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Transflective LCD

A transflective LCD combines transmissive and reflective modes – it uses its backlight indoors and reflects ambient light outdoors, staying readable in sun.

Also known as: transflective display, transflective TFT

A transflective LCD is a type of liquid crystal display that combines transmissive and reflective properties, ensuring good readability both in dark environments and under bright sunlight. It uses a transflective layer behind the matrix that partially reflects ambient light (like a reflective LCD) and partially transmits backlight (like a transmissive LCD).

This hybrid design allows the screen to use ambient light to improve contrast outdoors while relying on backlighting indoors or in low-light conditions. Transflective displays are energy-efficient and ideal for mobile, outdoor, military, navigation, and industrial HMI applications where all-light-condition visibility is critical.

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