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Estimates varying from under 0.01 ms to as low as 1 μs. [15] [16] Frame rate (refresh rate) 60–85 fps typically, some CRTs can go even higher (200 fps at reduced resolution [17]); internally, display refreshed at input frame rate speed 60 fps typically, some gaming monitors can do up to 540 fps;
The diagonal screen size of a CRT television is limited to about 100 cm (40 in) because of size requirements of the cathode-ray tube, which fires three beams of electrons onto the screen to create a viewable image. A large-screen TV requires a longer tube, making a large-screen CRT TV of about 130 to 200 cm (50 to 80 in) unrealistic.
Another industry trend was the consolidation of plasma display manufacturers, with around 50 brands available but only five manufacturers. In the first quarter of 2008, a comparison of worldwide TV sales broke down to 22.1 million for direct-view CRT, 21.1 million for LCD, 2.8 million for plasma, and 0.1 million for rear projection. [33]
In 1988, a Sharp research team led by engineer T. Nagayasu demonstrated a 14-inch (36 cm) full-color LCD display, [34] [41] which convinced the electronics industry that LCD would eventually replace the CRT as the standard television display technology. [34] The first wall-mountable TV was introduced by Sharp Corporation in 1992. [42]
Console television set. A console television is a type of CRT television most popular in, but not exclusive to, the United States and Canada. Console CRT televisions are distinguished from standard CRT televisions by their factory-built, non-removable, wooden cabinets and speakers, which form an integral part of the television's design.
In 2001, the FD Trinitron WEGA series had become the top selling television model in the United States. [3] By 2003, over 40 million sets had been sold worldwide. [ 4 ] As the television market shifted towards LCD technology, Sony eventually ended production of the Trinitron in Japan in 2004, and in the US in 2006.
The first commercial colour CRT was produced in 1954. 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.
Overscan is a behaviour in certain television sets in which part of the input picture is cut off by the visible bounds of the screen. It exists because cathode-ray tube (CRT) television sets from the 1930s to the early 2000s were highly variable in how the video image was positioned within the borders of the screen. It then became common ...