flat-screen

Slim TV type

A flat-screen is a television or monitor with a thin, flat display panel rather than the bulky cathode-ray tube of older sets.

The term emerged in the late 1990s as LCD and plasma technology replaced traditional televisions: We mounted the flat-screen above the fireplace.

Now that nearly all screens are flat, the term is becoming redundant.

television

LCD

Lowest shared fraction bottom

  • LEDSemiconductor that glows
  • plasmaElectrified matter state
  • OLEDEmissive display technology

HDTV · smart TV · 4K · widescreen · home theater · wall-mounted · remote · streaming · Samsung · LG

technology

display

Presentation for viewing

backlighting · contrast ratio · response time · QLED · IPS · mini-LED · HDR · color gamut · aspect ratio · viewing angle

monitor

computer

Electronic calculating device

curved · ultrawide · productivity · graphic design · editing · eye strain · blue light · ergonomic · USB-C · DisplayPort

installation

bracket

Support or category

swivel · level · drill · anchors · recessed · TV stand · media console · floating shelf · installer · professional

retail

showroom

Retail exhibition space

display model · price comparison · Black Friday · sale · warranty · delivery · unboxing · setup · packaging · dimensions

Opposites
display technology/form factor

flat-screentube TV

Electron-beam picture box

CRT · cathode ray tube · CRT television · CRT monitor · console TV

screen geometry

flat-screencurved screen

Monitor bent for immersion

curved display · curved monitor

Family

flat, screen, flats, flatly, flatten, flattened, flattening, flatness, flatter

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G