The backlit SP is the only way to go in my book. It's a little annoying, but I don't mind how the carts stick out that much. My fiance swears that it washes out the color compared to the GBC (and the original SP definitely did wash out colors), but I think it's more a matter of the picture just being so dark on the GBC. But for the convenience of no batteries and the bright clarity, even he usually grabs the SP.