Compiled For You: Pros And Cons Of Common Display Screens

This post is about different display screen types, what are their advantages and disadvantages.

CRT - Cathode Ray Tube

a CTR computer monitor

PROS:

No lag from input ( very fast response time )
Very good viewing angle ( can be viewed from any angle )
Special pens and guns can be used for interaction ( ex. Duck hunt game )
Good contrast ratio, color, black level
No native resolution ( there is no designed resolution for the display, no image scaling is needed )
Almost no color, contrast, brightness deformation.

CONS:

Very "big-assed" and heavy
Sometimes image burn-in may occur ( ghost images,occur because of non-use of pixels )
Generates quite a bit of heat when used for a long time
Consumes a lot of power ( especially when brightness is turned up )
Contains toxic barium and lead ( may be harmful if it somehow got broken and toxics contact with skin)
May have geometric distortion ( image is deformed ,most high-end displays don't have this problem )
Older displays may have flickering at lower refresh rates

Panasonic 50 inch plasma TV

PROS:

CONS:

Lag in input
Relatively heavy
May also have image burn-in ( ghost image )
Large pixel pitch ( distance between sub-pixels of the same color, because of that it requires a large screen or a low resolution )
May have flickering image
Glass screen may cause reflection or glare
Generates some heat and consumes a lot of power.
Dead pixels/stuck pixels may occur ( during the use or manufacturing, dead pixel - never shows light, stuck pixel - always shows light )
Fragile ( has to transported very carefully )
Screen-door effect ( lines separating the pixels are visible )
Only one native resolution, needs a video scaler for other resolutions

Samsung LCD TV

PROS:

Thin and very light
No geometric distortion
Low power consumption
No resolution limit
Relatively cheap to make in big sizes, can be made almost any shape or size
No screen burn-in
Very sharp image
Low chance of flickering ( LCD panel also refreshes itself and isn't affected by the image refresh rate )

CONS:

In hot places, contrast may suffer
Very poor display when in direct sunlight.
Also dead/stuck pixels may occur during use or manufacturing
Slow response time
May have bright black levels ( crystals are unable to block all the light )
Backlighting may be uneven and cause brightness distortion
Limited viewing angle ( causes color, brightness, contrast distortion )
Lag in input
Only one native resolution, needs a video scaler for other resolutions
May occur overheating in some parts of the screen ( when your display is on for a long time, those parts become discolored )

LG OLED TV

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Samsung LED display monitor

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