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CRTs were the single most popular display technology used in television sets and computer monitors for over half a century; it was not until the 2000s that LCDs began to gradually replace them. A derivative of CRTs were storage tubes , which had the ability to retain information displayed on them, unlike standard CRTs which need to be refreshed ...
A liquid-crystal-display television (LCD TV) is a television set that uses a liquid-crystal display to produce images. It is by far the most widely produced and sold type of television display. LCD TVs are thin and light, but have some disadvantages compared to other display types such as high power consumption, poorer contrast ratio, and ...
An LCD screen used as a notification panel for travellers. Each pixel of an LCD typically consists of a layer of molecules aligned between two transparent electrodes, often made of indium tin oxide (ITO) and two polarizing filters (parallel and perpendicular polarizers), the axes of transmission of which are (in most of the cases) perpendicular to each other.
A television set, also called a television receiver, television, TV set, TV, or telly, is a device that combines a tuner, display, and speakers for the purpose of viewing television. Introduced in the late 1920s in mechanical form, television sets became a popular consumer product after World War II in electronic form, using cathode ray tubes .
High dynamic range (HDR) [11] has been implemented into high-end LCD monitors to improve grayscale accuracy. Since around the late 2000s, widescreen LCD monitors have become popular, in part due to television series, motion pictures and video games transitioning to widescreen, which makes squarer monitors unsuited to display them correctly.
LCD: Flat 115 [10] 292 TV, computer monitor: Yes LCD self-contained rear-projection: Flat lenticular: 70 [11] 178 TV: Yes LCD front-projection: Flat (limited only by brightness) TV or presentation Yes DLP self-contained rear-projection Flat lenticular: 120 [12] 305 TV: Yes DLP front-projection Flat (limited only by brightness) TV or ...
LCD monitor sales began exceeding those of CRTs in 2003–2004 [84] [85] [86] and LCD TV sales started exceeding those of CRTs in some markets in 2005. [87] Samsung SDI stopped CRT production in 2012. [88] Despite being a mainstay of display technology for decades, CRT-based computer monitors and TVs are now obsolete.
Electronic visual displays include television sets, computer monitors, and digital signage. They are ubiquitous in mobile computing applications like tablet computers, smartphones, and information appliances. Many electronic visual displays are informally referred to as touch screens.