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Article: Understanding video displays: from CRTs to shadow masks. (cathode ray tubes) (Tech Section; includes related article on video troubleshooting) (Tutorial)
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- Computer Shopper
- Article date:
- March 1, 1992
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Video Troubleshooting
There are actually three parts to any video display system: the display monitor, the video display card, and the display drivers (software). If you have a problem in any of these three areas, your monitor will look like it's displaying static beamed in from planet Mongo.
We've already discussed the monitor display itself, which is generally a more sophisticated variation of the common television. The video card is, more or less an interface that allows the computer to control the video monitor. The software, in the form of display drivers, tells the computer how to convert its internal images into something the video display ...