I really wanted to support these great guys but im not willing to have that ugly 3D printed box on display. I hope they can somehow in the future injection mould something.
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I really wanted to support these great guys but im not willing to have that ugly 3D printed box on display. I hope they can somehow in the future injection mould something.
Yea, it's definitely a negative that lets down their product. I get it and it's cost related. But even if they had to offer a more expensive version, say £50-100, or something for a plastic, or metal case. Or even make it mITX compliant so you can bring your own.
I did see a Youtube (Restalgia Video Link) video about this handmade Rasbperry Pi5-based Dreamcast mini-console which is also 3D printed, but is being sanded, primed and painted before being sold. Looks really good in the pictures and Youtube video. Direct link below.
https://multigamesystem.wixsite.com/home/dreamcast-mini
That Dreamcast Mini has got law suit written all over it lol
Richard from Heber has said they won’t be making an injection moulded case because of the complexity and cost of the tooling, and the 3d printed case cost per unit is similar to the injected moulded case cost per unit, so its not worth spending 10’s of thousands on the tooling and setup etc
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Indeed, it makes sense and I think they are genuinely trying to hit the lowest price possible. So that's the trade off.
Yea, not a licensed product! But more so shows with a bit of labour what I suppose you can do with 3D Printing. Without seeing it in person it looks very nice and passes the initial eye test.
Wow that Dreamcast mini is done incredibly well.
Edit: Just saw the GameCube too, must resist!
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Lol - it's not an advert, honest!
I was using it as an example of a nicer finish on 3D printed plastics.
I've received my second MiSTer Pi today!
Running dualram and the memtests which I ran suggests one of the sticks is 140 and the other 150. I also managed to check out the Jaguar core, which was quite impressive! Looking forward to getting stuck into Alien vs Predator.
Where did you get that lime case ?
I think it’s this one in Acid Green…
MiSTer Case Acrylic
A transparent acrylic MiSTer case offering all round protection for your MiSTer FPGA, designed to accommodate the different official MiSTer Project IO board's and the USB hub.
misterfpga.co.uk
Thanks thought it was a mister pi case, but its an OG mister case.I think it’s this one in Acid Green…
MiSTer Case Acrylic
A transparent acrylic MiSTer case offering all round protection for your MiSTer FPGA, designed to accommodate the different official MiSTer Project IO board's and the USB hub.
They do a MiSTer Pi version, I have that and the smoke one.
Edit: https://misterfpga.co.uk/product/mister-pi-case-acrylic/
That's the Acid Green case.
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Thanks, first time Ive seen acrylic cases outside of Taki's website. Wish I had bought on of those unique coloured ones now.
I currently own the following.
1 x Mister DE10-Nano
1 x Mega65
1 x Ultimate 64
1 x ZX Spectrum Next
Just finished putting together a Mistress 1200 (DE10-Nano) I have had the board for over 2 years and just been waiting for someone to release a new mechanical keyboard.
1 x Mister DE10-Nano
1 x Mega65
1 x Ultimate 64
1 x ZX Spectrum Next
Just finished putting together a Mistress 1200 (DE10-Nano) I have had the board for over 2 years and just been waiting for someone to release a new mechanical keyboard.
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Looks nice but would be nice if there was a MiSTer one. Like if it's outputting say 1080p then that means non-integer upscaling, whereas you could take a native 480p output from an actual (or MiSTer) Dreamcast and scale to 1440p for use on say a monitor if not using CRT.
I pre-ordered it. I like the fact that they are using high quality components and have done a proper pcb layout rather than a rats nest of boards. I've worked in the electronics industry and know the impact that can have. I'm less enthusiastic about the case and the proprietary SNAC implementation.
This is what I want to know too, if Bluetooth a d other wireless controllers can be used.
Case just looks cheapo being 3d printed and not injection moulded. Although users could design their own case mods and colours I guess
If it doesn't include one already, you should be able to plug in a USB BT adapter?