How to Remove or Fix Dead Pixels or Screen Cancer on a Gameboy Pocket

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  • Опубликовано: 18 сен 2024
  • In this video, I'll demonstrate how I was able to successfully remove or shift dead pixels (a.k.a "screen cancer") from a Gameboy Pocket LCD screen with LCD screen bleed.
    See the follow up video here - • How to Remove or Fix D...

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  • @ShredderN64Alt
    @ShredderN64Alt 3 года назад +18

    I can't believe the solution was just to shove them back in all along. You rock, man! I always, always, always prefer repair of replacement.

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      @RayTheMaymay 2 года назад +2

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  • @themen012
    @themen012 2 года назад +17

    I tried once, on a GBA screen with a hot steamed clothe, I putted it over the screen for 4min and it like magic the screen was all black yes all black, but that's not all, I thought it's dead so I left it to cool down to through it away, and I was surprised 🙀, after about 1 hour the screen become like new, function like new, I never face the problem again.

    • @mark.audacity
      @mark.audacity Год назад

      Liquid crystal is temperature sensitive, so that makes sense.

  • @MatthewScheffel
    @MatthewScheffel 2 года назад +10

    Hey, this works! Thank you for sharing. I swear you can actually feel the dead pixels as you rub. As a glasses-user, I used a microfiber cloth both under the screen and on the screen and applied pressure with a battery (the negative end). I'm posting this comment a tad early, but I'm already seeing improvement. Fingers crossed it all works when I put it back together!

    • @nostaldex
      @nostaldex Год назад +1

      what about 1 year later man? im thinking to do it in my game boy light and pocket pikachu 2.

    • @MatthewScheffel
      @MatthewScheffel Год назад +1

      @@nostaldex haven't touched my gameboy since! it's still not great tbh. no doubt it improves things, but it is not going to make it like new.

    • @damian9303
      @damian9303 Год назад

      Trust me, this isn’t chiropractics lol. Weird of you to mention it like that, considering that’s not how it works. The microfiber cloth was a smart idea to not scratch up the screen, but having one also at the bottom is redundant.

  • @missedinformation7068
    @missedinformation7068 3 года назад +10

    Best think of this like your pushing out air bubbles under a sticker or a smart phone protective lens. It very similar but your pushing the liquid back into pockets/reservoir. Circle motions may work, but single directional motions will probably work best. Find the spots the liquid want to go into then move that direction

  • @Nanotronik78
    @Nanotronik78 3 года назад +4

    I have changed the screen of my gameboy DMG because I had that problem and now I find you !!!!
    Is incredible!!!
    does it also work with the screen of my gameboy DMG?
    Thanx so much bro!!!!

  • @born-again-nerd5537
    @born-again-nerd5537 3 года назад +13

    This was extremely helpful, thank you so much for sharing this trick, I’ll try this method with ds lite screen tears / another common issue. Not sure if work, but I can try. Kudos - I subbed you :)

    • @Tendo209Mods
      @Tendo209Mods  3 года назад +1

      I have a DS lite with a dodgy screen, I’ll give it a try too

    • @jordanvespa720
      @jordanvespa720 3 года назад

      @@Tendo209Mods Any chance you gave the DS Lite a try yet? I have one as well with black blotches on the screen

    • @Tendo209Mods
      @Tendo209Mods  3 года назад +1

      @@jordanvespa720 A DS uses a TFT type LCD screen, I think the black/dead pixels on those are different than that of a Gameboy.

  • @Mio_kakit
    @Mio_kakit 5 месяцев назад

    THIS WORKS ON MY 3DS XL. I was getting screen cancer on my top screen and I was so sad seeing that I would have to pay so much money. THAT YOU FOR THIS VIDEO. I used my nail and gently rubbed the affected area and IT IS SLOWLY GOING AWAY!!!

  • @vincentq3218
    @vincentq3218 2 года назад +2

    Yo dis man just cured cancer!! 😅😅

  • @ellaquin
    @ellaquin 3 года назад +3

    oh my god, I have been looking for something like this for the last 2 months, ima sub with both of my accounts for that

    • @elljensen6265
      @elljensen6265 3 года назад

      there u go :)

    • @ellaquin
      @ellaquin 3 года назад +1

      ah hahahahaha, I forgot the part about "Dont litteraly take your finger, and push so hard you snap the glass xD. Time to get an IPS mod LMAO

  • @Dukefazon
    @Dukefazon 3 года назад +7

    What causes the lcd cancer? Something happens to the liquid crystal? It starts to form solid crystals or something? If we knew what causes it it might be easier to find a solution, like how people found solution to yellowing plastic. Maybe some vibration or ultrasound could work.

    • @Tendo209Mods
      @Tendo209Mods  3 года назад +9

      I'm actually working on a video right now all about what it is!

    • @Dukefazon
      @Dukefazon 3 года назад

      @@Tendo209Mods Cool, looking forward to it!

  • @davidshields5817
    @davidshields5817 2 года назад +1

    Wow amazing! I'm currently massaging the hell out of my Gameboy DMG screen watching the cancer dissappear!

  • @kirbtastic15
    @kirbtastic15 3 года назад +6

    this works for the original DMG as well!! thanks so much for showcasing this!!

    • @brooklyn11218
      @brooklyn11218 3 года назад

      How much pressure did you use? The glass is in the way.

    • @kirbtastic15
      @kirbtastic15 3 года назад +1

      @@brooklyn11218 I actully ended up pushing the it to the edges of the screen instead of despersing it. I used a lot of pressure, but was careful not to crack the glass. I used the eraser end of a pencil and a cleaning cloth and it took a couple hours.

    • @stevenbenson9976
      @stevenbenson9976 2 года назад

      @@kirbtastic15 nice!

  • @585585MC
    @585585MC Год назад +2

    I really appreciate that you shared this, but for god's sake, do something about the way you explain things because all these "uh..." pauses etc doesn't really make it enjoyable

  • @usuariofuturista
    @usuariofuturista 3 года назад +4

    I did something similar with my 3DS screen, sadly pressed with the stylus and kinda messed the screen a bit. But my main issue is that a while after the "cancer" dissipates it will eventually assamble again and resurface. Any hint?

  • @HeyHaffiz
    @HeyHaffiz 3 года назад +4

    Awesome Stuff Andy! Keep it up 💪

  • @Sam-gw3gc
    @Sam-gw3gc 2 года назад +4

    I tried this on a gameboy dmg. After about 20-30 mins the screen looks almost perfect. Id say this is worth it with how expensive gameboys are now. But I just wonder if the screen cancer would come back after a little while

    • @Tendo209Mods
      @Tendo209Mods  2 года назад +3

      Nice work! Sometimes they come back, other times they won't - it depends on how thorough you were. I have some screens I did over a year ago and they're still fine.

    • @nostaldex
      @nostaldex Год назад

      what about 1 year later man? im thinking to do it in my game boy light and pocket pikachu 2.

  •  3 года назад +2

    Good job! :D

  • @JanosTheHedgehog
    @JanosTheHedgehog 3 года назад +1

    Another method is to carefully peel off the polarized layer, clean the glue left behind with alcohol and stick a new one, but I do that only if a huge part of the screen is affected.

    • @Tendo209Mods
      @Tendo209Mods  3 года назад +2

      That trick wouldn't work, because the dead pixels lie between the LCD glass layers, sorry.

  • @TheCharli3009
    @TheCharli3009 3 года назад +1

    WOW INCREIBLE!

  • @lukemorrison
    @lukemorrison 2 месяца назад

    Soo cool! ❤❤❤

  • @jub8891
    @jub8891 2 года назад +2

    does the pressure damage the screen at all?

    • @Tendo209Mods
      @Tendo209Mods  2 года назад +2

      As long as you're careful the glass will stay intact.

    • @Nebby_99
      @Nebby_99 Год назад

      What if you do crack the glass? Game over, bin it? Asking for a friend 😅

  • @BeeJay120
    @BeeJay120 3 года назад +8

    I've done something similar to this with a laptop screen yesterday but instead gradually pushed the black mass (of air? It acts like a bubble of sorts) off to the sides/edges and it works fine after.
    I was looking to see if anyone else had done something similar or if I'd unlocked the secrets to the universe! 😆

  • @user-gj6vg6nq2f
    @user-gj6vg6nq2f 3 года назад +1

    Nice method!

  • @Enderlais
    @Enderlais Год назад

    And you doo this with the poleriser on?
    This shuld work on my gameboy too right?
    I want to ask if I need to disassemble my screw. For that or if I I can doo it all assembled because the Plastic cover is of.

  • @blindguitarfox
    @blindguitarfox 3 года назад +2

    I wonder if it is possible to speed up the process by applying a little heat from say a hair dryer instead of a gun and then applying said pressure.
    It seems to be the pressure and rubbing is likely introducing a small amount of heat and letting them bond again.
    Keep up the excellent work, I too have ditched screens with this issue!

    • @Tendo209Mods
      @Tendo209Mods  3 года назад +3

      Thanks! I've thought about applying some heat to the screen, my only concern is I don't want to melt the polarizer.

    • @blindguitarfox
      @blindguitarfox 3 года назад +1

      @@Tendo209Mods Worth a shot with a hair dryer, my heat gun is hot enough to scorch wood so maybe a weaker hair dryer would do the trick.
      I would try it on something less valuable like a pocket with screen cancer.

    • @rishichauhan86
      @rishichauhan86 Год назад

      @@blindguitarfox How did it work out? Keen to know, as I have the same problem...

  • @amanthethy
    @amanthethy Год назад

    Thanks for this vid!

  • @blauaugigerweierdrache6248
    @blauaugigerweierdrache6248 Год назад

    I tried this today, but my screen cancer was bigger than his. It took me a few hours, my fingers have never been fucked so hard, but the trick is: you have to move the bubbles from side to side with A LOT of pressure from side to side with a cotton swab. So that the bubbles are shifted to the edge and then disappear.

  • @doormatt3190
    @doormatt3190 Год назад

    My GB Pocket has one horizontal dead line that appears as just white on a black background (for example in a game while running). Is this approached in the same manner, or is there a different solution?

  • @emanuel3350
    @emanuel3350 3 дня назад

    GRACIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAS

  • @umigabut
    @umigabut 2 года назад

    Woah that's nice.
    Will this works on original GBA screen?

  • @ac-wu7jq
    @ac-wu7jq Год назад

    thank you i will do it soon !

  • @xProjectZer0x
    @xProjectZer0x Год назад

    Wow, while watching this I was very sceptical, but it actually works! Amazing, thank you!!

  • @swomflys3380
    @swomflys3380 10 месяцев назад

    Why didn't you start with a lens cloth?

  • @Zombytes
    @Zombytes 10 месяцев назад

    I have a pocket screen that has what looks to be like a little dent inside the screen. It almost looks like a single drop of water on the inside of the screen. but its def not water. Its like the polarizer melted, or got squeezed into the LCD or something in that one spot. Idk. Its hard to explain. But just wondering if anyone has any idea on how to fix it? Cant find any info on it.

  • @opijkkk4918
    @opijkkk4918 2 года назад

    can you do a video showing if this method works also for Game and Watches

  • @user-yk1cw8im4h
    @user-yk1cw8im4h 3 года назад +1

    How do i avoid screen cancer from happening

    • @Tendo209Mods
      @Tendo209Mods  3 года назад

      I'm really not 100% sure what causes it. I think old screens just degrade on their own like that.

  • @dr.vonrommel2088
    @dr.vonrommel2088 2 года назад

    What about dead pixels from the sides? Can i do the same procedure?

  • @80sTechKid
    @80sTechKid Год назад

    Could this affect the black and white iPods? I have seen this affect some of the price screens at Kohls before and am wonder if iPods would do the same

    • @Tendo209Mods
      @Tendo209Mods  Год назад

      I believe the B&W iPods have the same type of TFT panel, so I don't see why it wouldn't work!

  • @deanrutter379
    @deanrutter379 3 года назад

    Would removing the polariser fix this issue on a DMG? If I removed the polariser, backlit and biverted the DMG would the black markings still appear?

    • @Tendo209Mods
      @Tendo209Mods  3 года назад

      The actual dead pixels reside within the glass layers of the LCD, so replacing the polarizer make much of a difference. Sorry.

  • @danielpowers5891
    @danielpowers5891 3 года назад

    I tried desoldering the screen and as usual i lifted a bunch of pads and got nowhere.

  • @TorKungChannelRC111_Retrogames
    @TorKungChannelRC111_Retrogames 2 года назад

    จอเส้น ซ่อมได้ไหมครับ

  • @Jay-q3o4w
    @Jay-q3o4w 2 года назад

    And that's the reason, why I never throw away anything, even if its damaged or dead.

  • @damian9303
    @damian9303 Год назад +1

    They’re gonna just come back worse if you apply foremost pressure onto the LCD, you’re just dissipating the damage for the timebeing but the damage is still internal to the panel and will eventually make their way back through. Good enough for those waiting for the shipment of their new display, the rubbing alcohol part is just placebo.

  • @xo0betty0ox
    @xo0betty0ox Год назад

    thx man

  • @realms6845
    @realms6845 2 года назад +1

    First one here from Mattkc

    • @Tendo209Mods
      @Tendo209Mods  2 года назад

      Thanks - I just caught his video last night!

  • @FriarHavs
    @FriarHavs 2 месяца назад

    Does this work for DMG?

  • @rhythm8215
    @rhythm8215 3 месяца назад

    Bro my screen is not working even i cleaned all the dead pixels
    What should I do?

    • @Tendo209Mods
      @Tendo209Mods  3 месяца назад

      What kind of screen?

    • @rhythm8215
      @rhythm8215 3 месяца назад

      @@Tendo209Mods My screen type is LCD
      Years ago my game boy colour was force hit on the wall by my siblings which cause my lcd screen to have dead pixals I thought now there's no way to fix this cause Nintendo's console are almost not sold on my country so there's no chance for me to get spair parts here I find your video it helped me a lot to remove dead pixals I thought that removing dead pixals can help to revive my screen but even doing so my screen doesn't seems revived although a little bit changes are there but looks like now I would not be able to fix it 😞

    • @Tendo209Mods
      @Tendo209Mods  3 месяца назад

      @@rhythm8215 Sorry your screen broke, I do know the technique I'm using here only really works for DMG and Pocket screens from what I know.

    • @rhythm8215
      @rhythm8215 3 месяца назад

      @@Tendo209Mods Thats sad anyway thanks for your time

  • @tails_the_god
    @tails_the_god 2 года назад

    Nice massaging em good boys! XD

  • @maxdoesitall2472
    @maxdoesitall2472 2 года назад

    Please

  • @vivremaintenant841
    @vivremaintenant841 Год назад

    Félicitations🤗👏👏👏

  • @ChoponHill
    @ChoponHill 2 года назад

    this is crazy

  • @RetroPlus
    @RetroPlus 3 года назад

    Does this method work on skin cancer too?

  • @thecon7621
    @thecon7621 2 года назад

    lol it works for my chrome book

  • @tayntedmemories
    @tayntedmemories 2 года назад

    oi mattkc

  • @nikolajspaade5341
    @nikolajspaade5341 Год назад

    This Video is cutted! Dislike! Fake!

    • @imaginedying.
      @imaginedying. Год назад

      nope
      I had the same issue on my DMG and managed to apply the massaging method
      is your glass cracked perhaps?

    • @nikolajspaade5341
      @nikolajspaade5341 Год назад

      @@imaginedying. Don't talking shit! This Video i fake!

    • @imaginedying.
      @imaginedying. Год назад

      @Nikolaj Spaade I disagree, friend.
      as long as nothing is shattered, you can still treat your screen

  • @nikolajspaade5341
    @nikolajspaade5341 Год назад

    This Video is fake! Purchased good comments! Don't be fooled.

  • @BostonScottMesa
    @BostonScottMesa Год назад

    Thank you sir!

  • @The1SilverShadow
    @The1SilverShadow 2 года назад

    thank you , but please work on your presentation ...you almost lost me back there in the early few minutes