Solved Wii Portable Parts?

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hey, I'm kind of new to this. I have been reading the threads here for a long while and feel that I am ready to start building my own Wii portable. I have never used a soldering iron before, but I am ready to learn. I need to get the parts to start building it. I Don't think I own anything needed to make one, except for the Wii console. I am tracking down the parts needed to build it and would like to know if this is everything a beginner would need to get it built.

5" LCD????
RVL PMS$65.00
Charging port????
GC+ 2.0$20.00
Amp - PAM8803$5.83
Speakers$10.79
heatsink 35x35x7mm$7.33
fan 35x35x7mm$5.00
Wii$20.00ebay, craigslist, thrift store, etc.
gamecube buttons$2.55
tact switches$1.80
squishy tacts$2.78
2 switch joysticks$5.00
2 joystick connectors$0.62 each
4 Batteries$4.99 each
soldering iron$105
34 awg wire$7.48
30 awg wire$9.99
22 awg wire$10.68
solder: kester sn63pb37 .5mm$27.30
flux: kester 951 no-clean liquid flux$11.99
headphone jack$1.04
temperature resistant tape$9.99
kingston micro sd card reader$7.99
samsung evo select 128gb micro sd$25
desoldering wick$1.93

I also have screws, screw drivers(including tri-wing), an xacto knife, a dremel, wire cutters/strippers, and a 3d printer.

1. I need a copper plate 35x70mm to go with the fan and heatsink. how thick should it be?

2. is this everything I would need? are these all the right parts?

3. I know I want a 5" screen, but idk if I should get one that is 4:3 or 16:9

4. All of the screens I'm finding seem to use the same board. Is there a way to make this run off of 3.3v or 5v? how do you find out how to make a board run off of 3.3v or 5v? If this can't work is there a screen you could suggest that has a board that can run off of 3.3v or 5v?
screen - data sheet?

in GingerOfOz's Louii worklog someone asked what screen to use and eggbowl replied with a parts list and said that any 5" screen with this board would work

5. should I get the usb-c charge port from the bitbuilt store https://store.bitbuilt.net/usb-c-pd-charging-internal-usb-drive/ or is there a cheaper way to charge it safely
 
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Sunny

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For your screen question: It's personal preference. I prefer 16:9 (which is a 4:3 image that is stretched to fit 16:9. So not true 16:9).
I'll be building my first portable soon too, and I'm using the Eyoyo 5" screen (which is 16:9 800x480 and comes with a board). Stitches on the forum made a great guide for how to use/mod it. Here's a link to that thread: https://bitbuilt.net/forums/index.php?threads/5-inch-eyoyo-component-screen.1967/

Also make sure you get a 4 layer wii. Thread here: https://bitbuilt.net/forums/index.php?threads/revision-identification-guide.863/

I hope this helps!
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thanks sunny. I checked and my wiis have 4 layer boards.

I have asked around on the discord server and have gotten answers to questions 1, 3, and 4

1. the copper plate should be the thinnest that online metals sales and since I can only order in inches, to be 35x70mm, I would need it cut to be 1.37"x2.75" (mm converted to inches, rounded down). https://www.onlinemetals.com/en/buy/copper/0-025-copper-sheet-101-h02/pid/20221

3. people have said this is a personal preference, but the majority have said they prefer a 16:9 or 800x480 screen for widescreen play. to show 16:9, the wii just stretches the 4:3 image, but wii games do support 16:9 natively and that a lot of gamecube games can be forced into 16:9 widescreen mode as well.

4. https://bitbuilt.net/forums/index.php?threads/running-screens-off-lower-voltages.2256/

thank you to all who have helped to answer these questions

I want to get all the parts needed asap so I can start building my wii portable, so it would be great if someone could look over my parts list and see if I am missing anything, as I don't want to start assembling it and half way through notice I am missing a part that will take months longer to receive. also, is the usb-c charging board in the bitbuilt store the cheapest way to get a safe reliable way of charging my wii portable or is there a cheaper way?
 

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Grab yourself a USB-C from the site, save yourself some headaches. Then grab yourself a multimeter and a stick of superglue. Superglue for buttons on the squish tacts and multimeter to check/verify your connections. I keep seeing people use "red board BMS" but if you're using the RVL-PMS you might as well use the USB-C board as well. At least they'll make sure it works before they send it to you.
 
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