Re:Panic Playdate In-Depth Review
by layer8 on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @10:06AM
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I modded my original Gameboy in the early 90s to add edge LEDs (green ones), which was a significant improvement. Surely something like that would have been possible. Purely reflective LCD isn’t easy on the eyes, even if it’s super reflective. It was okay for PDAs (Palm Pilot) that you only use for a minute or so at a time, but for gaming it really isn’t very attractive.
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Did those LEDs reflect off the front of the display? They said they tried something like that, but it wasn't good enough. It looks like the reflectiveness is closer to epaper than a mirror.
Re:Panic Playdate In-Depth Review
by LeoNatan25 on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @10:35AM
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The system described by the commenter sits between the LCD and the front plastic. There are no reflection issues as far as I am aware.
That’s right. I actually had forgotten about the front plastic, but am remembering now that you mention it. The lighting from the LEDs wasn’t completely uniform (I had six LEDs, three on the right and three on the left, I believe), but good enough.
That's what I assumed the person meant, and what the twitter link I posted talked about. I also mentioned the reflectiveness because the commenter talked about problems with overly-reflective screens.