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I've received e-mails from Eric at The Peoples Website and also from Chu Moy, each with separate, but similar solutions for reducing the glare produced by the bright LED.
Chu Moy suggests covering the bulb with a piece of frosted scotch tape, and Eric recommends that a material such as a gameboy case be incorporated into the mod. Both very good ideas and the gameboy case material seems to suit the situation extremely well! Good idea Eric. As soon as I try this out or as soon as Eric sends me some pictures of what he's working on I'll put them online.
In an attempt to reduce the glare created by the mod (and every other light source that's out there including the sun), people have been trying different methods that involve basically applying an add on cover or similar to the screen. PDA covers have come up in a few posts as a solution to this issue, but at ~$25 for a pack of 12 not too many people will probably want to spend that much for the fix.
So to reduce the glare while using the modded light shield, jasongst came up with an idea that I am posting here with his permission:
"The GBA faceplate produces a lot of glare not simply because it's polished, but because the faceplate perimeter extends far beyond the perimeter of the actual screen. This causes glare that is not even over the screen to reflect back into your eyes. This is especially true with the addon lights from Pelican, Nyko, etc.
To remedy this you'll have to cover the extra portion of the faceplate with something. Since I'm using the Light Shield LED Mod trick I have a very small glare point that appears directly above the screen. So, to remedy the problem I stuck a small strip (less than 1 inch long) of black electrical tape on the faceplace above the screen.
It sounds a bit crude, but it makes an enormous difference. The black color of the electrical tape diffuses light quite well, and allows you to focus better on the screen without having your pupils involuntarily constricting all the time.
If you peel the tape off you'll notice no residue (and if there is any it comes right off with a bit of water), so there's no risk. I suggest you give it a try. "
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