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Computer monitor

Not to be confused with Computer terminal or Monitor (synchronization).

A flat-panel display (FPD) computer monitor
A cathode-ray tube (CRT) computer monitor

A computer monitor is an output device that displays information in pictorial or textual form. A discrete monitor comprises a visual display, support electronics, power supply, housing, electrical connectors, and external user controls.

The display in modern monitors is typically an LCD with LED backlight, having by the 2010s replaced CCFL backlit LCDs. Before the mid-2000s, most monitors used a cathode-ray tube (CRT) as the image output technology.[1] A monitor is typically connected to its host computer via DisplayPort, HDMI, USB-C, DVI, or VGA. Monitors sometimes use other proprietary connectors and signals to connect to a computer, which is less common.

Originally computer monitors were used for data processing while television sets were used for video. From the 1980s onward, computers (and their monitors) have been used for both data processing and video, while televisions have implemented some computer functionality. In the 2000s, the typical display aspect ratio of both televisions and computer monitors changed from 4:3 to 16:9.[2][3]

Modern computer monitors are often functionally interchangeable with television sets and vice versa. As most computer monitors do not include integrated speakers, TV tuners, or remote controls, external components such as a DTA box may be needed to use a computer monitor as a TV set.[4][5]

  1. ^ "LCD monitors outsold CRTs in Q3, says DisplaySearch". Electronic Engineering Times. 9 December 2004. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  2. ^ Peter Ward (2002). Picture Composition (2nd ed.). CRC Press. p. 103. ISBN 978-1-136-04506-6. Extract of page 103
  3. ^ Jerry Hofmann (2004). Jerry Hofmann on Final Cut Pro 4 (illustrated ed.). New Riders. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-7357-1281-2. Extract of page 42
  4. ^ "Difference Between TV and Computer Monitor | Difference Between". differencebetween.net. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Difference Between laptop and Computer Monitor | Difference Between". technologyrental.com.au. Retrieved 27 April 2021.

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