A type of LCD (liquid crystal display) screen found on portable computers where wires form a grid in front and behind the liquid crystals. Pixels are activated when a current is generated at the intersection of these wires. Unlike active matrix displays in which each pixel has a unique circuit, the passive matrix display does not refresh as fast and other nearby pixels on the screen can be accidentally activated from residual currents given a lower quality image.
a type of LCD screen used for some portable computers; parallel wires run both vertically and horizontally and pixels are turned on when the wires intersecting at that pixel are both energized; "passive matrix displays are generally inferior to active matrix displays"
A common LCD technology used in laptops. Passive matrix displays (DSTN, CSTN, etc.) are not quite as sharp and do not have as broad a viewing angle as active matrix (TFT) displays, but they have improved dramatically over the years. Looking head on into a passive matrix screen is not all that different than looking at an active matrix (TFT) screen. The difference is more noticeable with the viewing angle. A person looking from the side sees a dimmer image with passive matrix.
A type of liquid crystal display (LCD) screen used on portable computers. The technology uses parallel wires that run horizontally and vertically across the display. A pixel lights up when both the horizontal and vertical wires that intersect it are energized.
an LCD technology that uses a grid to supply the charge to each particular pixel on the display. An STN screen has a slower refresh rate than a TFT screen, but it's cheaper. Also called a SuperTwist Nematic of STN display.
(Affichage matriciel passif) : Display composed of a layer of LCD placed in a transparent network made of electrodes and red, green and blue filters. The current passes through the pixel rows and the display is back-lit in order to provide a better luminosity.
A conventional LCD (liquid crystal display) computer monitor, as opposed to an active matrix display, which provides sharper images and brighter colors.