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McGraw-Hill Technology Education McGraw-Hill Technology Education

Copyright 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Copyright 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

Chapter 4A

Video and Sound

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Monitors
Most common output device Connects to the video card Categorized by color output
Monochrome
One color with black background

Grayscale
Varying degrees of gray

Color
Display 4 to 16 million colors
4A-3

Monitors
Cathode Ray Tube (CRT)
Most common type of monitor Electrons fired from the back Magnetic yoke guides streams of electrons down and across the screen Electrons excite phosphor to glow Phosphor is arranged in dots called pixels Dot mask ensures proper pixel is lit

CRT Monitor

1. Electron guns 2. Electron beams 3. Focusing coils 4. Deflection coils 5. Anode connection 6. Mask for separating beams for red, green, and blue part of displayed image 7. Phosphor layer with red, green, and blue zones 8. Close-up of the phosphorcoated inner side of the screen

Monitors
CRT color
Phosphor dots arranged in triads Red, green, and blue dots Three colors blend to make colors Varying the intensity creates new colors

Monitors
CRT drawbacks
Very large Very heavy Use a lot of electricity

Monitors
Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)
Commonly found on laptops Desktop versions exist Solve the problems of CRT Fluorescent lights provide illumination

Monitors
Passive matrix LCD
Pixels arranged in a grid Pixels are activated indirectly
Row and column are activated

Animation can be blurry

Monitors
Active matrix LCD
Each pixel is activated directly Pixels have 4 transistors
One each for red, green, blue One for opaqueness

Transistors arranged in a thin film Animation is crisp and clean

Monitors
Drawbacks to LCD
More expensive than CRT Must sit directly in front of screen Can be more fragile than CRT

Laptop LCD screen viewed at an extreme angle.

Monitors and Video Cards


Resolution
Number of pixels on the screen Higher number creates sharper images Higher number creates smaller images

One pixel

Monitors and Video Cards


Refresh rate
Number of time the screen is redrawn Modern equipment sets this automatically Improper settings can cause eyestrain The electron gun scans from left to right and from top to bottom refreshing every phosphor dot in a zig-zag pattern

Monitors and Video Cards


Dot pitch
Distance between the same color dots Ranges between .15 mm and .40 mm Smaller creates a finer picture Should be less than .22

Video Cards
Device between the CPU and monitor Better cards result in better output Removes burden of drawing from CPU Have their own processor and RAM Modern cards have up to 512 MB RAM Capable of rendering 3D images At 256 color, each pixel requires 1 byte of data

Video Card

Image of Graphics Card, Model: PNY, nVidia 6600GT

Sound Systems
Integral part of the computer experience Capable of recording and playback

Sound Systems
Sound card
Device between the CPU and speakers Converts digital sounds to analog Can be connected to several devices Modern cards support Dolby Surround Sound

Sound Card

Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live! Value. CT4830

Chapter 4A

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