Technical Info

Here you can find some specific information on certain qualities the Prizm possesses, along with hardware specifications (the technical specs of the device) and attributes.

• CPU Register List
• CPU Clocks
• RTC Unit
• LCD Hardware
  • Screen Receiver
• File System

Basic Specifications

• Display
  • Type: Blanview LCD (Hyper Amorphous Silicon TFT), likely a Renesas R61524
  • OS Resolution: 384×216 pixels
  • Hardware Resolution: 396×224 pixels (confirmed here)
  • OS "Homescreen" Resolution: 21×8 characters including top toolbar's space
• Processor
  • 58MHz (safely overclockable to 98 MHz on most devices) Renesas SH4-A family SH7724 unit
    • RTC unit of a SH7720 base
    • Lack of hardware FPU unit
• Memory
  • User ROM: 16 MiB
  • Total ROM: 32 MiB
  • User RAM: 61 KiB
  • Total RAM: 2 MiB
• I/O
  • USB port: USB 2.0 mini-B (OS supports MSD mode for connection to a computer)
  • Serial port: 2.5 mm 3-pin
• Power
  • Max Consumption: 600mW
  • Source: 4 AAA batteries (alkaline or Ni-MH)
• Physical Specs
  • Size: 2.06 cm × 8.95 cm × 18.85 cm / 0.81” × 3.52” × 7.42”
  • Weight: 230 g / 0.51lb with batteries