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Scph 5501 mainboard remove serial#
What's stopping you from squeezing a mini HDMI port between the serial port and rear center screw post? I know this would require some metal cutting but it would at least keep the full functionality of the console intact. This would keep the port serial intact.Īgain PS1's are dirt cheap, if you want to use the serial port then you can always use a different console. I could put the HDMI out the side and have you chop the metal case all up. I didn't sit and think, "Ok what is the most inconvenient spot for people" Then go that route. When these consoles were designed, engineers did not think to leave a free spot for and an hdmi connector. Managing multiple revisions etc doesn't make sense on a console that costs 30USD.Īs for the serial port, there might be a work around with piping the protocol over wireless but no guarantees. Why spend so much effort for making separating revisions for specific consoles. Its possible but is it worth it? I don't think so. It should be feasible to build a version of the HDMI board (or a unified board that can accommodate both use cases) for those later models that would digitize the analogue audio.
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Scph 5501 mainboard remove mod#
In defense of their proposal of using wireless (and I'm still hoping for a wired option) for serial networking, if the antenna is strong enough and latency is low enough to allow two consoles with his mod installed to connect via WiFi, then you're no longer limited to the length of the serial cable, and, as I mentioned in an earlier post, it might be possible to link over the internet. I think there are a lot of people who don't have link cables (like me), or they only have one console, or they have zero interest in using the serial port for anything for those people, it doesn't make a tangible difference that the serial port gets removed.įor those that do want both an HDMI mod and keep the serial port, or for those that only want or need the HDMI mod in one of their consoles (not both), or for those that have PSones, I think they should make available an alternate installation method. Personally I think it's less destructive to just cut a hole. I'm happy to see this happen, although I'm not sure I understand the logic of creating a no cut mod that instead of sacrificing a bit of the plastic shell, removes one of the dedicated functions of the console.