bought 2 new screens because I'd plug it in to test, unplug it to put screws in, replug it and it would have died.
I still use my Wii,its black and I think it's 2009,when it's mine and no longer a family I might do this along side painting my PS2 dark green and white
Could it be harmful to put this device in the sun? Since normally internals are shielded from any sun. Now it might get in and damage something potentially?
Hey Hugh! I've been watching your videos and subbed to you since I was younger (2015) and your my favorite aussie tech TH-camr, I just wanna say I love your videos so much and you are the one that inspired me to start repairing technology and to start TH-cam. Keep up the hard and good work and we all love your videos. ❤️ This video is really good because personally I own a Wii from childhood and I always wanted to see what the inside of a Wii is :D Good video, good channel! if you have any questions feel free to reply! 👍
Last one was just the recent TH-cam short that when I first uploaded it released as a long format video even though TH-cam said it was posting as a short. Had to delete and re-upload. The video from 2 weeks ago was taken down after 2-3 days for "bulling and harassment" from TH-cam...
@@HughJeffreys"Bullying and harassment." What was all that about? I don't watch all of your videos so maybe I missed something, but you've never struck me as the bullying type.
Please make your app free to download. I do really like it and it makes testing used/repaired phones super easy but that's the problem. I'm not going to buy the app on every used/repaired device i have to test and neither am i going to sign into my personal account that I've actually purchased the app on on such a device. I can't tell you how many devices I've come across that i needed to test but couldn't do it properly/easily due to this. I understand you need to make your money back but I'm guessing you probably have by now? Anyways i love the app but that is by far the biggest drawback about it. Large phone refurbishing companies aren't going to pay for the app for every single device they repair and some repair thousands apon millions of devices a day. Having it paid just prevents more people from downloading and using your app but that is just my opinion. Awesome modification on this console btw :)
when the welcome deal is really good I usually just make a new account LOL, I just got a cpu, mobo, ram combo for $65 vs the $89 it would have costed without making a new account
Would any prison actually have wiis if they were transparent. Maybe there but at least in the us (feels obligatory to say),They would probably have to buy one and any games themselves and have strict parameters for it. Could be wrong since I don't plan on going to prison, but that seems most likely. They would probably also make the person who broke it pay since it is a custom case. also obligated to say nice job
@@adraqdemicits not as hard as youre making it seem. People do things even more precise than this in the medical field all the time. In fsct, the people that assemble these consoles also wear gloves.
Since I was a child I always thought that electronics are such an amazingly designed and it’s unfair that all those efforts on making clean PCB’s and other well packed components couldn’t be displayed on the exterior, for that reason I love that 90 clear electronics like the game boy color and the iMacs, and I’m very glad that nowadays we can have this clear shells, I’m gonna still waiting for one to the N3DS, since I’ve seen the XL presentation where they made a special clear one to show how the top display ribbon cable was folded I want one, it looks so incredible
Transparent cases are ugly imo...
@@samholdsworth420 what the hell is wrong with you...?
@@samholdsworth420 It's a matter of taste... i'm more inclined to translucent black.
@@samholdsworth420
Tbh, I think it's ugly if it's frosted/opaque transparent.
Clean transparent cases look prettier.
Literaly just got one of these shells off eBay for my 15th birthday on July 31st. It looks so good. Mine is tinted black because my console was originally black before I made it transparent. And about the online stuff being shutdown that’s why we have homebrew. I have WiiLink and Wiimfii installed that bring back almost all online functionality.
I remember using our Wii with Homebrew as a mediacenter at some point, with movies played via DLNA from a drive plugged into home computer.
I just found our home wii in a shipping box from our storage in my new home. And it still works! That last time i remember using it was with my sister in 2013. What do i in 2024 to relive the experience?
as someone who did 11yrs in prison i will NEVER own another transparent electronic device again. I had a transparent TV, radio, electric razor, walkman, headphones, and fan.
theif!
Fun fact. At least in the US, any electronic devices used in prisons, specifically by inmates, must be transparent. The idea being so that it's impossible to hide bad things in them, such as drugs, weapons, or explosives. IDK about other countries though.
Our prisons dont even have mattresses let alone electronics
@@puzzle9648 i mean it depends on where you are at, some jails/prisons are better than others. There are plenty that do sell electronics on commissary but they are only available as transparent shells
1:09 ah yes the Wü. My favorite retro console
The German Wii (TM)
The Nintendo wu
I am in LOVE with your Transparent videos!
We need more!!
- I’d probably get an additional few big pieces of screen-protector and apply on the larger flat surfaces and if there’s any patience or leftovers then I would put on the faceplate .
Chefs kiss, absolutely amazing man. Keep up the great work👌🏾
The fact that the reset button didn't fit shows the quality you can expect from a Chinese website. Lucky you were able to use the original buttons to complete assembly.
For a fan, you could use small Noctua something like NF-A4x10 (40mm as it is original Wii fan) and that would be bit out of aesthetics but hey, maybe it might be quieter. It was almost 2 years ago when I did fan and case swap on my Nintendo Wii which is still playing copies of games that I own on microSD card. This second part is easy and there are lot of tutorials how to ;)
I remember when you made a custom Transparent Xbox 360! Glad to see you’re still up for vintage console mods. This is really fun and entertaining to watch! Keep up the good work Hugh! :)
"Vintage"
...Ow
Man, you didn't have to attack me like that. Ouch.
DONT YOU DARE SAY THE WII IS VINTAGE!
Hahaha, not even 20 years old and you're calling it vintage.
@@Saavik256I mean it’s a Wii, the thing was almost vintage like 5 years after its release with specs like that!
i still watch all your old vids and love them
>Items all have "Welcome Deal" below them
>Item has "Winter Sale Welcome Deal" above it
>Item has "Welcome Deal" next to it on the checkout
>"No mention of any member of a new member discount until you get to checkout"
I love it. Im a sucker for clear electronics
i have a wii sitting on my desk and its my original wii it still works the wii is a amazing console
Love the Wii! Glad you transformed it!
@Hugh , dude your videos are excellent and very informative however I have noticed that you don't explain about what to do if you buy a used iPhone/iPad etc that once you factory reset needs you to use the previous owners details for activating purposes so my question is what do you do or use to pass this step if you don't know the previous owners?
I'm retired in the Dominican Republic (I'll be 59 in 7 days). Lived 48 years in the US (ex-military, electronics engineer and made the jump to PC in 1990). I led the IT department at National Airport in DC, worked for NYNEX (telecomunications), and other stuff. With all that said, this is one of only 9 channels I have the bell for.
Amigo, you're amazing..
Just curious, what are the other channels?
I have over 200 subs to various things. I just recently noticed that YT doesn't show them all in the subs list on the left side. Because they refuse to display them by alpha order but by the amount you've watched them, some of the less viewed channels seem to "age out" and drop off the bottom of the display - forcing me to go to the full list of subscriptions and find them.
literally not relevant at all no one cares about your life story
Awesome transparent console! I think that most consoles should come like this from the factory.
Love the finished product! Any downsides to removing the 2 metal panels? Is it still solid with no rattling?
That is an awesome look for the Wii. Makes me want to change mine!
That looks great hugh,just put a clear shell and ninten-drawer on my old nes last week.They look great in clear shells.Will give this a bash.They are a tenner with free delivery today on Aliexpress.
You clearly have the patience of an Angel. Keep it up.
There is still a thriving Wii/Wii U community out there, the Wii U especially is an excellent emulation platform. You can still play games online thanks to RiiConnect. I'm considering doing this mod myself since I seem to have acquired a whole family of old Wiis over the years, but I'd like to go one step further and add the HDMI mod so it'll work with a modern TV. Once I get more confident with soldering I'll tackle that one. As you say, working on the Wii isn't hard, just tedious because Nintendo apparently had some kind of deal with screw manufacturers back when they were designing the thing.
I'm pretty sure Hugh removed those plastic covers slowly to tease, you know you enjoyed it 😂😂😂
I realy like How This transformation turned out to be like
Hey I'm just really curious, what happened to that 1970s computer that you were going to retrofit? Because I was wondering whatever happened to it
I still have it, its under my bed. Don't think I will ever convert it now. Probably just sell it as-is.
@@HughJeffreys You should convert it. it would would be so cool
@@HughJeffreyshow so? I think you'll be the only person on TH-cam to convert such a computer, try looking for another project close to this, there really isn't one, but if I may please, I highly encourage you to at least think about it, and please take your time with it, you're not in a rush. Thanks
Thank you for the video I was wondering is it safe to leave the heat sink out I think it looks better but wandering if it will be ok to leave it out thank you for any help
The heatsink shroud need to be included in clear also or maybe at least a sticker options to put on top or black shroud
There is a ps2 slim mod you can create by removing the DVD drive and 3d print a smaller case
Sure anyone who does not want to be reminded of Prison I'm sure thinks it is cool. love watching your vids. I have an Ipod early model smashed screen.
(1:08) I haven't seen an aftermarket Wii accessory with the legally distinct "Wü" logo in ages!
Hugh Jeffreys customising a Nintendo console. He must make more of these.
Nice Project Hugh. I bought a $10 Sega Mega Drive 2, a few ago. It has security stickers on it's sides saying Department of Youth Corrections. It was not transparent but I guess it stopped youth from hiding objects inside the housing. Amazingly after a clean up it fired up perfectly.
Make a matching transparent remote, nunchuck, and Wii Fit!
Nice one, Henry!
Wow hugh its cool to see you doing mods on electronics again😁
I ordered a screen from AliExpress as I needed to fix a old iPhone I had and the shipping has been delayed but this was really good video great work Hugh
be careful, in my experience iPhone replacements screens are missing shielding that maks the ribbon cables really fragile and prone to shorts. figure out all the stuff inside the phone and install the screen ribbon cable once. i bought 2 new screens because I'd plug it in to test, unplug it to put screws in, replug it and it would have died.
Yeah I’ll test it before I install it thanks for the help tho appreciate it 👍
such an awsome transformation but for games you can jailbreak it to play several classic games i want to see that in future video
beautiful transformation hugh 👌
I've had a clear Wii since 2012 or so. Mine has a semi-faulty DVD drive though and can't read dual layer discs.
Nicely done hugh, wish I could do that with my wii 😂
I still use my Wii,its black and I think it's 2009,when it's mine and no longer a family I might do this along side painting my PS2 dark green and white
i hope they create one for PS5 👍🏻
cool! it does look like a hard disk this way
Could it be harmful to put this device in the sun? Since normally internals are shielded from any sun. Now it might get in and damage something potentially?
I was not expecting a sponser from yourself!
love it , nice job
Great video brother ❤
They did mention that it was for new AliExpress users when you hovered over it. Did you not vet your own videos during your editing process?
It ain’t prison when you get to see transparent tech like this
Amazing work
I remember stil having this OG Wii the disk drive did fail and I upgraded to a Wii U I have no use for the Wii and yes I know I could softmod it
Hugh if it really is a “prison spec” Wii how will you use it without a clear controller
Also this Nintendo Wii Transparent edition are meant for prisoners that are Super Mario fans
Why doesn't all technology use thermal pads instead of paste?
Seems better in every way to me.
A very suggestive title...
Hey Hugh! I've been watching your videos and subbed to you since I was younger (2015) and your my favorite aussie tech TH-camr, I just wanna say I love your videos so much and you are the one that inspired me to start repairing technology and to start TH-cam. Keep up the hard and good work and we all love your videos. ❤️ This video is really good because personally I own a Wii from childhood and I always wanted to see what the inside of a Wii is :D
Good video, good channel!
if you have any questions feel free to reply! 👍
As usual , awesome 😎
Ah, not a Wii, a Wü. Excellent.
Hugh's previous two videos have been unavailable for me, even though I was notified of them as a subscriber. Is this the case for everyone?
Last one was just the recent TH-cam short that when I first uploaded it released as a long format video even though TH-cam said it was posting as a short. Had to delete and re-upload. The video from 2 weeks ago was taken down after 2-3 days for "bulling and harassment" from TH-cam...
@@HughJeffreys"Bullying and harassment." What was all that about? I don't watch all of your videos so maybe I missed something, but you've never struck me as the bullying type.
It probably won't get in unless it's the Wii Mini so you can't access the internet through it
I have a 1g version with GC ports.
Modded but not used in 5 years.
“Released in late 2006, it’s almost 18 years old.” Ok this video didn’t have to come with an attack…
Hugh, I need a quotation on some AirPods Max, which has a broken connector with pins pushed down when cleaning with a cotton swab 😢
Great job.
The genuine Nintendo Wü case from Aliexpress😂
Can you assemble this without a disc drive and it still work?
love you man
I. Remember. When. You. First. Made. A. Clear. Case. For. Xbox. Nintendo. Etc. 😊
:other repair TH-camrs I hope you all like it
:Hugh Jefferys and we’re done
I look forward to that part job👍
It's called the Nintendo 64 because it has 64 screws
Or just don't sign into AliExpress?
I swear every new video you make your voice is a little bit higher each time lol
Now my dad can play mario galaxy.
he didnt get a switch?
Let me say you quick that the Switch is a boring peace of crap @@LouisianaBurns
@@Bastian.mp4 but it has mario galaxy..along with mario 64 and sunshine
Please make your app free to download. I do really like it and it makes testing used/repaired phones super easy but that's the problem. I'm not going to buy the app on every used/repaired device i have to test and neither am i going to sign into my personal account that I've actually purchased the app on on such a device. I can't tell you how many devices I've come across that i needed to test but couldn't do it properly/easily due to this.
I understand you need to make your money back but I'm guessing you probably have by now? Anyways i love the app but that is by far the biggest drawback about it. Large phone refurbishing companies aren't going to pay for the app for every single device they repair and some repair thousands apon millions of devices a day. Having it paid just prevents more people from downloading and using your app but that is just my opinion.
Awesome modification on this console btw :)
will it work if you dont install the dvd rom ?
MY BELOVED !!!
It's like prison tech
You know, I think what would be funny but not possible installing macOS but has to little storage or something like windows 95😂
Michael MJD has already done that before (both I believe)
@@Forrest_O.yup, both (beat me to it)
If nothing was around in 2006
8:45 The fact that the clear buttons don't fit just means that they were sloppy with their design. Which makes this clear cover rubbish.
when the welcome deal is really good I usually just make a new account LOL, I just got a cpu, mobo, ram combo for $65 vs the $89 it would have costed without making a new account
Are you going away somewhere for a predetermined time? 😂😂
Would any prison actually have wiis if they were transparent. Maybe there but at least in the us (feels obligatory to say),They would probably have to buy one and any games themselves and have strict parameters for it. Could be wrong since I don't plan on going to prison, but that seems most likely. They would probably also make the person who broke it pay since it is a custom case.
also obligated to say nice job
Woah, That transparent shell looks awesome!
Anything for the remote?
nice !!
Half the wii price was from the screws 😮
can you add proper iTest iPad support?
Whats not working?
@@HughJeffreys it'll prompt you to vibrate the device, celluar, earpiece, etc. i.e. stuff that doesn't work on ipads (sorry for late reply)
BRING BACK TRANSLUCENT TECH!!!!
if only it had LEDs..
You left fingerprints everywhere by not wearing gloves...
You should try and work with gloves on something like this. Then come back and comment.
@@adraqdemicits not as hard as youre making it seem. People do things even more precise than this in the medical field all the time. In fsct, the people that assemble these consoles also wear gloves.
@@adraqdemic You should visit a factory and then come back and comment.
Can I install iTest on it?
Homebrew it and install USB loader gx
I use icloud email forwarding to make new accounts for each aliexpress purchase. saved me a lot of money
Yellowing ?
I got this video after playing my wii lol
do a short modding it
trade mark safe logo haha 😅 i know youtube puts my comments straight into spam