Ch 7 Set 3
Response Time
A display refers to the time in milliseconds that it takes to turn a pixel on or off.
Monitor
A display that is packaged as a separate peripheral device.
AMOLED
Active-matirx OLED, screen uses both active-matrix and OLED technologies.
Display Port
An alternative to a DVI that also supports HDMI.
Display Device
An output device that visually conveys text, graphics, and video information.
Active-Matrix
Color produced by LED
LED
Consume less power, last longer, and are thinner, lighter, and brighter than others.
Output
Data that has been processed into a useful form.
Aspect Ratio
Defines a display width relative to its height.
Contrast Ratio
Describes that difference in light intensity between that brightest white and darkest black that can be produced on a display.
DVI
Digital video interface, enables digital signals to transmit directly to a monitor.
Native Resolution
Displays optimized for a specific resolution.
GPU
Graphics processing unit, controls the manipulation and display of graphics on a display device.
Video Standards
Have been developed to define the resolution, aspect ration, number of colors, and other display properties.
HDMI
High-Definiton Media Interface combines DVI with high-definitoin (HD) television and video.
HDTV
High-definiton television is the most advanced form of digital television, working with digital broadcast signals, transmitting digital sound, supporting wide screens, providing high resolutions.
Soft Copy
Information on a display exists electronically and appears for a temporary period.
Smart TV
Internet-enabled HDTV from which you can browse the web, stream videos from online media services, listen to Internet radio, communicate with others on social media sites, play online games and more, all while watching a TV show.
Widescreen Monitor
Is 16:9 or 16:10
Nit
Is a unit of visible light intensity equal to one candela per square meter.
LCD
Liquid Crystal Display, sandwiches a liquid compound between two sheets of material that presents sharp, flicker-free images on a screen when illuminated
Dot Pitch
Sometimes called pixel pitch, the distance in millimeters between pixels on a display.
Backlight
The light source of LED, often uses either cold cathode fluorescent lamp or LED.
Resolution
The number of horizontal and vertical pixels in a display.
Flat Panel Display
They have a shallow depth and a flat screen.
TFT
Thin-film transistor uses a separate transistor to apply charges to each liquid crystal cell, and displays high-color that can be viewed at any angle.
Plasma Display
Uses gas plasma technology, which sandwiches a layer of gas between two glass plates.
OLED
Uses organic molecules that are self-illuminating and do not require a backlight.