LCDs

Many monitor types

LCDs is the plural of LCD, liquid crystal display—a flat-panel screen technology used in televisions, computer monitors, phones, and countless other devices.

The technology uses liquid crystals sandwiched between layers of glass or plastic, manipulated by electric current to control light passage.

The store had a wall of LCDs showing the same football game.

technology

display

Presentation for viewing

  • TFTActive-matrix display tech
  • backlightIllumination behind a display
  • pixelSmallest display unit

subpixel · transistor · capacitor · polarizer · electrode · controller · matrix · semiconductor · circuitry · panel

specifications

resolution

Formal decision or determination

grayscale · uniformity · 1080p · 4K · HDR · latency · overdrive

applications

monitor

Display or supervisor

laptop · calculator · dashboard · e-reader · smartwatch · kiosk · ATM

display-types

IPS

LCD viewing improvement

  • VAVeterans' federal department
  • TNPostal abbreviation, southeastern state
  • OLEDEmissive display technology

QLED · plasma · transmissive · reflective · widescreen · curved · touchscreen · high-definition · HDTV · retina

connectivity

HDMI

Audio-video interface standard

  • DisplayPortDigital video transmission standard
  • VGALegacy display interface
  • USB-CReversible device connector

Thunderbolt · signal · cable · adapter · interface · output

Categories
Opposites
display technology

LCDscathode-ray tubes

Electron-beam display devices

CRTs · CRT monitors · OLEDs · plasma displays · LED displays

Phrases
Family

LCD

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G