Seems like they often use a thin sheet of plastic for non-touchscreen displays. The touchscreen ones I've seen (not that many) have something more rigid (maybe somw kind of real glass?) which probably has the touchscreen element built into it. On Jan 11, 2017 4:36 PM, "Neil" wrote: > Hi, > > What type of materials are generally used to cover TFT LCD displays in > products? And possibly still allow use of a touch screen? > > For LED displays, I generally use a thin < 1mm acrylic piece over the > LEDs, which when color-matched to the LEDs will hide the electronics > nicely yet not dim the LED brightness noticeably. With multicolor LEDs, > I've found that light bronze seems to be a good compromise between > hiding the internal electronics, and display brightness. But it does > take away some brightness. > > For TFT's, I've noticed that the bronze acrylic does attenuate the > brightness noticeably. I'm not sure I want to leave the screen exposed, > and in cases where the inside of the bezel is larger than the LCD > display, I will definitely need need some type of cover material. Any > ideas on what's typically used here? > > Thanks, > -Neil. > > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .