Applications for Electronic Displays

A comprehensive guide to current technologies and their major applications Applications for Electronic Displays addresses the vast proliferation of new electronic display materials and applications that has occurred in recent years—especially in the computer and entertainment industries. Throughout this book, the emphasis is on the range of options now available to manufacturers who need to find the best match between application requirements and display technologies. Nearly 200 illustrations, charts, and photographs detail display devices and systems, their components, and specifications. Comprehensive in scope, Applications for Electronic Displays provides in-depth coverage of display specifications, design parameters, photometric and visual parameters, human factors issues, and other key technical aspects of both standard and new display technologies and their applications. Topics covered include:

• Output devices and systems, including CRT and FPD monitors, FPD panels, hard copy devices, and large-screen systems
• Data processing systems such as PCs, workstations, and terminals
• Computer graphics, CAD/CAE, multimedia and presentations, virtual reality, and entertainment (television and computer games)

Applications for Electronic Displays is an invaluable source of up-to-the-minute information and guidance for manufacturers, design engineers, and technicians working in the computer and entertainment industries.

SOL SHERR is President of Westland Electronics. He has been active in the electronics industry for more than three decades. A life member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), he is also a member of the Society for Information Display (SID) and a recipient of that group's Beatrice Winner Award.