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About Flat
Screen and Flat Panel
- Comparison of technology and
terminology of CRT and LCD computers & TV and monitors
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Thanks to
technological advances,
flat screens are now
designed into computer
and TV monitors. The
surface upon which you
see images is flat, or
almost flat, cutting
down significantly on
glare and providing
viewing convenience.
Unlike the originally
designed TV and computer
monitor screens that
featured a curved glass
surface and a cathode
ray tube within, the
term "flat screen," does
not apply to a single
technology. Computers
and televisions may now
feature flat screens,
whether they are based
on the older CRT
(cathode ray tube)
technology or newer LCD,
plasma, or other
technology. A CRT built
with a flat screen will
still be housed in a
bulky cabinet, because a
CRT uses the bulkier
cathode ray tube
technology. If you are
looking for a monitor or
television that is only
a few inches deep, you
must ask for a flat
panel.
The overall
depth of flat panels,
whether TV or computer
monitors, is thin, only
several inches deep,
leading to the term
"flat panel" being
applied. Using
modern technology that
is not dependent on
bulky internal features,
liquid crystal displays
(LCDs), plasma,
electroluminescence, or
other advancing
technologies, allow for
a compact, streamlined,
and lighter weight body
panel.
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The
physical
size
difference
between
CRT
technology
and LCD
technology
is
clearly
visible
in the
photos
below.
The
sheer
bulk of
the
cathode
ray tube
requirement
(in left
hand
photo
below)
makes a
thin
body
design
impossible,
while
the
sandwiched
cells of
LCDs
(seen in
right
handed
photo
below)
require
minimal
space.
Thus,
while
both may
be built
with
flat
screens,
a CRT
would
not be
called a
flat
panel.
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Basic
CRT
internals.
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Sandwiched
layers
of an
LCD
design
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Because
CRT
technology
is
"matured"
over the
last 80
years,
the
economies
of
design
have
brought
the
price
down.
Thus TVs
and
computer
monitors
using
CRT
internals
are far
more
affordable
than new
technologies
that
result
in flat
panel
design,
at the
present
time.
Because
of the
design
construction
of flat
panels,
they are
far
lighter
to
handle,
move,
and
even,
turn.
Their
thin
body
requires
less
depth
when
placing
them on
a
surface
anywhere
in a
room.
When
purchasing
a flat
panel,
consider
the
convenience
of all
the many
mount
options
you will
enjoy.
There
are
stands,
cabinets,
and
mounting
arms
providing
you with
placement
and
movement
flexibility.
Mounting
arms for
computer
monitors
can also
provide
you the
ability
to
rotate
your
computer
monitor
from
portrait
to
landscape.
Because
flat
panels
can be
elevated
off your
desk and
furniture,
you gain
additional
surface
area and
your
environment
seems
much
roomier.
Whether
you are
purchasing
an LCD
computer
monitor,
or a
plasma,
or LCD
TV, Ergo
in
Demand
has a
full
line of
mounting
arms and
furnishings
that
offer
you
desk,
wall,
cabinet,
table,
or
ceiling
mounting.
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