Liquid Crystal Display is all about flat panel television technology. The technology of liquid crystal display has penetrated our everyday life in everyday things like wristwatches, mobile phones, calculators, computer monitors and high definition television. The use is growing rapidly and sales of LCD TV are expected to exceed 4 million in America alone.
There are some distinct advantages of LCD panels over other kinds of display technologies. They are slimmer and hardly go beyond 3.5“ in depth. These are lighter also and best of all they draw less power – only about 60% of the power consumed by plasma displays. LCD televisions do not spew electromagnetic waves that are harmful.
There are drawbacks of course – viewing angle is restricted, contrast ratio is limited and time of display response may cause concern. The biggest frown of all is caused by the price. Although it is falling but still it is considerably higher than its plasma counterpart.
LCD displays comprises mainly of sheets of polarized glass sheets – two in number. A liquid crystal solution is sandwiched between these. These liquid crystals are very specific that causes...