Bij Tech-Review is een korte guide te vinden over het hoe en wat van monitoren. Er wordt niet erg diep ingegaan op de werking van de monitor en er staan niet veel dingen in die de meesten van jullie niet al zullen weten, maar het kan handig zijn voor de newbie of de monitor-koper die alles nog even op een rijtje wil hebben.
a monitor acts much like a normal television set in that it uses a CRT, or Cathode Ray Tube, to create images. A CRT is essentially a glass vacuum tube that contains an electronic screen lined with a phosphorous material. An electron gun, located at the rear of the monitor, disperses a stream of electrons across the screen. When the electrons hit the screen, it causes the phosphorous to glow, creating a certain color.
The electron gun is actually comprised of three electron guns that control the display of three key colors: red, green, and blue. The surface of the CRT screen places each color, consisting of tiny dots, in a specific pattern. Each group of red, green, and blue dots make up a pixel. The intensity of each color, when placed in the pattern, allows for the entire color spectrum to be displayed.