There's even a silly backlight for several face buttons, should you be playing video games in a cave (you can opt to turn off the backlight, too -- we certainly did).

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The other display on hand was monochrome with a backlight that flickered on and off as a generic desk lamp shone directly onto it.

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The most we ever got was about eight hours, with the default backlight settings which leave the screen off most of the time.

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With the demand from the backlight market nearing saturation and the general lighting market yet to take off, growth in demand has been slow, resulting in a huge demand-supply gap that has put pressure on the average LED selling price.

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