How does the font looks with gamegear games?
Blocky but very easy to read. I went back to my GG and finished the optional VGA mod.
Anyway update I finished the rest of the LCD mod on my Game Gear. It now has VGA port.
I forgot to take picture of my wiring work before I closed it up. After looking around my console, I decided port on the side won't work because it's curved and would be a bit tricky to get even cut plus it's also hard to get mounting screws secured near the seam between front and back half. I ended up having it stick out of the back near the converter mounting screw, it just fits if I ever needed a Master Gear converter and VGA display.
One thing I noticed, I can't change between internal LCD and VGA on the spot, so I needed to set the dial high for VGA or low for internal LCD.
VGA default mode: (full with scanline)
VGA second mode (full without scanline)
VGA third mode (reduced with scanline)
and last one (reduced no scanline)
SMS games also looked fine in full screen:
I did not take the other 2 SMS modes, it was tiny. Maybe the tiny mode would be fine if you were playing on a 100" display and didn't like Tetris-esque blocks.
One thing I noticed was that in scanline mode, there were varying brightness level on horizontal lines. I don't know if this is the way the mod was done or if I need to recheck my wiring?
I used an old NEC VGA panel that I found at a Goodwill for about $5. It had a full glass front which meant easy to clean. Most LCD has bezel that can trap dust and grimes in the corner.
