Here you can find additional information on LCD display polarizer’s .
When ordering an FSTN display, STN display or TN display with a backlight you have the option of two polarizers: Transflective and Transmissive.
The advantage of the transmissive polarizer on a monochrome LCD display equipped with an LED or EL backlight is that the backlight will be brighter. The disadvantage of the transmissive polarizer is that you can only read the LCD module when the backlight is “ON”.
The advantage of the Transflective polarizer on a LCD display module is that you will be able to read the LCD module with the backlight “OFF”, but the backlight will not be as bright.
The photos below are of a custom LCD module with these characteristics: TN, positive mode with a white LED backlight.
The display on the Left is transmissive. The display on the right is Transflective.
Transmissive Transflective
