DISPLAY DEVICES

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What is a display device?

A display device is a device for visual or

tactile presentation of images, video, and including text information. Ex : Computer monitor, TV screen.

Also known as
information display

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Types of Display Devices

1.Analog display devices
CRTs (cathode-ray tubes)

2.Digital display devices

LED (light-emitting diode displays) ELD (electroluminescent displays) VF (vacuum fluorescent displays) LCD (liquid crystal displays) TFT (thin-film transistor displays) Nixie 3/10/13

tube displays and PDPs (plasma display

RELATED TERMINOLOGIES
Pixel Resolution Display Size Viewing Angle Response time Brightness
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PIXEL
Picture Element It is the smallest element forming an

image.
Smaller the distance between the

pixels, the sharper the image

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RESOLUTION
No. of pixels per unit video display Describes the sharpness and clarity of

image

The higher the resolution, the sharper the

image 600 the more that can display on 800 x and the monitor most common
2048 x 1536 maximum for high-end monitors

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1280 x 1024 maximum resolution of most monitors

600 vertical pixels Total of 480,000 pixels on screen

800 horizontal pixels

DISPLAY SIZE
Measured as distance from one

corner to the diagonally opposite corner.

Usually measured in
INCHES
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VIEWING ANGLE
It is angle from which the screen can

be seen from side.

It is larger for CRT as compared to

LCD

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RESPONSE TIME
The minimum time necessary to change a

pixel's color or brightness

Should be fast enough to maintain a

constant, flicker-free image

High-quality monitor will provide refresh

rate of at least 75 hertz

Image on the screen redraws itself 75

times per second

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BRIGHTNESS
The amount of light emitted from the display (more specifically known as luminance).

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