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takwu · September 19th, 2005

The new GBA SP, avail in Graphite and Pearl Blue colours, has an improved backlit transmissive screen. I looked everywhere on the net and no one has mentioned about the new screen, not even Nintendo's websites. I guess they just don't want to take the focus away from GB Micro, which was released on the same day (today).

The new screen is a ton better than the frontlit screen of the older SP. I am not sure if it's the same as the DS screen, but it's truely brilliant. I am so impressed I bought the Graphite one. BTW if you live in my area, BC Canada, I got Mario 3 and a T-shirt for free from Toys R Us; but the deal ends this week.

The light switch does not turn off the light; instead it switches from "normal" to "bright" setting and back. It seems the screen is not reflective or transflective, so I will need to see how it performs under bright sunlight, for which the bright setting might be needed.

The screen appears black instead of "white" when the unit is turned off. When it turns on, the contrasts is unbelieveably vivid; as good as my LCD TV by Sharp. GBA games appear as they were meant to be, and 8-bit GB games seem to have too much colour, if there's such a thing

If I have to nitpick tho, the LCD seems to have a slightly slow response, resulting in a tiny bit of ghosting under very special circumstances - a white sprite moving on a black background for instance. I don't remember if the same thing happens on other GB systems?

Now I really don't know if I need the GBM as well... It will depend on how small it feels when compared directly to my new SP; I might still get it tho. Crazy, I know

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Last edited by takwu; September 19th, 2005 at 10:08..

September 19th, 2005	#1 (permalink)
takwu previous extinction Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 1,857	Improved screens on GBA SP, now backlit! The new GBA SP, avail in Graphite and Pearl Blue colours, has an improved backlit transmissive screen. I looked everywhere on the net and no one has mentioned about the new screen, not even Nintendo's websites. I guess they just don't want to take the focus away from GB Micro, which was released on the same day (today). The new screen is a ton better than the frontlit screen of the older SP. I am not sure if it's the same as the DS screen, but it's truely brilliant. I am so impressed I bought the Graphite one. BTW if you live in my area, BC Canada, I got Mario 3 and a T-shirt for free from Toys R Us; but the deal ends this week. The light switch does not turn off the light; instead it switches from "normal" to "bright" setting and back. It seems the screen is not reflective or transflective, so I will need to see how it performs under bright sunlight, for which the bright setting might be needed. The screen appears black instead of "white" when the unit is turned off. When it turns on, the contrasts is unbelieveably vivid; as good as my LCD TV by Sharp. GBA games appear as they were meant to be, and 8-bit GB games seem to have too much colour, if there's such a thing If I have to nitpick tho, the LCD seems to have a slightly slow response, resulting in a tiny bit of ghosting under very special circumstances - a white sprite moving on a black background for instance. I don't remember if the same thing happens on other GB systems? Now I really don't know if I need the GBM as well... It will depend on how small it feels when compared directly to my new SP; I might still get it tho. Crazy, I know __________________ Latest toy: Sharp LCD TV Monitor LL-M17W1U Last edited by takwu; September 19th, 2005 at 10:08..