LCD Displays

An LCD display is actually a large format liquid crystal panel with a uniformly bright fluorescent backlight. The panel is made up of discrete pixels, and the total number of those pixels represents its resolution. In turn, each pixel is made up of three sub-pixels, one each for red, green and blue. For example, XGA resolution panels are 1024 pixels wide and 768 pixels tall. The image on the screen is produced in response to an electric current that respectively darkens the sub-pixels to create various color values.

How LCD Displays Work

Additionally, they do not suffer from image burn-in, making them good candidates for 24/7 operations. Their sleek profile and lighter weight also make them easier to install and ship than most plasma displays.

Today's LCD displays offer many advantages, including: incredibly bright images, extremely wide viewing angles, low glare, high contrast ratios, flicker-free video motion, and average life spans of nearly 60,000 hours.