Hi guys,
Bit of a silly one. Basically I want to make a life size gameboy costume which actually works. From what I've looked up so far the best way to do it would be to use a Rasberry Pi as the emulator which should be fine running off of a fairly big USB power bank.
My problem is when it comes to the screen. I am not sure how to get a decently sized one, say 15" to be run off of a battery and for said to battery to give me at least a few hours, preferably more,of play time. I am looking at possibly getting a laptop lcd screen and controller board to do it but am not confident on how to get it powered as the boards seems to take 12v and about 3-4A depending on the one you need.
So from what I know my options would be like a Lead Acid Battery, but really that would be too heavy for my liking.
Or to use a very big power bank, then use a step up transformer to 12v with a transistor to get the right amps. I don't know if this would work however or how safe it would be.
Or if any of you have any suggestions on other ways I could do this please let me know. Thank you in advance for your help!
Bit of a silly one. Basically I want to make a life size gameboy costume which actually works. From what I've looked up so far the best way to do it would be to use a Rasberry Pi as the emulator which should be fine running off of a fairly big USB power bank.
My problem is when it comes to the screen. I am not sure how to get a decently sized one, say 15" to be run off of a battery and for said to battery to give me at least a few hours, preferably more,of play time. I am looking at possibly getting a laptop lcd screen and controller board to do it but am not confident on how to get it powered as the boards seems to take 12v and about 3-4A depending on the one you need.
So from what I know my options would be like a Lead Acid Battery, but really that would be too heavy for my liking.
Or to use a very big power bank, then use a step up transformer to 12v with a transistor to get the right amps. I don't know if this would work however or how safe it would be.
Or if any of you have any suggestions on other ways I could do this please let me know. Thank you in advance for your help!