awesome news! i think i’m going to have to pick one up.

@RunnerPack: looks like this is the tool to get, talk to you about it on IRC.

I do appreciate that offer. I am about to head back East to visit with my family for my Birthday Day. When I return I should better know if someone is willing to do it, and I should have some B-Day money to spend on the repair!

I’ve IM’ed Johnny Phantom tonight, no response yet. I will keep you posted.

Thank you for all of your information in this thread. You have set most of my worries aside and I can go back to just enjoying the VB and having fun! =)

[Lester Knight]

When I turn on the VB the “Saftey Message” seems to change size and shape for a few seconds, after that it looks fine and doesn’t move, is that the mirrors getting up to speed?

I actually have been following your progress on the Flash Kit. I’m really interested in one, even though I have a FlashBoy+ on the way. I love Flash Kits since the GBA days and as a reviewer for GBATemp.net I’ve been able to build a small collection of various kits.

I can’t solder, I actually never have. I’m afraid to screw up my $150 investment. Based on what I have read about you on this forum and your site I would be honored if you had the time to fix my VB. I’m thinking to just get both sides repaired so that I can avoid this problem in the future. Perhaps in the coming months if you have the free time?

Cheers.

• This reply was modified 15 years, 4 months ago by Lester Knight.

[Lester Knight]

When you are talking about the black visor you mean part number VUE-012, the black plastic part that holds the red lenses?

I get that “warping” when the IPD is in the middle as well but it is less extreme and I actually don’t notice it except for the very edges. When the IPD is at an extreme the 3D seems “tighter” but the warping is a bit worse.

I really hope the VB isn’t having issues I just paid $150 for it with shipping =(.

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I just moved the IPD to the right and I am now getting a very glitchy right screen. When I moved it back to the center it went away. However, the slight “warping” remains. I still wonder if the warping is my eyes or the VB unit.

Looks like I need suggestions on who can fix the VB in the US. I would like to get the visual display soldered and done once and for all so I can just enjoy the unit! =)

Thanks for your help!

• This reply was modified 15 years, 4 months ago by Lester Knight.

Hello.

I don’t know how you guys are about bumping an old post, and I am sorry if my reply offends anyone.

I have blurry edges on my VB, a system I have only owned for 2 days, so I am new to this hardware. I have been talking about it in the IRC channel and running all types of physical debugging. By physical I mean that I am moving my body and using those around me to help test.

It seems that if I put the IPD all the way to the right I can see the right VB squares clearly, the left most shapes I can see VERY slightly and faintly. If I put the IPD all the way to the left I can see the 2 left VB squares clearly, the right most shapes I can see VERY slightly and faintly.

If I put the IPD in the middle I can see all 4 squares but I have no way to focus them. They are visible but very blurry, I find it hard to read the “VB” text on each of them, even with the focus slider all the way adjusted.

I do wear corrective lenses and I’ll be the first to admit that my eyes have aged over the years. I am wearing an old prescription (lack of $$ for a new one) as well right now which makes it hard to see some stuff in correct focus until they are on top of me. I’m pretty good with things close to my face but I no longer have the 20/40 I once did.

With all that said I always have blurriness around the edges. I have been playing Red Alarm and the “numbers” for the SHIELD and SPEED are blurry unless I put the IPD all the way to the right or left. When the IPD is in the middle I can see the edges clearly if I move my head to the right or left, slightly, while playing. However I have other issues when the IPD is all maxed out (see below)*.

I have asked a few people around me to test as well and they do not have these issues. I am starting to think that the problem is less of a lens design issue and more of an issue with the limit of the IPD adjustment and my eyesight. The device, to me at least, seems like it was not designed to accommodate all eyes, all people, and all ages.

*My other issue is that when the IPD is all the way to the right the graphics look like they are concave. They seem to push out in the middle and wrap back (slightly) on the edges. When playing Mario’s Tennis, on the main selection screen I see this and I am unsure if this is my eyes or the VB unit. When the IPD is all the way to the left the graphics seem “tighter”, the 3D is “OK”, and the graphics are “flatter” and not concave. In the middle the middle most text is flat and the edges “curve” back a tiny bit. I’m not sure if this is a problem with my eyes, the design, or if the unit has issues? I’ve let others test and they don’t really see what I am talking about so I am starting to think it might just be me, meaning it’s MY eyes.

I am also not sure what problems adjusting the IPD might cause, was it designed to be run at the RIGHT and LEFT most extremes? I also hate using it at the extremes because I feel like in another few years, if my eyes adjust, there is no room left for adjustment of the systems IPD.

I’ve love to read comments on my post especially if anyone experiences what I am trying to describe in the second last paragraph.

Thanks!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220752008740&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

There is a FlashBoy up for auction. It is numbered #059. I wonder if there are records which point to who it was originally sold to? =P

Anyways, its got 9 days to go. I’m going to watch it to see what it sells for.