Gp2x Inside - Mk2

[EvilDragon]

Hi,

well, it was time, wasn't it?
I opened up a gp2x - MK2 (which is better built than the old version, even has a completely new headphone port with golden contacts!) and took a few HiRes-pictures for you guys

As usual, get them here at the gp2x File Archive

Enjoy

 

[shinneri]

Excellent. Just got my MK2 today.

 

[zektor]

Cool! Good to see the inside without having to crack it open

 

[hardcoregp]

im going to be buying a gp2x mk2 next week. I found my old battle torn gp32 last week and have been playing my old SMCs since. I used to be on these forums a ton and i see its still a great place for info as usual

cant wait to get my hands on the 2X :blink:


i checked out some of the emus and it all lookin very sexy

 

[jaesond]

I'm almost regretting having bought a GP2X before the MK2 was even thought of XD;

Hopefully my GP2X won't break down or anything like that. I still like it, and I'm used to the diagnol bias already.

 

[Dr.wario]

i see no point in getting a Mk2 when i already got a Gp2x =)
or is there a reason?

 

[sam fisher]

MY MK1 is failing Bad build quality. THe case has even opened up itself.

 

[EvilDragon]

Well, I have plenty of MK2 lying around but are still using my MK1.
Why? I like the display better. I love the scanlines. I hated them at first, but with FW 2.0.0, you can reduce them to a minimum - and that minimum is just enough to make the emulators more realistic.
But that's my opinion - some like the MK2 better, some the MK1.

The stick is no prob with the new cap - and even though the MK1 is not as stable built as the MK2, there's no prob to FIX it to be more stable. Did this with a lot of First Editions, and they're all running fine

 

[Dr.wario]

and i think those Gp2xstamped-caps you send me still aren't that good
it just feels loose :-s

 

[Ktdata]

Naked Gp2x Pics... I feel dirty now

 

[Alex.]

Quick, someone spot R48 and pencil it!

- Alex

 

[shinneri]

i see no point in getting a Mk2 when i already got a Gp2x =)
or is there a reason?

After owning a GP32 BLU for years (with its perfect screen), I find the MK2's viewable range is very small. And I find that I have to tilt it upwards in a really strange way to get the real color, but I don't know. If there's nothing wrong with your earlier model, why upgrade?

 

[Dr.wario]

well to be honest it will always be better then a freaking Psp -_-

 

[Jarska333]

The stick is no prob with the new cap - and even though the MK1 is not as stable built as the MK2, there's no prob to FIX it to be more stable. Did this with a lot of First Editions, and they're all running fine

This I can testify to.

Only problem now is, that I can see my face reflected from the screen... Maybe Icould get rid of it... :unsure:

My face.

 

[aapje89]

Quick, someone spot R48 and pencil it!

- Alex

hehe, pencil trick rulez! B)

 

[Epicenter]

Nice, looks like the build quality of the whole machine went up. Is this still the same factory that built the MK1 Second Edition? I know First Edition was a different factory (hence the terrible job they did..)

 

[Radek]

How do you like handling of rotated stick?
(if you could compare directly to the MK1)

 

[NinjaFae]

and i think those Gp2xstamped-caps you send me still aren't that good
it just feels loose :-s

I came to a solution for that, a warm glue-gun, and a very very small amount of it, just in the hole, don't spill over the edge, then put the cap on, leave for 5 mins to cool, and voila, it's tight, and, after 30 mins, can still be removed adds an edge of firmness.

 

[craigix]

They are all built at the radix factory, the improvement is just a result of the gp2x generating money and there being more to spend on development, thus things get better and better. I'm really pleased with the MK2.

 

[DaveC]

How do you like handling of rotated stick?
(if you could compare directly to the MK1)

Diagonal bias is gone. Definite improvement.