Yeah, it seems the only functional change is the screen. The buttons are now black instead of grey. Everything else is the same. I do wish they added the headphone jack, but I guess they didn't want to mess with the design at all. I can take a picture of the unit... *edit* OK pictures uploaded. Sorry my camera sux at close up
There's a bit of weird colors on the Mario screen, which is only my camera being stupid...
I played with the frontlit SP for a few days. I found the light to have a heavy blue tint, washing up all the colours
Also the viewing angle seems narrow; it's easy to tilt too much and see nothing but light. IIRC the manual actually suggests to turn off the light for better colours, if your environment is bright enough.
For current SP owners, it might not make sense at first to trade it in for another SP. But I really suggest taking a look at the new one if you have the chance - the screen upgrade might just be enough to be worth the price. Unless you want to get the Micro or the DS, neither plays 8-bit games tho... BTW, does the DS have a brightness setting for playing under the sun? From what I saw in the store displays, the DS screen isn't as bright as the new SP one.
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Last edited by takwu; September 22nd, 2005 at 18:28..