Do you think a Game Boy Advance IPS V5 Mod is worth it?

[Andrés]

Do you think it's worth buying a Game Boy Advance console with an IPS mod? They sell them on eBay and AliExpress.

Basically, it's the original console, but restored and with a backlit screen. It still runs on batteries and costs between 150 and 200 dollars.

Game cartridges are around 3 dollars. I've never owned one, but I feel nostalgic because as a child I played Game Boy games on an emulator from my PC.

Do you think it's worth it, or is it too expensive? Considering there are modern portable consoles that also emulate games, would you buy it?

[Obsessive Power]

Would it be cheaper to buy the parts and have someone do it for you instead? I can't remember, but does the GB Advance have bad screens compared to modern displays? Is $200 a good going rate? Later Advance models had backlit displays.

Display upgrades on older handheld consoles are night and day differences. I've seen them on old Sega Game Gear's and Atari Lynx machines, impressive stuff. This might not be so impressive.

[Zef]

Originally posted by Andrés:

Do you think it's worth buying a Game Boy Advance console with an IPS mod? They sell them on eBay and AliExpress.

Basically, it's the original console, but restored and with a backlit screen. It still runs on batteries and costs between 150 and 200 dollars.

Game cartridges are around 3 dollars. I've never owned one, but I feel nostalgic because as a child I played Game Boy games on an emulator from my PC.

Do you think it's worth it, or is it too expensive? Considering there are modern portable consoles that also emulate games, would you buy it?

Bro, there are literal android handhelds using the GBA layout 1:1 that can emulate every GBA game (and more) at increased resolutions, with savestates, rewind functionality, video filters and even online play. Why would you waste time with the original hardware that's so limited in everyway?

Just buy something like this and fill it up with roms:

https://anbernic.com/products/rg34xx

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DF2LLQNT?tag=n0mad05-20&linkCode=ogi&th=1

https://mechdiy.com/products/trimui-brick-retro-handheld-game-console