Steve,
"Your hand controller holder brings a smile to my face ..."
The holder was a little plastic lolly bin that my wife found for me at one of the department stores. I just cut off the lid, put a piece of black rubber sheet on the bottom and around the inside.
When I dump the controller into the bin it completely shields the red glowing screen from my eyes until it goes out. Super simple, cheap and effective.
I can even put my specs in there when I take them off.
Rgds
Michael