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Output Devices VDU

The document discusses different types of visual display units (VDUs) including CRT and LCD displays. It describes the key differences between CRT and LCD such as size, power consumption, image quality, and viewing angles. The document also defines terms associated with VDUs like pixel, refresh rate, and resolution. It outlines different screen technologies available today and the two main types of touchscreen technology: resistive and capacitive touchscreens. Resistive touchscreens require pressure while capacitive uses electrical charge, and it notes the main differences between the two technologies.

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Output Devices VDU

The document discusses different types of visual display units (VDUs) including CRT and LCD displays. It describes the key differences between CRT and LCD such as size, power consumption, image quality, and viewing angles. The document also defines terms associated with VDUs like pixel, refresh rate, and resolution. It outlines different screen technologies available today and the two main types of touchscreen technology: resistive and capacitive touchscreens. Resistive touchscreens require pressure while capacitive uses electrical charge, and it notes the main differences between the two technologies.

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INTRODUCTION:.................................................................................................................................................................

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DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CRT AND LCD DISPLAYS:................................................................................................................. 3
CRT:.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
LCDS:......................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
TERMS ASSOCIATED WITH VISUAL DISPLAY UNITS:.............................................................................................................. 3
SCREEN TECHNOLOGIES AVAILABLE ON THE MARKET THESE DAYS:.....................................................................................4
TOUCHSCREEN TECHNOLOGY.............................................................................................................................................. 4
THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF TOUCHSCREENS:........................................................................................................................................4
1. Resistive touchscreens....................................................................................................................................................4
2. Capacitive touchscreens.................................................................................................................................................4
RESISTIVE TOUCHSCREENS:..............................................................................................................................................................5
CAPACITIVE TOUCHSCREENS:........................................................................................................................................................... 5

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Output devices – Visual Display units (VDU)

Introduction:

A Visual Display Unit (VDU) allows us to see what the computer is doing and provides us with a
visual interface for interacting with the machine.

The two types of monitor technologies available to consumers are:

1. Cathode Ray Tube (CRT)


2. Liquid Crystal Displays (LCD)

Differences between CRT and LCD displays:


CRT:
1. They are bigger, heavier and bulkier than LCDs
2. They consume/use more power or electricity
3. They tend to offer much brighter displays
4. They are much cheaper
5. They produce more life-like images
6. They are easier to repair than LCDs
7. Have much greater viewing angles

LCDs:
1. They require less space to setup
2. They consume a lot less power than CRT displays
3. They produce much richer and sharper images
4. They are more expensive
5. They are not very easy to repair
6. They have more limited viewing angles than CRT

Terms associated with Visual Display Units:


Pixel – (short for Picture Element) this is the smallest element of a picture. It is the dots of light
which comes together to form an image on a screen.

Refresh Rate – This is the frequency with which a monitor's display is updated or the amount of
times the screen is redrawn or the pixels re-energized each second. This is measured in hertz
(Hz). The higher the refresh rate the sharper the image remains.

Resolution – The total amount of pixels displayed on a screen. This is expressed as a one
number multiplied by another number where the first number represents the horizontal
number of pixels and the second number represents the vertical number of pixels for example,
1920 x 1080.

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Screen Technologies available on the market these days:
1. LCD – Liquid Crystal Displays
2. LED – Light Emitting Diode
3. OLED - Organic Light Emitting Diode
4. AMOLED – Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode
5. Plasma

NB: An IPS (In-Plane Switching) is a type of LCD display

Touchscreen Technology

Touchscreens: this is a display device that allows a user to interact with a computer by touching
areas on the screen

There are two types of touchscreens:


1. Resistive touchscreens – these require pressure to register a touch
2. Capacitive touchscreens – these do not require any pressure, but instead work using our
body’s electrical charge.

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Main differences between resistive and capacitive touchscreens:

Resistive touchscreens:
- Cheaper to produce than capacitive screens
- Perfect for handwriting applications
- More resistant to dust
- Not as sensitive as capacitive screens
- Best used with a stylus
- Do not support multi-touch
- Tend to go bad faster than capacitive screens.

Capacitive touchscreens:
- Provide better quality display (brighter and sharper).
- Are easier to use.
- Support multi-touch
- Are more expensive than resistive touchscreens
- More prone to breaking because it is made from glass

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