> I keep seeing wild colors on LCD's in car radios these days.  Has any body
> used these?  are they costly?  What do they do - use wierd colored
> backlights, or are they actually using colored LCD fluid?

Sorry. It's not as fancy as that.
They use CCFL (white) backlight and coloured filters between the
light and the back of the LCD which has a black background and clear
segments.
Simple but effective.

Steve.

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Steve Baldwin                Electronic Product Design
TLA Microsystems Ltd         Microcontroller Specialists
PO Box 15-680, New Lynn      http://www.tla.co.nz
Auckland, New Zealand        ph  +64 9 820-2221
email: steveb@tla.co.nz      fax +64 9 820-1929
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