MONOCHROME AND COLOR

IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICES

A simplified approach

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 TYPES OF DISPLAYS

CRT
Flat CRT
LCD Types of Displays
Plasma/Gas Discharge
Electroluminescent Display

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 Cathode Ray Tubes

- deflects an electron beam to excite a

cathodoluminescent phosphor screen.
CRT
Advantages
- low cost
- viewability even at high illumination
conditions.
- long life

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 Monochromatic Displays (B&W)

- first generation TV displays that provides

variation of luminosity to represent an image.
CRT
Advantages
- low cost
- viewability even at high illumination
conditions.
- long life

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Picture Tube

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 Flat Cathode Ray Tube

- basically, it is similar to CRT only that it is flat in

screen configuration,however, it may or may not
employ an electron deflection
Flat CRTsystem.

Highlight
- not limited to interlaced scanning display
method.
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 Liquid Crystal Display

- uses an electric field to modulate light across a

material with liquid and crystalline properties, this
modulation controls theLCDamplitude, wave
vector/phase vector of the device.

Highlight
- lower power consumption
- smaller size
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 Plasma / Gas Discharge

- applies an electric field to across a gas

atmosphere to create an avalanche effect, this
Plasma
will then emit andwhen
photons Gas the
discharge
atom returns to
ground state.

Types
- ACPDP (AC Plasma Display Panel)
- DCPDP (DC Plasma Display Panel)
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 Electroluminescent Display

- an electric field is applied to stimulate the

polycrystalline phosphor material allowing the
light energy to Electroluminescent
be emitted.

Types
- High field type
- Low field type
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 Summary for CRTs

Advantages :
- Low cost for high information content
- Full color availability
Advantages (greater than 256 colors)
CRTs
- High resolution, high pixel count
- direct view displays up to 40 diagonal
- High availability
- mature and well understood technology.

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 Summary for CRTs

Disadvantages :
- high voltage required for operation
- high power consumption
Disadvantages
- heavier
- limited brightness under high ambient light
conditions
- large dimension (bulky)

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 SHADOW MASK CRT

- utilizes a cluster of three electron guns (RGB),

aimed at the same point at the center of the iron-
Shadow
alloy grid shadow mask mask
with anCRT
array of
perforations in triangular arrangement.

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Electron Guns Faceplate

Tube Socket

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Screen

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tube neck R
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Tube Socket
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 SHADOW MASK CRT ILLUSTRATION
IN-LINE
R, G & B Deflection Yoke
Electron Guns Faceplate

Tube Socket

Shadow mask illustration

Mask
R G B
Focus Deflection
Region Region Region

Phosphor
Screen

R
Focusing Elements Focus Coils
Anode
Connection
Shadow
Mask
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Shadow Mask CRT Physical illustration

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Iron Alloy Grid Shadow Mask

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