eli5: How did gameboys not only function in but actually need very bright external light in order to see the screen, but modern screens with built-in backlights are nearly impossible to use on bright sunny days?

Question

eli5: How did gameboys not only function in but actually need very bright external light in order to see the screen, but modern screens with built-in backlights are nearly impossible to use on bright sunny days?

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Answer 1

Basically an extra large amount of light is washing out the display. The basic LCD of an original gameboy does so we’ll because it’s more like pages in a book without the backlight, the advanced tech that’s backlit has too much light.