Computer Monitor

• Computer monitor


  An output device that displays information in pictorial form
• Monitor


  • Comprises the visual display, circuitry, casing, and power supply
• Display device in modern monitors

  Thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) with LED backlighting
• Older monitors


  Used a cathode ray tube (CRT)
• Monitor connections


  VGA, Digital Visual Interface (DVI), HDMI, DisplayPort, Thunderbolt, low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS) or other proprietary connectors and signals
• Alternative names for monitor

  VDT (video display terminal), VDU (video display unit)
• Monitor


  • Displays video images and text
  • Made up of circuitry, a screen, a power supply, buttons to adjust screen settings, and casing that holds all of these components
• First computer monitors


  Comprised of a CRT (cathode ray tube) and a fluorescent screen
• Today's monitors


  Created using flat panel display technology, usually backlit with LEDs