I know I'm a bit late entering the contest, as I've been a bit short on ideas this summer. However, I believe I finally have something worth building, so hopefully I'll be able to finish within a few weeks.
The idea behind this project is to have a "portable" with a screen, wireless controller, battery, and wireless video receiver that gets video from a transmitter in the house. (No console though). The transmitter can be plugged into a variety of consoles to send the video from them to the handheld, so that it's not one system but several. It will have a wireless ps2 controller in it, since there are adapters for it to work on a wide variety of systems.
While you would essentially be tethered to the area around the console, it allows for the "portablizing" of consoles that can't be trimmed much or have too much power consumption to make a reasonable handheld.
Okay parts time
5" composite lcd screen
Generic wireless ps2 controller
Nyrius brand composite transmitter / receiver
Game gear as the case
Hopefully a 5v battery bank for phone
This is the transmitter I'm using
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FB1NTP6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_QgUsBbEYMC6NF
As to the transmitter, it runs off 12v 250mAh and operates with no noticeable lag. I'm sure there is a very slight delay, but definitely not enough to impair gameplay. The signal reaches all the way across my entire house even with closed doors and walls in the way AND the transmitter antenna pointing the complete wrong way. If you obstruct both of the antennas, the video can static, but I haven't gotten it to cut out completely. So if you start to wander out of range, you'll still be able to see the game until you get back near the transmitter.
Anyways more updates to come soon just wanted to get this worklog rolling
The idea behind this project is to have a "portable" with a screen, wireless controller, battery, and wireless video receiver that gets video from a transmitter in the house. (No console though). The transmitter can be plugged into a variety of consoles to send the video from them to the handheld, so that it's not one system but several. It will have a wireless ps2 controller in it, since there are adapters for it to work on a wide variety of systems.
While you would essentially be tethered to the area around the console, it allows for the "portablizing" of consoles that can't be trimmed much or have too much power consumption to make a reasonable handheld.
Okay parts time
5" composite lcd screen
Generic wireless ps2 controller
Nyrius brand composite transmitter / receiver
Game gear as the case
Hopefully a 5v battery bank for phone
This is the transmitter I'm using
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FB1NTP6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_QgUsBbEYMC6NF
As to the transmitter, it runs off 12v 250mAh and operates with no noticeable lag. I'm sure there is a very slight delay, but definitely not enough to impair gameplay. The signal reaches all the way across my entire house even with closed doors and walls in the way AND the transmitter antenna pointing the complete wrong way. If you obstruct both of the antennas, the video can static, but I haven't gotten it to cut out completely. So if you start to wander out of range, you'll still be able to see the game until you get back near the transmitter.
Anyways more updates to come soon just wanted to get this worklog rolling