Custom Gorilla Glass screen glass?

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Custom Gorilla Glass screen glass?

Post by multigamesystem » Mon Sep 18, 2017 9:48 am

I heard through the grapevine that someone here makes custom GBZ Gorilla Glass acreen glass. Is this true and who can I speak to about it?

Here is the portable I designed and built. Im making more and would love to use something more scratch resistant than acrylic.

Here is my project

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Re: Custom Gorilla Glass screen glass?

Post by rodocop » Mon Sep 18, 2017 10:27 am

Very nice build! I saw that you posted this build on the RetroPie handhelds facebook group. As for the glass screen, the user Day had a buy and sell thread for gorilla glass screens at one point. Not sure what they are doing now...
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Re: Custom Gorilla Glass screen glass?

Post by ICMF » Mon Sep 18, 2017 10:34 am

IIRC the last batch was the *last* batch - they were getting small runs done as 'samples' because the factory's minimum order was way too large, but the factory basically cut them off because they didn't want to keep producing 'sample' orders forever.

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Re: Custom Gorilla Glass screen glass?

Post by multigamesystem » Mon Sep 18, 2017 3:31 pm

ICMF wrote:
Mon Sep 18, 2017 10:34 am
IIRC the last batch was the *last* batch - they were getting small runs done as 'samples' because the factory's minimum order was way too large, but the factory basically cut them off because they didn't want to keep producing 'sample' orders forever.
So what they are selling here is limited? https://retropiehandhelds.com/product/c ... escription

Or is this another batch from another company?

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Re: Custom Gorilla Glass screen glass?

Post by rodocop » Mon Sep 18, 2017 6:49 pm

multigamesystem wrote:
Mon Sep 18, 2017 3:31 pm
ICMF wrote:
Mon Sep 18, 2017 10:34 am
IIRC the last batch was the *last* batch - they were getting small runs done as 'samples' because the factory's minimum order was way too large, but the factory basically cut them off because they didn't want to keep producing 'sample' orders forever.
So what they are selling here is limited? https://retropiehandhelds.com/product/c ... escription

Or is this another batch from another company?
Ah I was just speaking about forum members selling here. You can buy GBZ screens from handheld legend, kitsch bent, gooeys, and probably a few other online stores, like the one you posted. Turns out the link you posted is from the user jermzz, I didn't realize he had a purchase thread or website listed here.


https://handheldlegend.com/collections/ ... ass-screen

http://store.kitsch-bent.com/product/gl ... nt-screens

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Re: Custom Gorilla Glass screen glass?

Post by wermy » Tue Sep 19, 2017 9:44 am

Looks nice! Totally eating my heart out right now. ;)

The people rodocop mentioned would be good to reach out to, especially Day.
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Re: Custom Gorilla Glass screen glass?

Post by moosepr » Tue Sep 19, 2017 12:33 pm

You should Kickstarter that handheld!
Get a small cheep LCD in your project https://www.sudomod.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=2312
Wrap it all round a battery https://www.sudomod.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=2292
Or use a custom PCB to make it really small https://www.sudomod.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=2512
or make it really really really really tiny!! https://www.sudomod.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=2919

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Re: Custom Gorilla Glass screen glass?

Post by abrugsch » Tue Sep 19, 2017 4:56 pm

something something
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Re: Custom Gorilla Glass screen glass?

Post by Majeye » Tue Sep 19, 2017 5:09 pm

Indiegogo & Kickstarter that thing!

Let's get this thing mass produced by the thousands to the tens-of-thousands!
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Don't support thieves like ckliang who copied Helder's AIO to resell and is now cloning the mintyPi, support the original creators and not the thieves!

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Re: Custom Gorilla Glass screen glass?

Post by Fleder » Wed Sep 20, 2017 6:52 am

Oh, sweet.
I've got 5k lying around, I do not need. Should I just straight up burn it, or should we act like you would actually use it to build stuff you promised?

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