De mannen van Hardware Extreme hebben een artikeltje online gegooit over liquid crystal displays (LCD's). In het artikel wordt uitgelegd hoe een LCD werkt en wat de kenmerken zijn van verschillende types (passive en active matrix LCD's). Verder wordt er ingegaan op de voor- en nadelen van LCD’s en waar je op moet letten als je er één wilt aanschaffen. Hieronder een stukje over de voordelen:
LCD displays have a new sense of style. Traditional cathode-ray-tube displays had a standardized form factor, owing to the required shape of the heavy vacuum tube. Free from the bulky shape of the CRT, today's flat panel vendors are letting their imaginations run free with monitors that are colored and shaped to match a design concept.
Compare a 15-inch deep, 30-pound CRT against a panel that's less than 7 inches deep (including the base) and weighs 12 or 13 pounds, and it's easy to see the advantages of LCD displays. They don't have a CRT's geometric, convergence, or focus problems, and their clarity makes it easier to view higher resolutions at smaller screen sizes. For example, even 14.5-inch LCD display 1,024x768 well; 15-inch monitors generally aren't usable above 800x600. Also, the latest LCD displays are all digital, unlike CRTs.
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