Transcript Monitors - Salisbury University

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Monitor displays use liquid crystal display (LCD) or cathode ray tube (CRT)
technology
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Resolution is also a factor when it comes to monitors. It’s the number of
individual dots of color, known as pixels, contained on a display.
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Resolution is expressed by identifying the number of pixels on the horizontal
axis (rows) and the number on the vertical axis (columns), such as 800x600.
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Resolution is affected by a number of factors, including the size of the screen.
Standard
Resolution
XGA (Extended Graphics
Array)
1024x768
SXGA (Super XGA)
1280x1024
UXGA (Ultra XGA)
1600x1200
QXGA (Quad XGA)
2048x1536
WXGA (Wide XGA)
1280x800
WSXGA+ (Wide SXGA
plus)
1680x1050
WUXGA (Wide Ultra XGA)
1920x1200
Typical Use
15- and 17-inch CRT
monitors
15-inch LCD monitors
15- and 17-inch CRT
monitors
17-and 19-inch LCD
monitors
19-, 20-, 21-inch CRT
monitors
20-inch LCD monitors
21-inch and larger CRT
monitors
Wide aspect 15.4-inch
laptops
LCD displays
Wide aspect 20-inch LCD
monitors
Wide aspect 22-inch and
larger LCD monitors
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Two measures describe the size of your display: the aspect ratio and
the screen size
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computer displays, like most televisions, have had an aspect ratio of
4:3. This means that the ratio of the width of the display screen to the
height is 4 to 3.
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For widescreen LCD monitors, the aspect ratio is 16:9
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Screen sizes are normally measured in inches from one corner to the
corner diagonally across from it
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Most CRT monitors require the signal
information in analog form
The computer and video adapter convert
digital data into analog format.
Once the display information is in analog form,
it’s sent to the monitor through a VGA cable.
DVI keeps data in digital form from the computer
to the monitor.
 LCD monitors work in a digital mode and support
the DVI format
 The DVI specification is based on Transition
Minimized Differential Signaling (TMDS) and
provides a high-speed digital interface.
 DVI cables can be a single link cable that uses one
TMDS transmitter or a dual link cable with two
transmitters.
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Liquid crystal display technology works
by blocking light
 LCD is made of two pieces of polarized
glass that contain a liquid crystal
material between them.
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Video Cards receive binary data from
the CPU and turn it into pictures you can
see
 The CPU and Software Applications send
info to the Video Card, which then sends
the information to the monitor.
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Large amount of memory space
 Fast Processor
 Frame Rate- amount of images
displayed per
second
 Triangles per second
 Pixell fill rate
 Compare Hardware Specs- Large Range
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Must be compatible with the buses on
motherboard
 If the motherboard has onboard video,
disable the onboard video in the BIOS
when installing a card in the bus slot
 Place in slot and configure
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System does not boot
 Incorrect colors
 Blurry Images
 Slow Video Performance
 Screen Flickers
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Improved Graphics, Video capabilities
 Overall Efficiency Increase
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Main Function
 used in phones, personal computers,
workstations, and game consoles
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Laptop
Replacement
problems
Average Speed
World’s best GPU
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Amd radeon HD 6990
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ATI Radeon HD 5970
Nvidia GeForce GTX 590
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Video inputs
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Alternative to
HDMI
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Average temp
› Not overclocked
 Overclocked temp
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Main reason for upgrading VC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ILr
q7lMe-0
 1. Open case
 2.Remove old card & screws, replace
new
 3. screw back in screws
 4. Update Drivers
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_
monitor
 Http://www.computerhope.com/help/lc
d.htm
 http://computer.howstuffworks.com/mo
nitor.htm
 http://www.grassrootsdesign.com/intro/h
ardware.php
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http://computer.howstuffworks.com/
 http://www.testout.com/
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