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The display device in modern monitors is typically a thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) thin panel, while older monitors used a cathode ray tube (CRT) about as deep as the screen size.
 
The display device in modern monitors is typically a thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) thin panel, while older monitors used a cathode ray tube (CRT) about as deep as the screen size.
  
Originally, computer monitors were used for data processing while television receivers were used for entertainment.
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Originally, computer monitors were used for [[data processing]] while television receivers were used for entertainment.
  
 
From the 1980s onwards, computers (and their monitors) have been used for both data processing and entertainment, while televisions have implemented some computer functionality.
 
From the 1980s onwards, computers (and their monitors) have been used for both data processing and entertainment, while televisions have implemented some computer functionality.
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The common [[aspect ratio]] of televisions, and then computer monitors, has also changed from 4:3 to 16:9.
 
The common [[aspect ratio]] of televisions, and then computer monitors, has also changed from 4:3 to 16:9.
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== See also ==
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* [[Aspect ratio]]
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* [[Computer]]
  
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==
  
 
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_monitor Computer monitor] @ Wikipedia
 
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_monitor Computer monitor] @ Wikipedia

Revision as of 07:42, 25 August 2015

A monitor (or display) is an electronic visual display for computers.

The monitor comprises the display device, circuitry and an enclosure.

The display device in modern monitors is typically a thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) thin panel, while older monitors used a cathode ray tube (CRT) about as deep as the screen size.

Originally, computer monitors were used for data processing while television receivers were used for entertainment.

From the 1980s onwards, computers (and their monitors) have been used for both data processing and entertainment, while televisions have implemented some computer functionality.

Aspect ratio

The common aspect ratio of televisions, and then computer monitors, has also changed from 4:3 to 16:9.

See also

External links