bedouin Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 I just received my first Lynx ever today and figured that if one turns off the backlight, you could still play the game -- kind of like the Gameboy Advance. When I turn the backlight off however, the screen is not decipherable. Is this behavior correct? What's the point of being able to turn the backlight off then, just to save the battery while pausing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AussieAtari Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Yep, that's right. You cannot see the screen at all with the backlight off, it is simply a power saving feature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adolobe Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 yeap that normal.... Total darkness with it off. This was mainly for you to save battery life when you paused the game an had to run away for a few min. When using 6 batteries every min/dollar counts. The light in the Lynx however is pretty strong. I took the back off one of mine to clean it out and the light from it alone was enough to light up a totally pitch black room 14x16. No wonder it sucked down so much juice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bedouin Posted April 13, 2006 Author Share Posted April 13, 2006 What's the normal backlight life on the Lynx 2? Is it just a real strong LED? Easy to replace, even with a non-OEM part? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pynew Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 I hope you didn't want to play it like a gba advance!I love my backlit screen.When gba advance first come out i thought of getting one,Till i tried it in the shop and to my disgust it had no backlight.Unbelievable.I have never had the light fail on me,so i cannot comment on that sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bedouin Posted April 14, 2006 Author Share Posted April 14, 2006 No, but the option would have been nice. If you're in a well-lit area the GBA is playable without an additional light. Plus with a machine of the Lynx's vintage you want to take all precautions to keep it running, or wearing out the backlight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AussieAtari Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 No, the backlight is not an LED. I wish there was a replacement available as I have a Lynx 2 with a dead backlight, it failed whilst I was playing it, luckily I have another unit to use. If anyone knows where you can get replacement backlights I would love to know. The backlight seems to have a pretty good life though as I have not heard (or read) of many failing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Songbird Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 If anyone knows where you can get replacement backlights I would love to know. I still have a few nonworking Lynx II units, most of which have good backlights. Let me know if you'd be interested in buying a pair of units. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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