Those same people only getting paid 5 an hour have literally fought and complained against any attempts to change the law and bring a proper wage. Why? Because they make more in tips than they would hourly. Whole system is messed up.

Yeah that really messed me up I had to read it a few times

I didn’t know that about crowdsource, I definitely thought it was just another of the same. Glad to hear it isn’t.

I didn’t think about the increased resolution making the RAM increase more relevant.

Good note about the preheater, I honestly haven’t looked deeply into the procedure. Looks like you can get into a crappy preheater on Amazon for not too much. For a one off thing its not so bad 🤷‍♂️

Hey thanks for the write-up!

Glad I had it kind of almost correct 😬 Sorry if I implied that you weren’t popular enough to make it work. I really was just guessing based on the numbers and a vague idea of “I guess he needs x amount of money to make it happen.” I’ve been burned on a couple kick starters, so I was a bit pessimistic on what might constitute “success”.

I really do like the project, and my buddies kid heard about your project and bought it as well, he found it organically by himself, I was amazed.

I’m glad you’ve taken this personal project and put it out into the world. I’m excited to get my kit, I bought a clear shell and I plan to leave my LCD in the old shell, so I don’t rush destroying it.

An install service is a nice idea, to give more people access. But that also sounds like a lot of work, depending on how popular it is.

I’m fairly handy with a heat gun and soldering iron. I’ve kicked around the idea of the RAM increase, but I’m not convinced the performance boost is worth the effort and risk.

Anywho thanks again! Looking forward to more cool stuff from your way!

They just announced EU/UK availability!

Thanks!

Cheapest is $5 dozen here the lower West side of Michigan

Recommendations?

Thanks, I hope you can buy one too. Is this something you could buy and have forwarded to you?

If you need a US address, and someone to forward it to you, feel free to PM me 👍

The only cred I have on here is from a guy I met in Canada to sell some phones to. But I promise I’m trustworthy haha

It’s a joke, because EA added crap to their games and defended it with those exact words.

That’s why you’re being downvoted by everyone.

It takes money to make money. The whole project is a bit of a gamble. While paying for CE certification would probably pay off if this thing got popular, if it flops as a whole, then it would flop even harder.

Basically, because it costs more to do, it’s an even bigger gamble. Even though it could work out, they must’ve done the math and said, hmmm, let’s wait and get some legs under us first.

Heck, interest stalled out already and they barely made their funding. I feel like everyone who was gonna buy one, in the US anyway, has bought one. So how much bigger would Europe be for them? And how much does it cost to get CE certification? I don’t know the answers to these questions. But it’s foggy enough that I can see why they might not want to do it just yet.

For the record I bought one 🤷‍♂️

Thanks! Yeah power only, the data lines are disconnected.

Though I had an idea of hiding a thumb drive or badUSB device in there somewhere, just to surprise anyone who ever tried putting it into a computer.

Nothing malicious, just fun. But eh 🤷‍♂️

Thanks!

It was harder to get the old one off than put the new one on. I have a hot air station but was too lazy to get it out of storage.

The new one I pretty much just held in place with my fingernail, and laid an iron loaded with solder and flux right in the gap between the connector and the board. It wetted pretty quickly and soaked right in.

Need a beefy iron though, ground plane and all.

Thanks for the correction! I admit to not researching that very well 😬

While you’re not wrong that people should probably shop that way, if they can. It feels tone deaf, as many people can barely afford groceries in the first place, so shopping by cost per weight/calorie is almost a requirement.

At least I think that’s what’s happening.

Hey just an update for you, I ended up modding my WiiU. Works great!

We’ll see how long I keep using it, the resolution leaves a lot to be desired…

https://sh.itjust.works/post/31371757

Hey just wanted to update you, I ended up modding my WiiU, works great!

https://sh.itjust.works/post/31371757

My thoughts exactly

Yeah I believe you’re right. Though I didn’t find anyone else locally even going to the highest hill in town

That’s actually a pretty slick idea not gonna lie. If I ever de-Google, that might be the way I go.

I like to travel with a Chromecast and a mini router so I can do TV stuff away from home.

Now I’m wondering, I know that USB stick computers have existed for awhile. I’m wondering… Does something similar in size to the Chromecast exist? Something just powerful enough to stream whatever I want to a TV with whatever software I can load on it? Hmm…

That’s a bummer, but makes sense.