Nintendo DSi Lower LCD Replacement Screen

Perfect replacement

I installed this in a regular DSi system and it went great! I'm only writing this review day-of installation, but as of now it seems to be a perfectly fine replacement LCD that does its job. The ribbon cables are folded the other way than they connect to the system, but they're flexible enough for them to bend backwards and connect to the board with no problems at all. The bezel seemed slightly off at first when just dropping in on top of the digitizer, but I was able to pull it a bit downwards and fit it in fine.

Appropriate replacement screen for FunnyPlaying ITA with caveat

This is the same screen as the ones included with the FunnyPlaying ITA TFT backlight kit. It is very well packaged and was received undamaged, although it unfortunately does not have a removable plastic cover to protect from dust. The main issue with it is that since it is intended for a DSi, it still has a metal bracket on it that provides rigidity and structural strength to the screen. Unfortunately, with the FunnyPlaying mod, this metal bracket has to be removed. I didn’t realize this at first and I was left wondering why there was such a big offset in the screen positioning. Fortunately, I have some uninstalled ITA kits so I was able to figure out what was different about the screen. The metal bracket has to be removed in order to be installed. Given how thin and fragile these screens are this has to be done very carefully. Once I got the bracket removed, I was able to complete my screen mod (I had previously cracked the original screen trying to reposition it). Despite this one issue, I’m glad HHL stocks this part, as it is not the easiest to find. The pictures show the screen from here next to a screen included with the FunnyPlaying ITA kit. The bracket once it is removed is also pictured.