franklin97355 wrote:The display is attached to a circuit board and you would have to remove it and any backing plate to use a backlight. If you want to try be aware you would be voiding any warranty on the product. The display in the video was quite a bit bigger than the one in the shop.
really? why was it larger? also i didnt know there was warranties for Adafruit products, could you link me a page?
adafruit_support_bill wrote:I did pull one of the displays off the PC board backing. It is possible to see some light through it, but brightness and contrast are quite poor. Using a very bright 3W Cree flashlight as a 'backlight', it was still pretty dim.
These are best used as designed - as a front-lit daylight readable display.
oh well, i bet you there's a coating on it that was not on the guy's video. thanks for responding, i appreciate your help.