Degauss

What does degaussing mean? Degaussing is the method of erasing magnetic charge from a magnetized material. Occasionally, the shadow mask of a color CRT will pick up a magnetic charge, and deform, causing ‘purity’ or discolorations in the video image.… Read more »

Digital Monitor

What is a digital monitor? A Digital Monitor uses a digital video signal rather than an analog video signal to create an image. Unlike an analog monitor, a digital monitor cannot display an infinite range of colors.

Display (Monitor)

What is a display (monitor)? Display is the term used to describe the electronic device used to present images and/or text.

Dot Pitch

What is a dot pitch? Dot Pitch is the distance between pixels on a computer display screen. It is generally measured in millimeters.

Dots Per Inch – DPI

What is Dots Per Inch? DPI (Dots Per Inch) is a measurement of display device’s resolution capability, and indicates how many pixels, or dots, the display device can place in one square inch. The higher the DPI, the sharper the… Read more »

DVI-D

What is DVI-D? DVI-D stands for “DVI-Digital” and supports digital transfers only.

DVI-I

DVI-I stands for “DVI-Integrated” and supports both digital and analog transfers, so it works with both digital and analog Visual Display Units.

EGA – Enhanced Graphics Adapter

What is an EGA (enhanced graphics adapter)? Manufactured by IBM in 1984, the Enhanced Graphics Adaptor (EGA) is a digital video standard that falls between CGA and VGA in terms of color and space resolution. Operating with RGB digital TTL… Read more »

Fixed-frequency monitor

What is a fixed-frequency monitor? Common in older display monitor systems, fixed-frequency monitors are designed to only run at a specific signal from within a limited frequency range.

Flat screen Monitor

What is a flat screen monitor? A flat screen monitor generally refers to a CRT monitor whose faceplate is flat, not curved.

Flat-Panel display (monitor)

What is a flat panel display monitor? Flatpanel displays (flatpanel monitors) is the term generally used to describe a display device that is not based upon the cathode-ray tube technology. They usually use Liquid-crystal display (LCD) technology, although Plasma and… Read more »