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CRT
Last modified: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 

CRT
Abbreviation of cathode-ray tube, the technology used in most televisions and computer display screens. A CRT works by moving an electron beam back and forth across the back of the screen. Each time the beam makes a pass across the screen, it lights up phosphor dots on the inside of the glass tube, thereby illuminating the active portions of the screen. By drawing many such lines from the top to the bottom of the screen, it creates an entire screenful of images.

Also see The Science of Color in the Did You Know . . . ? section of Webopedia.

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A comparison between flat LCD and traditional CRT monitors, including display sizes, physical size, display charactersitics, and energy features.

CRT Characteristics
Describes analog and Digital CRTs, dot pitch, shadow mask and aperture grill, image quality factors, and magnetization and degaussing. This page is from "The PC Guide."

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Comprehensive guide to the operation of the monitor. Covers construction and operation, resolution, color, refresh, size and size matching, CRT characteristics, and power and safety issues.

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