Hi All- Try http://www.crystalfontz.com/ or www.eio.com David Spehro Pefhany wrote: > At 12:28 AM 8/12/2003 +0200, you wrote: > >> B.t.w, is there ane value in *non*-backlit LCD's >> today ? Let's say a 2*16 char display ? > > > Sure! If you have only, say, 9V battery power available you may be stuck > with them. The STN type (blueish appearance) is better than the cheap > grey > color TN ones (higher contrast). > > The appearance of backlit displays is MUCH better than it was just a few > years ago- we bought a whole bunch that were Truly terrible, poor > brightness even with a lot of current through the backlight and bad > reliability. Now some take only 50mA/5V for nice contrast and > brightness, almost as good as an expensive VFD. > > Best regards, > > Spehro Pefhany --"it's the network..." "The Journey is the > reward" > speff@interlog.com Info for manufacturers: > http://www.trexon.com > Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: > http://www.speff.com > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics > (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.