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Active matrix flat panels felt like incredibly cool technology when they became available in the 1990s. Each individual pixel is driven by a transistor and cap
by pavlov 1y ago
Active matrix flat panels felt like incredibly cool technology when they became available in the 1990s.
Each individual pixel is driven by a transistor and capacitor that actively maintain the pixel state? Insane manufacturing magic.
Dead pixels used to be a big problem with LCD displays. Haven’t thought about that in at least twenty years.
- Sharlin 1y agoTrue – but on the other hand, it was "only" a few million elements, and very large ones, compared to, say, the DRAM chips of the time. Monitors certainly make the engineering feat more tangible, though!