Redesigning The Gp2x

[lippy]

Well software forums always have a "wishlist" for new versions of software (often months before the previous software has even been released) so i though why not have something similar? Post what you would like to have added/takenaway/changed with an estimated price tag next to it: Here's my "within reason" one:

Pad instead of Joystick (DUH!) -£1 (probably cheaper)
Powered USB £1 (just connect a few wires here and there...i think)
Built in Bluetooth £4 (with dongles selling soo low nawadays why didn't they build it in?)
Extra SD slot £4


Ofcourse if it were not within reason you would have 3d graphics & maybe intel yonah cpu among others up there....

 

[nickspoon]

Stick to D-Pad - £1.
Built-in WiFi stick - £5.
Better soldering - Priceless.

Can't think of anything else within reason, if it were not I'd have a Vrender3D SoC, it's got an FPU and everything.

 

[iatneH]

8-way weird industrial stick -> 4-way microswitched stick (like the NGPC)

Move the power switch to the top or bottom of the unit

Potentiometers for backlight brightness & volume control.

Otherwise I really like it the way it is.

edit: Oh yeah, a FPU would be nice...

 

[Nickmon]

I would like:

Swapable cases, so we can pimp it like a phone ! No idea on cost as the internals need to be made secure..
Maybe sex the case up a bit like what nintendo has does with the lite...
Replace batterys with a rechangeable one like the DS
Change the stick for a d-pad
Double the memory
Have it come with a stand
Have it come with a decent manual - this should be so easy to fix...

Other than that my changes would be to software...

GPH please read this thread !!


Not convinced on the wifi bit ofther than for internet access, just try finding two people with a gp2x in a couple of miles of each other !

 

[iignotus]

Touch screen (it is reasonable, really)
Better soldering/craftsmanship
D-pad
Maybe a little thinner/lighter?

That's all. Of course, an FPU and GPU would be great, but everyone knows that

 

[lippy]

Ye, a touch screen would have been immense.... We could have RTS games (the best genre in my opinion)
Also could have attracted some zodiac users.

 

[BenRoshi]

I don't know anything about pricing so...
Neo Geo Pocket Color Level Stick
Move The USB/Power Supply Input To The Left Side
Built in Bluetooth
Change Button Names To Model SNES

 

[JaqMs]

HEADPHONE JACK ON THE BOTTOM OF THE UNIT KTHXBI

 

[Loubear]

Oh no, it's the invasion of the 12 year-old l337 typers! No..o..I'm 1nf3ct3d! Must tr@v3l b@ck 1n t1m3... *whoosh! lou travels back to his first post*

D-pad.
Usb host on usb 2.0 port.
BT?
Move power and usb to top.
Add an extra sd or cf slot.
FPU and/or a GPU.
Touchscreen.
Cold fusion battery pack.
Vibrator.

 

[OMars]

Oh no, it's the invasion of the 12 year-old l337 typers! No..o..I'm 1nf3ct3d! Must tr@v3l b@ck 1n t1m3... *whoosh! lou travels back to his first post*

D-pad.
Usb host on usb 2.0 port.
BT?
Move power and usb to top.
Add an extra sd or cf slot.
FPU and/or a GPU.
Touchscreen.
Cold fusion battery pack.
Vibrator.

Do you mean a rumble pack? :huh: :rolleyes: :lol:

 

[Racer445]

Powered USB.
GPU/FPU. (duh)
WiFi.
Make the headphone jack stick out more!

That is all. Otherwise, it is perfect.

 

[vobboomg]

Ditch the second cpu, and crank the main cpu up to 400mhz...

second cpu is fairly useless in its current form

 

[JaqMs]

I don't have a GP2X yet but I want to ask: is the headphone jack being on the top a hinderence while using?

 

[reallynotnick]

Lower the dead zone of the stick, and use DaveC's cap
Powered USB
DC at the bottom (or top)
Maybe smaller and get rid of the bulge on the back, but then again I sort of like the felling in my hands
WHEEL FOR VOLUME
Brighter low battery light
Better Screen (not sure if the new one is all that good, never seen it)
Better Speakers

Make the Tv out cable have a female end.

 

[Loubear]

I still don't understand why they made the tv out cables female? It's...weird, and it's gonna cost me 7 dollars at radio shack to reverse that.

 

[el_monkeyo]

I'd like:

Bluetooth & WiFi
Samsung 32gb Flash Drive (hideously expensive at the moment, but probably be quite cheap when the GP3X or whatever is launched)
nVidia GoForce 5500 or similar 3D acceleration
640x480 or 800x600 touch screen
Right hand stick, or possibly mouse pad for FPS etc.
Obviously more MHz & RAM
And I'll probably need a much bigger battery to run all that. Replaceable rechargeable please.

More than anything else, I'd like CPS-2 games to run on MAME though.

 

[Loubear]

You know what? I'd like some expansion buses..like a sata port, or at least an data bus somewere on the side(with some sort of adapter to sata, or something like that) Preferably with a flip open cover...

Thus..direct connection to harddrive...or a graphics card.

 

[Crazy Goat]

I'd like:

Bluetooth & WiFi
Samsung 32gb Flash Drive (hideously expensive at the moment, but probably be quite cheap when the GP3X or whatever is launched)
nVidia GoForce 5500 or similar 3D acceleration
640x480 or 800x600 touch screen
Right hand stick, or possibly mouse pad for FPS etc.
Obviously more MHz & RAM
And I'll probably need a much bigger battery to run all that. Replaceable rechargeable please.

More than anything else, I'd like CPS-2 games to run on MAME though.

How about you buy a tablet pc. 800x600 touchscreen = ~500 dollars. (I own one)... GoForce 5500 acceleration - costly.

 

[jdwrrzmm]

I don't have a GP2X yet but I want to ask: is the headphone jack being on the top a hinderence while using?

Doesnt bother me at all. I just drape it around the back.

 

[PSyMastR]

My headphones, arent like the ipods, they are L shaped jack, so it works out fine for me.