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Didn't search for it, but there was a young man (backed by his parents) who regularly got eye irritation while staring at a screen. So that guy just pulled the backlight and started to sell it on the webz as eye friendly screen. Guess, didn't start off like a rocket. It's been one or two years ago here on hackernews.

I remember those silver-gray displays in old calculators fondly, and love the word “transflective”!

Thanks for the Daylight Computer link!

I didn't come up with the word transflective BTW. It's just what the industry calls them, and you can actually buy them from niche vendors.

Thanks for the detailed reply.

I imagine a black back on the screen improves contrast when it is on, as well.

Guess I’ll throw a nice colored cloth over the screen when it is off for now :)