Foot candle

What is a foot candle? A foot candle is the measurement of amount of light reflected by a surface one foot from a lighted candle. The term is becoming obsolete, and is replaced by SI units of cd/m2 or nits’.

In the display business, a frame is a single image displayed by the monitor.

What does frame rate mean? The Frame rate, usually measured in Frames Per Second (fps), is frequency at which individual image frames are displayed or projected. Full speed video images generally require a frame rate of 24, 25 and 30… Read more »

What is FSTN (Film Supertwist Nematic)? FSTN is a type of LCD display.

What is Full Motion Video? Abbreviated as FMV, Full-Motion Video is the term used to describe video display systems that are capable of displaying full speed video images and sound on a monitor. Depending upon the video format being used,… Read more »

Hercules refers to a monochrome graphics standard introduced in the early 1980s and developed by Hercules Computer Technology for IBM compatible computers. The standard defined a resolution of 720 Pixels by 348 pixels on a monochrome monitor.

Short for Hercules Graphic adapter.

What is horizontal scan rate? Horizontal scan rate refers to the speed that each line is drawn horizontally on a display monitor. This is commonly expressed in Kilohertz [KHz].

When a CRT computer monitor is left for long periods of time with a constant image, the image can seep into screen phosphor, leaving a permanent image. Image Burn occurs more often with older monitors, but it can still occur… Read more »

The intensity bit is a fourth bit of information added to the Red, Green, and Blue bits on early digital CGA monitor that is used to display different intensities of color. For example, the RGBI monitor is capable of displaying… Read more »

What is interlaced video? Interlacing refers to one of the two methods commonly used to generate a video image on an electronic display screen (the other being progressive scan). The interlace technique was devised for displaying high-quality full-motion-video images on… Read more »

What is red green blue intensity? Red Green Blue Intensity (RGBI) is the technology used to generate a 16-color image on early digital-input computer monitors. 16-colors are created by the addition of an intensity bit to the digital signals controlling… Read more »