Philips 170X4 - page 23

Glossary
L
LCD Liquid Crystal Display
An alphanumeric display, using the unique properties of liquid crystal, to form characters. The latest flat-
panel displays, contains a matrix of hundreds or thousands of individual LCD cells that generate text and
colorful graphics on a screen. They consume little power, though they do require external lighting to make
them legible to the user.
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V
Vertical refresh rate
Expressed in Hz, it is the number of frames (complete pictures) written to the screen every second.
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