User:Electron9/Display technology

1922 Monochrome cathode ray tube:

Dual trace, showing different time bases on each trace.
Dual trace, showing different time bases on each trace.

1954 Color cathode ray tube:

19" inch (48.3 cm tube, 45.9 cm viewable) ViewSonic CRT computer monitor.
19" inch (48.3 cm tube, 45.9 cm viewable) ViewSonic CRT computer monitor.

1961 Flip-disc display:

Flip-Dot-Display
Flip-Dot-Display

1964 Monochrome plasma display:

Plasma displays were first used in PLATO computer terminals. This PLATO V model illustrates the display's monochromatic orange glow as seen in 1981.
Plasma displays were first used in PLATO computer terminals. This PLATO V model illustrates the display's monochromatic orange glow as seen in 1981.

1968 Light-emitting diode:

LED destination displays on buses, one with a colored route number.
LED destination displays on buses, one with a colored route number.
Outdoor 4 x 3 m large LED screen in Jelgava, Latvia.
Outdoor 4 x 3 m large LED screen in Jelgava, Latvia.

1972 Twisted nematic field effect LCD:

1979 Vacuum fluorescent display:

A full view of a typical vacuum fluorescent display used in a videocassette recorder.
A full view of a typical vacuum fluorescent display used in a videocassette recorder.

1980s Thin film transistor liquid crystal display / Active-LCD:

An Asus Eee PC netbook.
An Asus Eee PC netbook.

1992 Full-color plasma display:

A Samsung PN50B450 50-inch Plasma HDTV, an example of a modern Plasma television.
A Samsung PN50B450 50-inch Plasma HDTV, an example of a modern Plasma television.


2006 Electronic paper:

iLiad e-book reader equipped with e-paper display
iLiad e-book reader equipped with e-paper display

xxxx Vane display:

An active vane display at Penn Station in New York City.
An active vane display at Penn Station in New York City.


1954 Nixie tube:

A Nixie clock.
A Nixie clock.

1965 Split-flap display:

Zugzielanzeiger mit Fallblattanzeige am Gleis 9 des Hauptbahnhofs Frankfurt am Main (Typ AEG, bis September 2005)
Zugzielanzeiger mit Fallblattanzeige am Gleis 9 des Hauptbahnhofs Frankfurt am Main (Typ AEG, bis September 2005)

1968 Eggcrate display
2004 Organic light-emitting diode (OLED)
2004 Silicon X-tal Reflective Display (Sony) (SXRD)
2005 Liquid crystal on silicon (LCoS)
2009 Digital Light Processing (Texas Instruments) (DLP)
Surface-conduction electron-emitter display (SED)
Virtual retinal display (VRD)
Interferometric modulator display (IMOD)
Field emission display (FED)
Laser video display
Ferro Liquid Display (FLD)
Thick-film dielectric electroluminescent technology (TDEL)
Electroluminescent display (ELD)

Crookes tube
Storage tube

Misc:

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