Philips 200p7 User Manual

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Glossarycomposed thousands of pixels which can be turned on or off with electrical stimulation. Thus,colorful images/texts can be generated.Liquid crystalThe compound found in liquid crystal displays. Liquid crystal reacts predictably when electricallystimulated. This makes it the ideal compound to turn LCD pixels "on" or "off." Liquid crystal issometimes abbreviated as LC.LuminanceA measure of the brightness or luminous intensity of light, usually expressed in units of Candelasper square meter (cd/m2) or foot Lamberts. 1 fL=3.426 cd/m2.RETURN TO TOP OF THE PAGENNitA unit of luminance equal to 1 cd/m2 or 0.292 ftL.PPixelPICture Element; the smallest element on a computerized CRT or LCD image, and hence a display.PolarizerA light filter which only allows light waves of a certain rotation through. Polarized material withperpendicular filtering is used in LCDs to enclose the liquid crystal. The liquid crystal is then usedas the medium which twists the light waves 90° in order to allow the light to pass through or not.file:///D|/My%20Documents/dfu/200P7/english/200p7/glossary/glossary.htm (5 of 9)2006-12-11 1:23:53 PM