Alvin Scott, Jr. Mr.

Harper
Class NT1110 10/29/2013
Unit 3 Assignment 1: Video Summary 1
Video Clip 1.09

I. Monitors
a. CRT
i. Cathode Ray Tube
ii. Similar to television screens
b. LCD
i. Liquid Crystal Display
ii. Use TFT ( Thin Film Transistor)
iii. Also referred to as Active Matrix
iv. Backlighting through polarized panels
II. Specifications
a. Screen Size
i. Diagonal Dimension of Screen
b. Contrast Ratio
i. Ratio is purest white to black
ii. Bigger is better
c. Refresh rate-CRT
i. Times per second CRT beam writes to screen
ii. Higher number better
d. Response Time LCD
i. Time recorded to create new screen
ii. Compensates for slower refresh rate
e. Dot pitch-CRT
i. Distance between phosphorescent dots
f. Pixel pitch-LCD
i. Addressable pixel on screen
ii. Same as resolution
g. Resolution-both CRT and LCD
i. Addressable points on screen
III. CRT Resolution
a. Standard Resolution
i. 640x480
ii. 800x600
iii. 1024x768
b. Higher resolution = sharper picture
IV. LCD Resolution
a. Fixed Resolution
i. Native resolution
b. Resolution
i. Pixel patch
c. Native resolution
i. XGA-1024x768
ii. SXGA-1280x1024
iii. UXGA-1600x1200
iv. WUXGA-1920x1200
For the sharpest picture on a LCD monitor always use native resolution.
V. Connectors
a. Analog
i. 15 pin, 3row, D-type
ii. VGA connectors
b. Digital
i. DVI
c. S-video port
i. TV
VI. Video Busses
a. APG slot
b. PCI express slot
i. Twice as fast APG
c. Modern Motherboard
i. Several PCI slots
ii. APG or PCI Express
iii. Second video card uses PCI slot
VII. Video Card
a. Buy reputable brand
i. More expensive
ii. Better performance
b. Check bus type and speed
i. Faster is better
c. Check video RAM on card
i. More is better
VIII. Troubleshooting
a. Wavy image or screen flicker
i. May be EMI
1. Electromagnetic interference
ii. Common sources
1. Fluorescent lights
2. Audio speakers
IX. Warning
a. Never open CRT monitor case
i. Capacitors store an electrical charge
ii. Discharge can kill