Sunday, 29 April 2012

Active-Matrix VS Passive-Matrix Display

Passive-Matrix LCDs were standard in most early laptops (although a few used plasma displays) and the original Nintendo Game Boy until the mid-1990s, when color active-matrix became standard on all laptops. Passive-matrix LCDs are still used today for applications less demanding than laptops and TVs. In particular, these are used on portable devices where less information content needs to be displayed, lowest power consumption (no backlight) and low cost are desired, and/or readability in direct sunlight is needed.

Active-Matrix LCDs  is a type of flat panel display, currently the overwhelming choice of notebook computer manufacturers, due to low weight, very good image quality, wide color and response time. Whereas a passive-matrix display uses a simple conductive grid to deliver current to the liquid crystals in the target area, an active-matrix display uses a grid of transistors and capacitors with the ability to hold a charge for a limited period of time.

                                                                Passive-Matrix Display
                                         
                                                                  Active-Matrix Display

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