Just a decade ago flat panel computer monitors were an
oddity & the least expensive models went for over the cost of standard PC
but these days the flat panel monitor is all over the place. Prices have come
down in the last0 years as well, & new technologies are coming in to the
market. The latest is the LED Sign monitor. As with any new
know-how it can be confusing at first. Like identical cars with different
engines, basically taking a look at the side by side doesn't immediately tell
us a whole lot of knowledge. A flat panel looks like a flat panel. The
difference is under the hood.
LCD displays work by having a miniature fluorescent tube
light bulb behind a liquid crystal screen, usually at the top although
sometimes at the bottom or both. The liquid crystal display can change color,
but does not give off any light. The light they see comes from the fluorescent
bulbs shining through the LCD itself as the matrix changes color. This works
well but has a few drawbacks, the most immediately obvious is that it is impossible
to display black. Because there's or fluorescent bulbs lighting the whole
screen the only way an LCD can display black is to change the pixels to opaque,
therefore blocking the light. Some LCDs are more successful at this than
others, but all except the latest screens will obviously look dark grey or
charcoal when the screen is on, but displaying black. This is all right for
most makes use of, but for watching movies or video gambling the imperfect
black levels can be frustrating.
LED display work similarly to LCDs,
except in lieu of having fluorescent bulbs there's lots of Light Emitting
Diodes behind the screen. These LEDs require tiny electricity, & ones that
are not needed (if a portion of the screen is displaying black) can be turned
off. Overall, this means LED screens use about 40% less electricity than their
already efficient LCD counterparts. It also means LED screens have superior
black levels. The LEDs also take up less space than the tiny fluorescent bulbs
so the screens are noticeably thinner, & lighter. Finally, lots of people
have noted that tiny amounts of mercury is used in the manufacturing of
traditional LCDs (for the fluorescent bulbs) & this is not the case with
LED screens.
Currently LED screens cost about 50% over an LCD screen of
the same size, but there's positive advantages & no drawbacks to the new
know-how other than the increased cost tag.
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