Thread: A Gamboy LCD? Nokia?

Taken from the hardforum LCD FAQ:

Q: I'd like to hack the LCD from a GameBoy into my case somehow, can I do it?

A: According to Jeff Frohwein's GameBoy FAQ it is possible but complicated. The LCD interface to GameBoy isvery similar to other large screen LCDs in that a CRT controller is really required. The reason for this is that all 23,040 pixels (160x144) have to be written or "refreshed" 60 times a second the same way that a TV has to constantly redraw or else there won't be any picture. This is required even if what your trying to display is static and never changes. This is all the info I have at the moment.

(note that this FAQ does not appear to be actively maintained.)
(linear)

Q: What about the Gameboy Advance?

A: It looks like it is possible to directly interface the entire Gameboy Advance to the PC via a serial port. A cable is/will be available that allows you to develop gameboy code on your PC and the gameboy advance will load it when powered on. This could be an interesting option, but requires someone to develop some nice code. It is not yet clear quite how flexible this option will be, but as the gameboy advance has some nice screen modes & processing power, the results could be very interesting, and its a fairly cheap option.
(alumentalist)

We've got someone working on the Nokia screen deal as we speak. I'm actually about to sic one of our guys onto the gameboy code.