Advantages and disadvantages of LCD (liquid crystal display)

There are some advantages of liquid crystal display (LCD) which are given below,

• The LCD can be made in large sizes of over 60 inch or 150 cm diagonal.
• It has no geometric distortion.
• It is very compact, thin, and light CRT displays.
• It does not affect by the magnetic fields.
• Due to low power consumption, small heat emitted during operation.
• It is much thinner than a CRT (cathode ray tube) monitor.

There are some disadvantages of liquid crystal display (LCD) which are given below,

• In high temperature environments there is loss of contrast.
• It is relatively bright but not suitable for very brightly environments.
• It consumed a lot of electricity which produce a lot of heat.
• It has individual liquid crystals which cannot complete all block of the backlight.
• From the viewing angle, the color and contrast not consistent.

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