Negative (black background) LCDs
 

Has anyone been able to source an STN negative LCD?
These are the ones that display the characters brightly on a black background, more like an LCD display that one would find in a new car's dashboard rather than one that's totally backlit.
I have found some online but they seem to be quite pricey versus the recommended backlit ones.
Is there anyone who knows how to read the specs in electronics catalogs like Mouser's who can point me to a part number that will achieve this end?

Are you talking about an OLED display like this one?
Fantastic 16x2 Chars OLED LCD Module Display (20x2 too) - eBay (item 360019377113 end time Oct-27-08 15:48:47 PDT)

I used to mess around with lcd displays when i was a kid. I turned the polarising plastic in front of the screen upside down. This created the effect you are looking for. I'm sure it would look nice with a backlit screen too...in the dark....mmmmmm!!! Wont work if the polariser is bonded to the screen though. Unless you can get it off without damaging anything.

ollie

Good How-To ons revers polarized (negative) LCDs
 

Oichan's Corrado Reverse Glow LCD Screen

G-Shock Modifications: How to convert a plain DW-5600 to a negative display

Projection clock

Very cool. Im going to try that with my next LCD.