Monitor and its types

Monitor

⟶ Monitor is a common ouput device that displays information in the forms of pixels. The more pixels inside the monitor, better the quality of picture it will be.

⟶ It is softcopy output device.

⟶ Also known as VDT (Visual Display Terminal) or VDU (Visual Display Unit)

⟶ Used to display image, text, video and graphic information generated by a computer via a computer's video card.

Types of Monitor

1. CRT Monitor

⟶ It Stands for Cathode Ray Tube

⟶ Technology: Use electron beam to activate phosphprus on the screen to produce image

⟶ Image quality: Good contrast and color accuracy, low resolution

⟶ Size: Large, bulky

⟶ Power consumption: consume more power 

⟶ Weight: heavy

⟶ Uses: Older TV and Computer

2. LCD Monitor

⟶ It stands for Liquid Crystal Display.

⟶ Technology: Use liquid crystal to control light and produce image
⟶ Image quality: Good, better resolution than CRT monitor

⟶ Size: Slim 

⟶ Power consumption: consume less power than CRT

⟶ Weight: light

⟶ Uses: Modern computers

3. LED Monitor

⟶ It stands for Light Emitting Diode.

⟶ Technology: Use LED for source of light to produce image

⟶ Image quality: Better contrast and brightness than LCD monitor

⟶ Size: Slim

⟶ Power consumption: consume less power than LCD

⟶ Weight: lighter than LCD

⟶ Uses: Modern computer, laptop, smartphones

4. Plasma Monitor

⟶ Also known as Plasma Display Panel

⟶ Technology: Use electrically charged gas to illuminate phosphorus on the screen to produce image.

⟶ Image quality: Good color accuracy and contrast

⟶ Size: slim

⟶ Power consumption: consume less power than CRT and more than LCD/LED

⟶ Weight: heavier than LCD/LED

⟶ Uses: TV screen, Laptop