13th June 2006, 3:03 PM
"Light dynamics" isn't something I had previously heard about. I suppose it has to do with brightness of individual dots on the screen rather than only being able to make the overall screen bright or dark.
The FED type display is VERY interesting to me though.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_emission_display
Also, the article is not accurate because it mentions "light guns" in a general sense when talking about LCD screens. However, only SOME light guns do not work with LCD screens, as discussed in this article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_gun , and as my personal experience has shown. Either way, electrons ain't what any light guns see :D.
I think I'll update the article myself after doing a little research to confirm this.
But as for optimal resolutions, while I knew that even CRTs had their resolutions locked into place physically at the front of the screen (by where the phosphors are placed physically in place and so shining the electron beam at point A will ALWAYS result in "green"), I didn't realize just how well it could be graduated (shifted from left to right) without even really noticing anything. It almost looks smooth. The max resolution of a moniter is just much much finer than I thought it to be. Reading further indicates that yes, there is a lot of work to be done for LCDs to truly replace CRTs, but the FED (or possibly SED) screens seems set to replace BOTH. The only issue is exactly how thin they can get, which is important when you talk about using either one of those new options in a portable device. If they really are more energy efficient, then if they can be as thin as an LCD screen, they really are better for portable devices.
The FED type display is VERY interesting to me though.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_emission_display
Also, the article is not accurate because it mentions "light guns" in a general sense when talking about LCD screens. However, only SOME light guns do not work with LCD screens, as discussed in this article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_gun , and as my personal experience has shown. Either way, electrons ain't what any light guns see :D.
I think I'll update the article myself after doing a little research to confirm this.
But as for optimal resolutions, while I knew that even CRTs had their resolutions locked into place physically at the front of the screen (by where the phosphors are placed physically in place and so shining the electron beam at point A will ALWAYS result in "green"), I didn't realize just how well it could be graduated (shifted from left to right) without even really noticing anything. It almost looks smooth. The max resolution of a moniter is just much much finer than I thought it to be. Reading further indicates that yes, there is a lot of work to be done for LCDs to truly replace CRTs, but the FED (or possibly SED) screens seems set to replace BOTH. The only issue is exactly how thin they can get, which is important when you talk about using either one of those new options in a portable device. If they really are more energy efficient, then if they can be as thin as an LCD screen, they really are better for portable devices.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)