Each pixel of an LCD typically consists of a layer of molecules aligned between two transparent electrodes, often made of indium tin oxide (ITO) and two polarizing filters (parallel and perpendicular polarizers), the … See more

A standard television receiver screen, a modern LCD panel, has over six million pixels, and they are all individually powered by a wire network embedded in the screen. The fine … See more

Twisted nematic (TN)
Twisted nematic displays contain liquid crystals that twist and untwist at varying degrees to allow light to pass through. When no voltage is applied to a TN liquid crystal cell, polarized light passes through the 90-degrees … See more

The origin and the complex history of liquid-crystal displays from the perspective of an insider during the early days were described by Joseph A. Castellano in Liquid Gold: The … See more

LCDs do not produce light on their own, so they require external light to produce a visible image. In a transmissive type of LCD, the light source … See more

Monochrome and later color passive-matrix LCDs were standard in most early laptops (although a few used plasma displays ) and the original Nintendo Game Boy until the mid-1990s, when color active-matrix became standard on all laptops. The … See more

Some LCD panels have defective transistors, causing permanently lit or unlit pixels which are commonly referred to as stuck pixels See more