I tried that with a small piece of light red acrylic (no backlight) and it was next to invisible. But now that I think about it, perhaps I could just keep the backlight on all the time. Will need to find one with a backlight and run a test... Robert Rolf scribbled: > > So what's wrong with using a red filter in front of the display? > This has the advantage of giving the display additional protection > against physical damage and a nice look when the display is off. > KISS > -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body