Is it just me or does there seem to be a very high percentage of SP's with
either dust trapped between the LCD screen and protective screen or SP LCD's
with dead pixels?

My two friends that have SP's both have dust trapped inside.  I returned an
SP because of a speck of dust that illuminated with the backlight only to
have the replacement SP have even worse problems - there was a section of
the screen that had at least six pixels blocked by debris or perhaps even
dead.  I took the second one straight back and decided just to go back to
the first SP I had returned.  (I figured one speck wasn't TOO BAD, plus the
first one I had was more vibrant than the second, the light also illuminated
the entire screen evenly. Also, they didn't have any more black ones and I
wanted to stay with a black SP.)

So, now I am back with my original SP that has a speck.  No big deal.  I
have learned to live with it.  Still, I can't understand why Nintendo would
make a very awesome portable game device and not take the QC measures to
ensure that the screen is void of distracting debris.  Having to use an
adapter for headphones isn't a big deal, but having so many SP's with dust
on the inside screen is inexcusable.

Other than that, I think the AdvanceSP is awesome!  In a relative short
period, I have purchased ten games for it since I found myself using it more
than I thought I would.  Here is a list of the games I have purchased and my
thoughts:

1. Sonic Advance 2 (Its Sonic, how could you NOT like it?  I wonder if Sonic
Advance 1 is worth pursuing?)
2. Madden NFL 2004 (Definetly streamed down and falls short, but what other
GBA football game is there?)
3. All Star Baseball 2004 (Excellent!  Of course I haven't tried Baseball
Advance yet though.)
4. Advance Wars (Not just hype, really IS excellent!  After I get this down,
will get Advance Wars 2!)
5. Golden Sun (Same as #4!  I will wait until finishing before getting
Golden Sun 2.)
6. Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (Just got this and started.  So far, pretty
enjoyable.)
7. Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 (Haven't played it too much, but pretty good.)
8. Final Round Golf 2002 (No portable isn't complete without golf game.
Here is my token.)
9. F-14 Tomcat (Simple and lot of repetition.  Don't play it too much, but
decent for $14.)
10. Medal of Honor: Underground (Ack!  Graphics horrible.  Am I using a
TRS-80 again?)

I also picked up an Action Replay for the GBA.  Cartridge is bulky and
changes weight feel of GBA, but works great.  I mainly use it with Sonic.
Just me or does Sonic Advance 2 seem a lot harder than previous Sonics?  I
don't recall the Sonic Adventures for the Dreamcast being this difficult.)