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About the selection of LCD

You should check the following items, in order to choose LCD.

* Display type
Type Explanation
TN Still picture display (Low Price)
STN Still picture display (This is contrast higher than TN.)
DSTN Graphics or a movie display
TFT Graphics or a movie display (This has reaction velocity quicker than DSTN.)
* Inch size
Display Size
(inch)
4:3 16:9
width(cm) height(cm) width(cm) height(cm)
2.0 4.06 3.05 4.43 2.49
2.5 5.08 3.81 5.53 3.11
3.0 6.10 4.57 6.64 3.74
3.5 7.11 5.33 7.75 4.36
4.0 8.13 6.10 8.86 4.98
4.3 8.74 6.55 9.52 5.35
5.0 10.16 7.62 11.07 6.23
6.2 12.60 9.45 13.73 7.72
6.4 13.00 9.75 14.17 7.97
7.0 14.22 10.67 15.50 8.72
8.4 17.07 12.80 18.60 10.46
10.4 21.13 15.85 23.02 12.95
12.1 24.59 18.44 16.79 15.07
15 30.48 22.86 33.21 18.68
17 34.54 25.91 37.63 21.17
19 38.61 28.96 42.06 23.66
* This is the size of only a display part. Since actual size has frame width, they differ slightly.
* Display resolution(number of pixels)
Resolution Number of pixels(colum:line) Aspect ratio(colum:line)
QCIF 176 X 144 11 : 9
CIF 352 X 288 11 : 9
QVGA 320 X 240 4 : 3
VGA 640 X 480 4 : 3
WIDE VGA 800 X 480 5 : 3
SVGA 800 X 600 4 : 3
XGA 1024 X 768 4 : 3
SXGA 1280 X 1024 4 : 3
UXGA 1600 X 1200 4 : 3
* Interface(I/F)
I/F Resolution Explanation
small medium large
Parallel Bus B C C For directly linked with a parallel bus of CPU I/F.
Sirial Bus B C C For directly linked with a sirial bus of CPU I/F.
RF(Analog Video) B B C For the display of television(NTSC/PAL)
Digital RGB B A C This is one of the old LCD connection systems.
Analog RGB C B C This is one of the old LCD connection systems.
LVDS C B A This has few signal wires. And it is strong in a noise.
DVI Analog C B A This is the connection system of latest PC and LCD.
DVI Digital C B A This is the connection system of latest PC and LCD.
* A:Many / B:General / C:Few
5. Back light
Type Visibility
CCFL It is used for many years and used for a medium size or large-sized LCD. A CCFL inverter is required for this system.(CCFL:Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp)
LED Many of new small LCD is this type.This kind is increasing also to middle LCD.However, a boost converter is required for this.

Type Visibility Electricity Demand
Out-door In-door
Transmissive type C A C
Semi-transmissive type B B B
Reflective type A C A
* A:Good B:Normal C:Bad
6. Others
As an option
* Touchscreen... There are 4 wire systems and 5 wire systems, and the control methods differ.
* Kind of power supply... Although there is also a case of a single power supply,Many of LCD is many power supplies.





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