>Smaller is better?
No, there's an ideal size and form, the compromise
Just like for a handgun or a knife, too small or too big isn't good
For handhelds, screen has to be big enough at almost full arm length, overall size has to be big enough to fit comfortably between both hands without additional effort, and it also have to fit well in a pair of pants front pocket
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Now those keychain handhelds above, depending on the price of course, are fun gifts, but not ideal for kids since they'll want to play for hours on those and it's not good for their eyesight, it's too small
Edit https://funkey-s.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders/cart
65 bucks....
No, they're novelty items as opposed to useful toys. Someone thought they were a Good Idea.
For 20 bucks they would make fun gift for colleagues imo
$65 is over the top, but that's not even the main problem. PS1 games are supposed to be "playable" on those.... Good luck playing siphon filter on such a small res, good luck reading anything... It's not even ideal for most 16 bit systems at 1:1 scale, let alone neogeo, mame...
>The 1.54″ IPS display runs at 240×240, so it is a perfect square. The GBAs 240×160 resolution should look great on this LCD, with small black borders across the top and bottom. It’ll be interesting to see how other machines with a native resolution greater than 240px look on this display.
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>When the Genesis was released in 1988, very few arcade boards at the time was able to produce the same video resolution (320x224). There are a lot of systems with a much better hardware but using a lower resolution, like Namco System 2 (288x224), Konami TMNT2 Based hardware (288x244) or Neogeo (304x224). The same could be said about the home consoles (SNES = 256x224).
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So basically, the hardware isn't even fit for what it's supposed to be fit for
It's like mounting a .50 caliber machine gun on a moped, I would say it's not a great idea, it's unbalanced
https://youtu.be/XOPZEOa-LYc?t=39
Now maybe it passes IRL, idk
After all if the moped is parked maybe it turns out to be a not so bad tripod for the .50
I've seen some of this stuff in the shops near here. Big Lots had some cool little handhelds that contained a few arcade games, but the price was near $40 - that's simply not worth it.
The hardware itself is usually driven by what's cheaply available, especially for this type of device. They're not going to make a bespoke LCD panel, they're going to use whatever they can get and hope you don't notice.
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