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Originally Posted by Sweetpea
You have two kinds of LCD. One is reflective. Which means there is some kind of mirrory surface that reflects light back. The same as with paper (or e-ink). It doesn't have a backlight, because that wouldn't come through that mirror surface. Sometimes, such devices can have a "front-light" (the same as with the Sony 600), but this light is above the LCD layer, not behind. These screens are (almost?) always black and white.
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Almost always, yes. Some devices, including several older gaming handhelds (eg. Game Gear, Game Boy Color & original GB Advance), have used color reflective LCDs. These screens being rather dim as a result.