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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.
Types of electronic displays
[edit]In use
[edit]These are the technologies used to create the various displays in use today.
Segment displays
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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. Common types are seven-segment displays which are used for numerals only, and alphanumeric fourteen-segment displays and sixteen-segment displays which can display numerals and Roman alphabet letters.
Other types
[edit]- Vacuum fluorescent display
- Electroluminescent (ELD) display
- Plasma (PDP) display
- Laser-powered phosphor display
Cathode-ray tubes were also formerly widely used.
Full-area 2-dimensional displays
[edit]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
[edit]Full-area 2-dimensional displays are used in, for example:
- Television set
- Computer monitor
- Head-mounted displays, Heads-up displays and Virtual reality headsets
- Broadcast reference monitor
- Medical monitors
- Mobile displays (for mobile devices)
- Smartphone displays (for smartphones)
- Video walls
Underlying technologies of full-area 2-dimensional displays
[edit]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
[edit]Mechanical types
[edit]- Ticker tape (historical)
- Split-flap display (or simply flap display)
- Flip-disc display (or flip-dot display)
- Vane 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Lemley, Linda. "Chapter 6: Output". Discovering Computers. University of West Florida. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
- ^ "Accommodations For Vision Disabilities". Energy.gov. Office of the Chief information Officer. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
External links
[edit]- Society for Information Display - An international professional organization dedicated to the study of display technology
- University of Waterloo Stratford Campus - A university that offers students the opportunity to display their work on the school's 3-storey Christie MicroTile wall.
Display device
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Purpose and Basic Operation
A display device is an electronic output device that presents information visually, such as images, text, or graphics, or tactilely, as in refreshable Braille displays for accessibility, allowing users to perceive data from computing systems.[5][6] These devices serve as the primary interface for conveying processed information from a source, like a computer or signal generator, to human observers in interactive environments.[7] The basic operation of a display device involves converting input signals—either analog voltages representing continuous variations or digital data streams of binary values—into perceptible patterns of light or tactile feedback. This conversion occurs through processes such as light emission, where devices generate photons directly; light modulation, which alters external or ambient light; or mechanical movement, which repositions elements to form patterns. The signal flow can be represented in a simple block diagram:- Input Signal Source (e.g., computer graphics output): Provides analog or digital data encoding the desired image or text.
- Signal Processing Unit: Interprets and refreshes the data, often storing it temporarily in a buffer to synchronize output.
- Display Mechanism: Transduces the processed signals into visual (light patterns) or tactile (raised pins) output.
- Viewer Interface: Delivers the output for human perception, relying on sensory adaptation for coherence.