Really enjoy seeing these mods even though I'll never do them! I had a game gear back in the day and always wanted the Nomad, but my parents never got it for me.
I have one. I found it in a flee market around 2002 with the battery pack and it still works with no real screen issues outside of some scratches and haven't seen another one IRL. Biggest issue is if you shake it too much the game will reset/shutoff.
I went all in a few years back and upgraded a Nomad and I loved it. Like a fool I sold it on ebay. I think this video will make me want to make another Nomad, thank you for the video!
Hi, excellent tutorial thanks for it, for the brightness you only have to deafen three cables to the pads (CN7) and take it to the potentiometer that the sega nomad already has, I cut the pins that join it to the board leaving the first one on the right without connection, to the other three I soldered the three cables and joining the (JP1) and the brightness is controlled.
I agree that simply cutting the ribbon cable instead of desoldering is best, especially if you’re not experienced at soldering. You risk damaging the motherboard, and completely removing the entire ribbon cable isn’t necessary. Some guides I’ve watched show desoldering it instead which is nearly impossible to do without special equipment or damaging the PCB.
Thank you for this sir! its really hard to see where the wires are going on the other side. any chance you have a site with wiring guide, or a different video covering it?
Awesome install! Have you noticed a difference in using this RGB filter board vs the one from Mobius Strip? Also, is the video signal better directly from the chip vs from the video output?
There is no difference that I can see between the Mobius board and this one - they both use the same capacitance and resistance values. The video signal is the same from the encoder chip or the video multiout - they are directly connected to each other so it’s the same signal on both ends
What is that cord that is plugged in the AC port? Sorry if dumb question, I just know my Nomad's AC port is enormously finicky from always having a Sega AC adapter plugged in. I hear you can just strengthen the solder joints of the AC port to the circuit board because its directly attached, but I wonder if there's a better wired solution that puts less strain on the AC plug of the Nomad.
Now all you need is a Li-Po mod. Also I didn't like how you just slashed the Original LCD's connections. You could've just used a Bigger iron tip and swiped it along the pads while pulling the LCD Ribbon. That LCD only needed a new Polarizer.
I want to do this mod, I’ve done quite a few mods now (pico-boot, and Gameboy mods) this one scares me though because how expensive nomads are and that you have to cut out that original screen 😬 might need to just bite the bullet though cause my nomad screen is very washed out
I tried doing the sega cd sound mod, it worked, but I lost left or right audio on sega genesis games. Example streets of rage 2 I won't get background music but I'll get the punching sound. I don't know if anyone had the same problem.
@@LIRetroGaming thanks so much for reply, I used this guide to recap and install the LCDDRV, i had issues using the Console5 provided 3d printed bracket as it was too big and i couldnt close up the nomad correctly which effected the direction pad and some of the buttons later, the bracket is also different to the one shown in your video, i trimmed the bracket and hotglued it to the Nomad to secure and the clearance was ok then, only used the front half which positions the screen in place. I also manually wired the 47ohm + 220uf 16V capacitors on the RGB line which was a cheaper alternative, the schematic is the same as the standard MD2 scart design. pin45 on the Sega IC for MS support was super hard for me to solder to due to clearance around it and my shaky hand, but got it in the end. By far for myself doing the recap, lcddrv mod, sound mod and MS support this video was the most helpful. Thanks very much for the content. Hope this helps someone.
How does that LCDDRV works both with the Turbo Express and the Nomad exactly? Could it be used to repair other screens like the PSOne LCD or just these two portables?
I just realized thew game on the TV in the beginning of the video is called "Lightening Force" but I THINK they meant to spell it "lightning" .. because Lightening means 'to make something lighter" NOT the electrical bolts from the sky LOL .. does anyone agree with me on this??? TBH I didn't even realize lightening was a word until now lol I thought it was just a typo.... but I hadn't even thought about 'to make something lighter" lol 🤦♂🤣
Really enjoy seeing these mods even though I'll never do them! I had a game gear back in the day and always wanted the Nomad, but my parents never got it for me.
I have one. I found it in a flee market around 2002 with the battery pack and it still works with no real screen issues outside of some scratches and haven't seen another one IRL. Biggest issue is if you shake it too much the game will reset/shutoff.
I went all in a few years back and upgraded a Nomad and I loved it. Like a fool I sold it on ebay. I think this video will make me want to make another Nomad, thank you for the video!
I am definitely going to do this for my Nomad soon. It was finding a screen that was a major issue for me. Thanks for the links!!!!
Lightening Force. The first videogame about home lighting.
All of the music in your videos is awesome!
Thanks! I try to play samples of the music I listen to while I mod
Your channels has swiftly rising to my favorite modding channel, Everything you touch I want to buy lol.
Hahaha thanks! Glad to hear that you’re enjoying the videos
As always, a great video. Good job once again!
Hi, excellent tutorial thanks for it, for the brightness you only have to deafen three cables to the pads (CN7) and take it to the potentiometer that the sega nomad already has, I cut the pins that join it to the board leaving the first one on the right without connection, to the other three I soldered the three cables and joining the (JP1) and the brightness is controlled.
Awesome, thanks for that information!
Great video
As a very OCD person I always enjoy your soldering jobs.
The red/green/blue wires tickle my OCD well.
Thanks! I always try to color code them like that when I can
Nice work! I have the Nomad triple bypass installed in my Nomad. It’s a fantastic mod, but it’s out of production now.
Yes I love the triple bypass as well
Wow. Thanks for the shoutout!! ❤
And thanks for publishing that cd audio mod on Twitter! It’s much better than the older method
Great work!
I agree that simply cutting the ribbon cable instead of desoldering is best, especially if you’re not experienced at soldering. You risk damaging the motherboard, and completely removing the entire ribbon cable isn’t necessary. Some guides I’ve watched show desoldering it instead which is nearly impossible to do without special equipment or damaging the PCB.
Thank you for this sir! its really hard to see where the wires are going on the other side. any chance you have a site with wiring guide, or a different video covering it?
In Canada, it was released at Toysrus only.
Very cool! Did not know that
@@LIRetroGaming I almost picked one up, but ended up buying one from eBay around 2007 instead. Cool, yes, portable, not really; as you know.
Awesome install! Have you noticed a difference in using this RGB filter board vs the one from Mobius Strip? Also, is the video signal better directly from the chip vs from the video output?
There is no difference that I can see between the Mobius board and this one - they both use the same capacitance and resistance values. The video signal is the same from the encoder chip or the video multiout - they are directly connected to each other so it’s the same signal on both ends
What is that cord that is plugged in the AC port? Sorry if dumb question, I just know my Nomad's AC port is enormously finicky from always having a Sega AC adapter plugged in. I hear you can just strengthen the solder joints of the AC port to the circuit board because its directly attached, but I wonder if there's a better wired solution that puts less strain on the AC plug of the Nomad.
Now all you need is a Li-Po mod. Also I didn't like how you just slashed the Original LCD's connections. You could've just used a Bigger iron tip and swiped it along the pads while pulling the LCD Ribbon. That LCD only needed a new Polarizer.
What about the battery life! Amazing to watch thanks for the vid.
Battery life improves with this mod
I wonder what genesis board is smaller, a nomad motherboard or cdx
Nomad is a little smaller but it’s impressive that the CDX is only a little bigger but has the cd built in
@@LIRetroGaming indeed
I’d have replaced the surface mount caps in the audio section but otherwise, great job!
Yeah I considered doing that as well, but otherwise this one came out pretty good!
Agreed!
I want to do this mod, I’ve done quite a few mods now (pico-boot, and Gameboy mods) this one scares me though because how expensive nomads are and that you have to cut out that original screen 😬 might need to just bite the bullet though cause my nomad screen is very washed out
Good job, but could you pass the stl file of the screen support? Thanks!
You got it, here’s the link: www.thingiverse.com/thing:3741675
hello! do you have the file to print the screen support? thanks.
I tried doing the sega cd sound mod, it worked, but I lost left or right audio on sega genesis games. Example streets of rage 2 I won't get background music but I'll get the punching sound. I don't know if anyone had the same problem.
Is it exactly how i did it in this video? The pins on the chip should not be lifted, you just solder the wires directly to the pins
Where did you tap the gnd for the RGB inputs on lcddrv tp245? I noticed you did not wire anything to GND on the lcddrv RGB pad
You can use tp210 on the other side of the board for ground
@@LIRetroGaming thanks so much for reply, I used this guide to recap and install the LCDDRV, i had issues using the Console5 provided 3d printed bracket as it was too big and i couldnt close up the nomad correctly which effected the direction pad and some of the buttons later, the bracket is also different to the one shown in your video, i trimmed the bracket and hotglued it to the Nomad to secure and the clearance was ok then, only used the front half which positions the screen in place. I also manually wired the 47ohm + 220uf 16V capacitors on the RGB line which was a cheaper alternative, the schematic is the same as the standard MD2 scart design. pin45 on the Sega IC for MS support was super hard for me to solder to due to clearance around it and my shaky hand, but got it in the end. By far for myself doing the recap, lcddrv mod, sound mod and MS support this video was the most helpful. Thanks very much for the content. Hope this helps someone.
How does that LCDDRV works both with the Turbo Express and the Nomad exactly? Could it be used to repair other screens like the PSOne LCD or just these two portables?
For now it’s just these two portables
I just realized thew game on the TV in the beginning of the video is called "Lightening Force" but I THINK they meant to spell it "lightning" .. because Lightening means 'to make something lighter" NOT the electrical bolts from the sky LOL .. does anyone agree with me on this??? TBH I didn't even realize lightening was a word until now lol I thought it was just a typo.... but I hadn't even thought about 'to make something lighter" lol 🤦♂🤣
I regret getting rid of my nomad back in the day.
That’s too bad, especially since they are hard to get these days
Your videos rule!
Thanks! Glad you enjoy them
Im told you can get that screen for $18 or so since it's a generic part