-        self._initialize(init_sequence)
-        self._buffer = Image.new("RGB", (width, height))
-        self._current_group = None
-        self._last_refresh_call = 0
-        self._refresh_thread = None
-        if self._auto_refresh:
-            self.auto_refresh = True
-        self._colorconverter = ColorConverter()
-
-        self._backlight_type = None
-        if backlight_pin is not None:
-            try:
-                from pwmio import PWMOut  # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
-
-                # 100Hz looks decent and doesn't keep the CPU too busy
-                self._backlight = PWMOut(backlight_pin, frequency=100, duty_cycle=0)
-                self._backlight_type = BACKLIGHT_PWM
-            except ImportError:
-                # PWMOut not implemented on this platform
-                pass
-            if self._backlight_type is None:
-                self._backlight_type = BACKLIGHT_IN_OUT
-                self._backlight = digitalio.DigitalInOut(backlight_pin)
-                self._backlight.switch_to_output()
-            self.brightness = brightness
-
-    def __new__(cls, *args, **kwargs):
-        from . import (  # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel, cyclic-import
-            allocate_display,
-        )
-
-        allocate_display(cls)
-        return super().__new__(cls)
-
-    def _initialize(self, init_sequence):