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Displays

Efthimia Bilissi

All images © Efthimia Bilissi unless indicated.

INTRODUCTION

Digital images are viewed, judged and manipulated using display systems. The display technology that has dominated up until now, the cathode ray tube display (CRT), has gradually been replaced by the liquid crystal display (LCD). This has enabled the use of displays in many devices such as portable computers, mobile phones and digital cameras. The two display types have significant technological differences which affect the perceived quality of the displayed images. Other technologies have also emerged, such as organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) and flexible displays.

IMAGE DISPLAY

Display of images on a computer monitor is performed ...

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