Modern Display Technology Has Come A Long Way Lately
Innovations in modern display technologies related to how people view modern day televisions and computer monitor screens but also a myriad of small liquid crystal display screens that one might see on electronics test bench or even up in an aircraft cockpit have been coming fast and furious of late. Gone are the days of cathode ray tubes (CRT) and big, fat computer monitors or very heavy televisions, and most would say thank goodness.
For example, imagine a few of the really popular liquid crystal display TVs out on the market nowadays. Some are so thin that it’s hard to conceive of how they’re able to put up a picture on their display screens. Actually, improvements in the way the display screen is lit are actually the reason for why their pictures look so sharp. This is because LED backlight technologies have begun to push fluorescent backlighting out of the way, improving the quality and sharpness of the display put out by the TV.
These light emitting diodes run along the edges of a typical LCD TVs display screen, hidden behind what’s called a ‘bezel, ‘ helping to brighten and sharpen the display in very useful ways. This is a classic example of how innovation and technology is used to improve a common consumer good like a modern LCD TV to the point where it is stunningly slim in its appearance.
This actually isn’t the only innovation that has begun to benefit display screens of all sizes, by the way. Currently, some really small custom LCD screens have been produced that are being used in a variety of ways, including for data display modules such as can be found in an aircraft or even more expensive automobiles. They cost less than 100 bucks and can really add not only good looks but also are a definite improvement over analog gauges.
Considering that they also use far less energy, on average, than older digital or analog gauges, it’s no wonder that custom liquid crystal display screens have made their way into aircraft cockpits or even personal automobiles and the like. This isn’t to mention how useful they’ve become in medical equipment applications as well as all manner of measuring tasks.
A relative to the custom liquid crystal display module is the graphic LCD unit. It interfaces extremely easily with most computers through use of a common USB 2.0 port or through an older style serial port connection. Just about all of them can be easily programmed to display a wide variety of data and information and normally cost somewhere around $100 for a unit that can carry out a great deal of functions.
When it comes to innovation, it seems that some of the best work is being done in taking liquid crystal display technology — which actually has been around for decades — and improving it by leaps and bounds. The first big step for the LCD, when it came to consumer applications, was the flat-panel TV. Since then, a lot of work has gone into improving that display, and the televisions and other display technologies now available are a full order of magnitude better than units from just a few years ago.
Unboxing: Samsung U70 USB LCD
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