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Display device

A display device is an output device for presentation of


information in visual[1] or tactile form (the latter used for example
in tactile electronic displays for blind people).[2] When the input
information that is supplied has an electrical signal the display is
called an electronic display.

Common applications for electronic visual displays are television


sets or computer monitors.

Nixie tubes, LED display and VF


Contents display, top to bottom.

Types of electronic displays


In use
Segment displays
Underlying technologies of segment displays
Full-area 2-dimensional displays
Applications of full-area 2-dimensional
displays
Underlying technologies of full-area 2-
dimensional displays
Three-dimensional displays
Mechanical types
See also
References
External links

Types of electronic displays

In use

These are the technologies used to create the various displays in use today.

Electroluminescent (ELD) display


Liquid crystal display (LCD)
Light-emitting diode (LED) backlit LCD
Thin-film transistor (TFT) LCD
Light-emitting diode (LED) display
OLED display
AMOLED display
Plasma (PDP) display
Quantum dot (QLED) display

Cathode ray tubes were also formerly widely used.

Segment displays

Some displays can show only digits or alphanumeric


characters. They are called segment displays, because
they are composed of several segments that switch on
and off to give appearance of desired glyph. The
segments are usually single LEDs or liquid crystals. They
are mostly used in digital watches and pocket calculators.
Digital clocks display changing numbers.
There are several types:

Seven-segment display (most common, digits


only)
Fourteen-segment display
Sixteen-segment display
The common segment displays
HD44780 LCD controller is a widely accepted protocol for LCDs. shown side by side: 7-segment, 9-
segment, 14-segment and 16-
segment displays.
Underlying technologies of segment displays
Incandescent filaments
Vacuum fluorescent display
Cold cathode gas discharge
Light-emitting diode (LED)
Liquid crystal display (LCD)
Physical vane with electromagnetic activation

Full-area 2-dimensional displays

2-dimensional displays that cover a full area (usually a rectangle) are also called video displays, since it is the
main modality of presenting video.

Applications of full-area 2-dimensional displays

Full-area 2-dimensional displays are used in, for example:

Television set
Computer monitors
Head-mounted displays, Heads-up displays and Virtual reality headsets
Broadcast reference monitor
Medical monitors
Mobile displays (for mobile devices)
Smartphone displays (for smartphones)
Underlying technologies of full-area 2-dimensional displays

Underlying technologies for full-area 2-dimensional displays include:

Cathode ray tube display (CRT)


Light-emitting diode display (LED)
Electroluminescent display (ELD)
Electronic paper, E Ink
Plasma display panel (PDP)
Liquid crystal display (LCD)
High-Performance Addressing display (HPA)
Thin-film transistor display (TFT)
Organic light-emitting diode display (OLED)
Digital Light Processing display (DLP)
Surface-conduction electron-emitter display (SED) (experimental)
Field emission display (FED) (experimental)
Laser TV (forthcoming)
Carbon nanotubes (experimental)
Quantum dot display (QLED)
Interferometric modulator display (IMOD)
Digital microshutter display (DMS)
microLED (in development)

The multiplexed display technique is used to drive most display devices.

Three-dimensional displays
Swept-volume display
Varifocal mirror display
Emissive volume display
Laser display
Holographic display
Light field displays

Mechanical types
Ticker tape (historical)
Split-flap display (or simply flap display)
Flip-disc display (or flip-dot display)
Rollsign
Tactile electronic displays are usually intended for the blind. They use electro-mechanical parts
to dynamically update a tactile image (usually of text) so that the image may be felt by the
fingers.
Optacon, using metal rods instead of light in order to convey images to blind people by
tactile sensation.
See also
Comparison CRT, LCD, Plasma
Graphical user interfaces
History of display technology
Human machine interface
Input device
Text display

References
1. Lemley, Linda. "Chapter 6: Output" (http://uwf.edu/clemley/cgs1570w/notes/Concepts-6.htm).
Discovering Computers. University of West Florida. Archived (https://web.archive.org/web/2012
0614152622/http://uwf.edu/clemley/cgs1570w/notes/Concepts-6.htm) from the original on 14
June 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
2. "Accommodations For Vision Disabilities" (http://energy.gov/cio/accommodations-vision-disabil
ities). Energy.gov. Office of the Chief information Officer. Archived (https://web.archive.org/web/
20120609151025/http://energy.gov/cio/accommodations-vision-disabilities) from the original on
9 June 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2012.

External links
Society for Information Display (http://www.sid.org) - An international professional organization
dedicated to the study of display technology
University of Waterloo Stratford Campus (https://www.uwaterloo.ca/stratford-campus) - A
university that offers students the opportunity to display their work on the school's 3-storey
Christie MicroTile wall.

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