Pimping Out A Dreamcast For 2023

In the last episode, we fixed 5 out of the 6 Dreamcasts, leaving the last one to pimp out in every possible way.
This modded dreamcast replaces the serial port with an HDMI one, and comes with a broadband adapter, Noctua fan mod, and a fully refurbished control board.
We also compare the HDMI output with the component, as well as take the Dreamcast online to play some Phantasy Star Online.

[jumpingmanjim]

The original DCHDMI was made by a guy called citrus3000psi who then open sourced the design, leading to people in China selling clones. He then started the pixelfx company with some other guys and made the DCDigital HW2. The DCDigital HW2 was designed to use the same flex cables as the original, so you could easily unplug the old one and plug in the new version.

[retrotony]

I thought this was a DK oldies video but then I remember they don’t fix anything like this. Nice work.

[RegalBrotherhoodWrestling]

Really nice clean mod. Love the black shell to. Great video as always. Look forward to the next video.

[Pendarr]

Looks very clean! Fun to watch you work on just like your other mods. Also that was really cool that you got to play with other people on PSO! My DC definitely got most of its use on that game back in the day and I still like playing it now and then on the Ephinea server :)

[PrinceXTC]

:D
Man, the amount of work you put into that Dreamcast is incredible. Excellent job!
Looking forward to your next video.

[marcosleao]

Amazing work Brotha!!
You've spend some serious cash on that mod!!

Good video😁😁👍👍👍

[MotownBatman]

New Sub, Dryden, Mich.
Well Done Sir!!
I need to clean mine up, I just picked up a Serial to SD, I cant bring myself to spend the $$$ on the GDEmu

[kawaineko]

I really prefer your version of the HDMI mod. May as well remove a port that is pretty much useless, anyway. So cool that that you’re still able to get online with PSO after all these years. Fun video!

[jackdaniels]

Dreamcast was ahead of its time. If they advertised online gaming that couldve been a major selling point thats one thing xbox dod right

[DarkWolfe]

It looks great! I miss gaming online with PSO. Some of my first online experiences with that on good old dial up 😅. I still have my friends cards saved on my VMU. I’d love to upgrade one of my old Dreamcast.

[luckyrockmore]

The biggest surprise for me in this video was finding out the Dreamcast had a component video option

[narniaphuket]

lolol they're never in this good of a condition
you need one with some dead bugs and rust

use solder paste next time, superior method in every way

[newrez]

I have to say, I kinda like the component cable look more - at least in Soul calibur. It has a nice softer look to it

[Callieforniiaa]

I tried different LEDs and I’m not good at soldering… I think I burned the board or something. Any LED I put it now doesn’t work

[TN-zdgk]

I would feel extremely uncomfortable with the DC-Digital board held down by electric tape

[Daigohji]

The final few minutes gave me flashbacks to the golden age of PSO before it was ruined by trolls with cheat devices that let them remotely instakill other players (in a game that wasn't even PvP...).

[palemonvazquez]

Hello I have a general question I just bought a dreamcast I never own one since my childhood, is it bad to unplugg the power cable while is running?

[JohnSmith-qnob]

From 9:45 to 14:00 that's not component video.
That's obviously composite since it has dot crawl and rainbowing.

[hoishum]

I had dreamcast original VGA box output computer screen in year 2000, the picture quality is same as PC game.

[nicoful]

the power cycle wait time is due to the pico-psu if I remember correctly