Plasma display
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A plasma display panel is a type of flat-panel display that uses small cells containing plasma to produce an image. Each cell functions as a tiny fluorescent lamp, emitting ultraviolet light when the
Last-generation Panasonic Plasma TV. 55” (140 cm) ST60 (TX-P55ST60E), released in 2013.
Plasma displays were first used in PLATO computer terminals. This PLATO V model illustrates the display's monochromatic orange glow seen in 1981.
Toshiba T3100 plasma screen close-up
Plasma displays became 75% thinner between 2006 and 2011.
Liquid-crystal display
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A liquid-crystal display is a flat-panel display or other electronically modulated optical device that uses the light-modulating properties of liquid crystals combined with polarizers to display infor
Plasma display
…like Burroughs's Panaplex were also in use for a short while in handheld electronics like calculators and multimeters before being squeezed out by liquid-crystal display (LCD), vacuum fluorescent display (VFD) and light-emitting diode (LED) during the 1980s. Fujitsu's research and development in cooperation with the…
A liquid-crystal display (LCD) on an early iPhone
Closeup of a liquid crystal display (LCD)
An LCD screen used as a notification panel for travellers
LCD in a Texas Instruments calculator with top polarizer removed from device and placed on top, such that the top and bottom polarizers are perpendicular. As a result, the colors are inverted.