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| - Different viewing media affect how colors look on them, but also are even further affected by how the medium is lit. There are three main types of lighting that apply here:
* Ambient, light is just filling up the area.
* Front lit, the light source is directly between you and the medium.
* Back lit, the medium is between you and the light source (medium can't be opaque, of course). There are different ways to make the light, but those just change the exact look of the colors. Those three types change the contrast. Different colors wash other colors out depending on the setup.
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| - Different viewing media affect how colors look on them, but also are even further affected by how the medium is lit. There are three main types of lighting that apply here:
* Ambient, light is just filling up the area.
* Front lit, the light source is directly between you and the medium.
* Back lit, the medium is between you and the light source (medium can't be opaque, of course). There are different ways to make the light, but those just change the exact look of the colors. Those three types change the contrast. Different colors wash other colors out depending on the setup. One effect of this is that in a presentation, you would likely use different colors for the same graphs, depending on whether a graph is on printed paper, or on a PowerPoint slide. Where this is particularly prevalent is in gaming, especially if you are playing on a handheld. Take the Game Boy line.
* The original Game Boy had no light and a monochrome color setup. Thus almost all games were dark colors on a light background. This was also true with the Neo Geo Pocket. There was, however, a short-lived Game Boy Light which came with an electro-luminicent screen; however, it was a power guzzler, and it never left Japan.
* The Game Boy Color didn't have a light, but a full color scheme. Some games were also dark on light, such as Pokémon Gold and Silver/Crystal and the ports of Dragon Quest I, II, and III. Other games were light on dark, particularly NES ports. Same with the Neo Geo Pocket Color. There were, however, a lot of unofficial lights that could plug in the Link Cable port.
* The Game Boy Advance has either no light (original model), a frontlight (first SP line AGS-001), or a backlight (second SP line AGS-101 and Micro). This can actually affect the contrast of the colors. No light is actually harder to see than the other systems. Front light is easy to see, but washes out all the colors a bit. Back light is most like a regular TV. Games made specifically for the GBA also had different color setups than ports from the SNES and other home systems.
* Handhelds that always had backlights, such as the Atari Lynx, Game Gear, DS, PSP, have generally the same color setups as home console games. Unfortunately, backlit displays wash out completely in bright sunlight. At least you can see okay indoors, eh? See also Who Forgot the Lights?. Examples of Back That Light Up include:
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