The DS Lite isn't bad, but I can't say it's a substantial improvement overall. The additional brightess levels definitely help, and it certainly looks nicer, but I disliked the smaller size of it when holding it and the D-pad/buttons didn't seem quite as responsive. Either model does the job though, but the DS Lite does edge out the original despite a few areas that it's weaker in.
I certainly wouldn't recommend trading in your old DS for only $50 toward a Lite however. For that price I'd keep it around just so that it can be used for DS download play, or a backup in case something happens to the Lite.
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Nintendo should have kept the old model and released it with more brightness.
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Actually, the interesting thing is that later model DSes have the exact same screen as the DS Lite, and with a BIOS flash you can enable the additional brightness levels. The battery life will be cut down at the higher brightness settings, but it's certainly possible to get the additional selections on an old model DS. Although I'm not sure about the costs involved with that, unless you just get a pre-flashed one from Ebay.
Jam it back in, in the dark.
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