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Thanks to
technological advances,
flat screens are now
designed into computer
and TV monitors. The
surface upon which you
see images is flat, or
almost flat, cutting
down significantly on
glare and providing
viewing convenience.
Unlike the originally
designed TV and computer
monitor screens that
featured a curved glass
surface and a cathode
ray tube within, the
term "flat screen," does
not apply to a single
technology. Computers
and televisions may now
feature flat screens,
whether they are based
on the older CRT
(cathode ray tube)
technology or newer LCD,
plasma, or other
technology. A CRT built
with a flat screen will
still be housed in a
bulky cabinet, because a
CRT uses the bulkier
cathode ray tube
technology. If you are
looking for a monitor or
television that is only
a few inches deep, you
must ask for a flat
panel.
The overall
depth of flat panels,
whether TV or computer
monitors, is thin, only
several inches deep,
leading to the term
"flat panel" being
applied. Using
modern technology that
is not dependent on
bulky internal features,
liquid crystal displays
(LCDs), plasma,
electroluminescence, or
other advancing
technologies, allow for
a compact, streamlined,
and lighter weight body
panel.
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