@dorion, are you sure you didnt have the thick white plastic coverplate over the back of it ? Most laptop LCD screens come sealed with this on and it cannot be removed (easily). These screens are not designed to pass light through (as the normal backlight is internal so gets reflected/diffused by it, rather than passng through it).
However, when i worked with LCDs a few years ago, we had bare ones you could see through when the thick plastic backplate/mirror is not present.
Just holding it up to a kitchen light, the image was completely visible. You could even put one on an old fasioned OHP (like you used to get in schools) and as well as just lighting up the image, it would project it on the wall!
However, when i worked with LCDs a few years ago, we had bare ones you could see through when the thick plastic backplate/mirror is not present.
Just holding it up to a kitchen light, the image was completely visible. You could even put one on an old fasioned OHP (like you used to get in schools) and as well as just lighting up the image, it would project it on the wall!