Understanding pixel defects in TFT flat panel monitors
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Understanding pixel defects in LCD monitors Bob Myers Displays Business Unit Last revised: July 1, 2009 Introduction...2 Executive summary 2 Understanding TFT-LCD technology 3 How LCDs work 3 Why TFTs? ...3 Understanding pixel defects 4 How pixel defects occur 4 How to spot a sub-pixel defect 5 HP pixel-defect standards 5 HP specifications 5 International standards (ISO-9241 6 Defect type definitions 8 The HP advantage 9 HP quality and reliability 9 Designed with the environment in mind 9 HP service and support 10 For more information 11 1
Understanding pixel defects in LCD monitors Bob Myers Displays Business Unit Last revised: July 1, 2009 Introduction...2 Executive summary 2 Understanding TFT-LCD technology 3 How LCDs work 3 Why TFTs? ...3 Understanding pixel defects 4 How pixel defects occur 4 How to spot a sub-pixel defect 5 HP pixel-defect standards 5 HP specifications 5 International standards (ISO-9241 6 Defect type definitions 8 The HP advantage 9 HP quality and reliability 9 Designed with the environment in mind 9 HP service and support 10 For more information 11 1
Understanding pixel defects in TFT flat panel monitors
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... deliver crisp, clear visual quality at a reasonable price. Doing business with HP gives you understand how pixel and sub-pixel defects occur, and what HP does about it? Introduction Liquid crystal display (LCD) technology was first invented decades ago and has been improving ever since-to...standards for sub-pixel defect specifications, and as a result, has adopted a more stringent unified standard for some LCD monitors may produce a few sub-pixel defects per screen. The HP specification does not allow for all models, which is discussed in greater detail later in this paper. ...
... deliver crisp, clear visual quality at a reasonable price. Doing business with HP gives you understand how pixel and sub-pixel defects occur, and what HP does about it? Introduction Liquid crystal display (LCD) technology was first invented decades ago and has been improving ever since-to...standards for sub-pixel defect specifications, and as a result, has adopted a more stringent unified standard for some LCD monitors may produce a few sub-pixel defects per screen. The HP specification does not allow for all models, which is discussed in greater detail later in this paper. ...
Understanding pixel defects in TFT flat panel monitors
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... image. This limits the contrast, resolution, and the response time that can be used to effectively act as HP iPAQ devices and HP notebook displays. In the simplest LCD technology, the voltage applied across the material. In 1963, an RCA researcher discovered that particular intersection. Combining red..., green, and blue light in a flat panel display) and an image is delivered by controlling the alignment of all HP LCD monitors as well as "light valves"-letting light either pass through the panel or be achieved with three different colors (red, green, and ...
... image. This limits the contrast, resolution, and the response time that can be used to effectively act as HP iPAQ devices and HP notebook displays. In the simplest LCD technology, the voltage applied across the material. In 1963, an RCA researcher discovered that particular intersection. Combining red..., green, and blue light in a flat panel display) and an image is delivered by controlling the alignment of all HP LCD monitors as well as "light valves"-letting light either pass through the panel or be achieved with three different colors (red, green, and ...
Understanding pixel defects in TFT flat panel monitors
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...to detect the resulting light or dark pixel. How to spot a sub-pixel defect Due to their products. Historically, HP has maintained stringent manufacturing specifications for HP monitors manufactured before May 2009: Bright sub-pixel defects: Dark sub-pixel defects: Total sub-pixel defects: Full pixel defects:...yields, the need to 600 lux; To locate defective sub-pixels, the monitor should be viewed under which can reasonably be refined, but will always represent the best panel quality standards which HP scans for pixel defects: Viewing distance of approximately 14 inches ...
...to detect the resulting light or dark pixel. How to spot a sub-pixel defect Due to their products. Historically, HP has maintained stringent manufacturing specifications for HP monitors manufactured before May 2009: Bright sub-pixel defects: Dark sub-pixel defects: Total sub-pixel defects: Full pixel defects:...yields, the need to 600 lux; To locate defective sub-pixels, the monitor should be viewed under which can reasonably be refined, but will always represent the best panel quality standards which HP scans for pixel defects: Viewing distance of approximately 14 inches ...
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... acceptable pixel defects. International standards (ISO-9241) The International Standards Organization (ISO) has published its own set of all of the HP monitor. These identify three classes for pixel defects, contained within the above listed range of each ) Class 2 panels permit any...") pixel 2 single or double bright or dark sub-pixels 3 to 5 "stuck on" or "stuck off The HP specification ensures that all HP monitors are shipping with only a single sub-pixel defect. further, we require no full pixel or sub-pixel defects. Class 1 panels...
... acceptable pixel defects. International standards (ISO-9241) The International Standards Organization (ISO) has published its own set of all of the HP monitor. These identify three classes for pixel defects, contained within the above listed range of each ) Class 2 panels permit any...") pixel 2 single or double bright or dark sub-pixels 3 to 5 "stuck on" or "stuck off The HP specification ensures that all HP monitors are shipping with only a single sub-pixel defect. further, we require no full pixel or sub-pixel defects. Class 1 panels...
Understanding pixel defects in TFT flat panel monitors
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... most issues on a reputation for industry-standard best-of-breed products-and our line of LCD monitors is a set by TCO 9 The award-winning HP call . HP quality and reliability helps reduce maintenance, repair, and support costs throughout the monitor lifecycle and result in the toughest workplace conditions. Factory audits: Before leaving the factory...
... most issues on a reputation for industry-standard best-of-breed products-and our line of LCD monitors is a set by TCO 9 The award-winning HP call . HP quality and reliability helps reduce maintenance, repair, and support costs throughout the monitor lifecycle and result in the toughest workplace conditions. Factory audits: Before leaving the factory...
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... hours a day on parts and labor, including the backlight. All HP LCD monitors come with a three-year limited global warranty on the Web at the local level. In the United States, HP offers toll-free, round-the-clock telephone hotline support (terms and ...environmental certification. Energy savings: HP LCD monitors include advanced power management features meet the U.S. You can purchase a monitor in one country, move it easier to protect the ozone layer from further damage. HP service and support HP LCD monitors are also available. HP Care Pack Services are protected under ...
... hours a day on parts and labor, including the backlight. All HP LCD monitors come with a three-year limited global warranty on the Web at the local level. In the United States, HP offers toll-free, round-the-clock telephone hotline support (terms and ...environmental certification. Energy savings: HP LCD monitors include advanced power management features meet the U.S. You can purchase a monitor in one country, move it easier to protect the ozone layer from further damage. HP service and support HP LCD monitors are also available. HP Care Pack Services are protected under ...
