Abbreviation of cathode-ray tube, the technology used in most televisions and computerdisplay screens. A CRT works by moving an electron beam back and forth across the back of the screen. Each time the beam makes a pass across the screen, it lights up phosphor dots on the inside of the glass tube, thereby illuminating the active portions of the screen. By drawing many such lines from the top to the bottom of the screen, it creates an entire screenful of images.
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Anatomy and Operation of a CRT Monitor Outlines the anatomy and operation of a CRT monitor, including the various shadow mask designs and associated safety standards. Includes graphics, diagrams and an integrated glossary. This page is from "The PC Technology Guide."
Comparison of LCD to typical CRT monitors A comparison between flat LCD and traditional CRT monitors, including display sizes, physical size, display charactersitics, and energy features.
CRT Characteristics Describes analog and Digital CRTs, dot pitch, shadow mask and aperture grill, image quality factors, and magnetization and degaussing. This page is from "The PC Guide."
PC Guide's monitor reference Comprehensive guide to the operation of the monitor. Covers construction and operation, resolution, color, refresh, size and size matching, CRT characteristics, and power and safety issues.
How Monitors Work Everything from the electron gun to the differences between a shadow mask and an aperture grill. It's basically everything that you've always wanted to know about monitors but were terrified to ask.
