Types of Monitors by Ihab Sarsour
A cathode ray tube or CRT , is traditionally used in most computer monitors and the advent of plasma screens, LCD , DLP, OLED displays, and other technologies. As a result of CRT technology, computer monitors continue to be referred to as "The Tube".A CRT works by moving an electron beam back... A plasma display is an emissive flat panel display where light is created by phosphors excited by a plasma discharge between two flat panels of glass. ... Surface-conduction electron-emitter display (SED) is a flat-panel, high-resolution display.

Help, I Need a New HDTV! (Part 2 of 5) by Brett Griffin
Feeling overwhelmed in selecting a new TV? With all the choices these days, you may feel like, “Where do I start?!” In part 2 of our 5 part article, we the discuss the options in TV technologies --- Plasma. Plasma technology contains millions of “pixels” that contain a rare natural gas. ... This gas when excited by a small electrical charge produces colors and light to display the picture on the screen. ... Most small flat screen computer monitors are LCD. ... The good news—even with an average use of 4 hrs a day your plasma would still yield a half life of ten years.

Plasma TV Set For Our Viewing Pleasure by Brad M Daniels
Do you ever wonder about all the technologies out there used in the TVs you we watch every day?? Plasma, LCD, DLP TVs and sets are flooding the market and satisfy our viewing pleasures, but how can we find order? Which one should we pick? Here comes some help to firmly understand television sets... Even though there are still cathode ray tube conventional televisions, on the other hand, there are innovative display systems like liquid crystal display televisions and even what is known as plasma televisions.

A Television Set The Size Of A Big Picture by John Tucker
My wife has remodeled our bedroom. She also wants to add a new bigger chest of drawers and a fancy big dresser. Now we want to put a big screen television with at least a forty-two inch screen. The problem with a big standard screen or even the new flat screen television of that size is that... One night as we were watching late-night television in our living room an advertisement came on about a plasma screen television. ... The features that we wanted for out television needs were quick response time (This was very important because I watch a lot of sports programs), high brightness...

Buying a Plasma or LCD TV FAQs by Philip Liu
This article focuses on frequently asked questions by buyers of plasma and LCD televisions. Q: Does the "plasma" in plasma televisions need to be recharged or replaced over time? A: No. The plasma gases are sealed in individual cells when they are manufactured. ... However, plasma TVs, when used normally, will last you many, many years (up to 20 years) so you don't have to worry about the screen burning out for a long time. ... Unlike CRT and plasma TVs, liquid crystal displays do not use phosphor and thus have no problems with a still image becoming permanently stored on the screen.

Digital Signage Gets Closer to the Point of Purchase by Bob R
With today's technological advancement, businesses, advertisers, and marketers alike are all looking for new, attention grabbing, cost effective ways to advertise their products and catch the eye of potential customers. Digital Signs provide this unique attention grabbing form of advertising. ... Currently, the dropping prices of LCD Televisions as well s Plasma Screen Televisions have led many top companies as well as small businesses to create digital signage advertisements in major, high population density regions such as Times Square in New York City, as well as less traveled locations...

Why Rent A Computer? by John Beagle
If you are out of town you might need to rent a car, a hotel room AND a computer. When your car or computer breaks down, you need a temporary rental replacement or perhaps you just want to impress someone... you can rent a fast new car or a computer that would impress your client or your date. ... Convention displays are really impressive with 42" Flat Plasma Display Screens. ... Renting plasma displays is a much better idea. ... There are many more reasons to rent computers, projectors, and plasma displays than you might think.

What Is An LCD TV? by Julia Hall
In an LCD TV or "transmissive" display, a light source shines through a panel of liquid crystals in order to display an image. A white diffusion panel behind the LCD redirects and scatters the light evenly to provide a more uniform image than most competing technologies. ... An important difference between LCD technology and Plasma is that an LCD screen doesn't have a coating of phosphor dots; LCD TVs color is created through the use of filters. ... This is especially critical for larger-screen LCD TVs, or for LCD TVs on which much of the viewing will be HDTV, or DVD movies.

Computer Projector Rentals: A Guide by Marcus Peterson
Any meeting or conference requires a computer to handle inputs like data, graphics, video and audio. Computer as a multimedia application has properties comparable to standalone players for VCD or DVD. With the integration of IT and the Internet into the audio visual industry, computers have... For large gatherings, a flat screen display or a plasma monitor with 50” monitor may be used. ... The accessories that come with computer projectors are audio and video cables, speakers and screen. ... The type of screen is decided by the number of members in the audience.

SED is Coming by Dale Davidson
One of the bigger challenges facing display manufacturers is to develop a picture with the same warm characteristics as Cathode Ray Tube, but with far less weight and size. The disadvantage of CRT, however is the size, weight and power consumption. The focus has now shifted to flat panels. ... Canon and Toshiba are about to introduce a new display technology called SED or Surface-conduction Electron-emitter Display. ... Power consumption is claimed to be one third that of PDP and LCD's. ... Since no deflection of beam is required, screens of more than 40 inches and only centimetres thick...