DS Lite: L & R Buttons turning yellow...


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And I was just about to buy a DS Lite. :/ Maybe I should wait for another colour to be released here.

Can anyone take some pictures of the problem?

I could probably come up with a better picture then this. I really don't think it is THAT big of an issue to be honest. I do like how the polar white doesn't show finger prints or scratches as easily as the other colors. In a couple of months I'm sure I'll have a scratch on a screen or something that will bother me a LOT more then these off-white slightly yellow buttons that aren't even that visable unless you flip it over. There could be worse problems with it.

Sorry..this picture kinda sucks... I was using a fancy Canon digital camera that I can't ever seem to get focussed :) I think the glare had something to do with that.

Go to a store and look at the display DS Lite.. I'm sure the buttons are yellow there. Probably more so because every little kids hands have been on it.

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Hmm, some are asking for a solution.

My suggestion: Wash your hands people.

I've had my Lite since it came out and mine is still looking good. Like the man said above, what do you expect for that price? I'm still diggin' mine and if it discolours I'm going to be proud. Think if it like battle wounds.

If it does discolour in the future, then White Out is my friend. Ghetto style baby! Oh yeah!

white out is pretty nasty and flacky. White nail polish would probably look better. Again, I do not think it has anything to do with dirty hands. I've seen plastic like this before, and it is just reacting to moisture in the air and oxidizing. If it was from dirty hands it wouldn't be so uniformly discolored. The bottom is discolored and your don't even play with your fingers on the bottom of the buttons! It is just cheap plastic.

Go to a store and look at the display DS Lite.. I'm sure the buttons are yellow there. Probably more so because every little kids hands have been on it.

It doesn't look that bad really. I don't see how dirt could cause it either because the off-white colour is uniform across the buttons. Infact it looks like that's how it was made. I saw a brand new one in a glass case and the shoulder buttons were off-white too. Is anyone sure it was ever actually white? :p

Is anyone sure it was ever actually white? :p

Good question, as I personally am not sure. :rofl:

Like I said I barely have used those buttons, so I am with you and think it is just an off colored plastic, basically a poor choice in color.

Although I do see why this would upset some people, personally at the end of the day, I do not care if it turns brown. As long as I have no dead pixels, the screen stays intact, and it plays games fine, I could care less if it turns colors, just keep working and I will be happy.

Good question, as I personally am not sure. :rofl:

Like I said I barely have used those buttons, so I am with you and think it is just an off colored plastic, basically a poor choice in color.

Although I do see why this would upset some people, personally at the end of the day, I do not care if it turns brown. As long as I have no dead pixels, the screen stays intact, and it plays games fine, I could care less if it turns colors, just keep working and I will be happy.

Totally with you 100%!

I think it is just that initial turning point from when you get a nice electronic gizmo and it turns from new to used that bums everyone out. Everytime I look at those yellowish buttons I feel kinda sad :(...and then I look at my 2 year old iPod which looks like it is beat to a pulp and get happy again :D....not really beat to a pulp, just scratched up really bad. It still works, and plays my music just fine.

I could probably come up with a better picture then this. I really don't think it is THAT big of an issue to be honest. I do like how the polar white doesn't show finger prints or scratches as easily as the other colors. In a couple of months I'm sure I'll have a scratch on a screen or something that will bother me a LOT more then these off-white slightly yellow buttons that aren't even that visable unless you flip it over. There could be worse problems with it.

Sorry..this picture kinda sucks... I was using a fancy Canon digital camera that I can't ever seem to get focussed :) I think the glare had something to do with that.

Go to a store and look at the display DS Lite.. I'm sure the buttons are yellow there. Probably more so because every little kids hands have been on it.

The shoulder buttons of my DS Lite look like this since I bought it 3 weeks ago. I don't think it's discoloration. They just have that yellowish color.

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