- published: 19 Aug 2012
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A liquid crystal display (LCD) is a flat panel display, electronic visual display, or video display that uses the light modulating properties of liquid crystals (LCs). LCs do not emit light directly.
LCDs are used in a wide range of applications, including computer monitors, television, instrument panels, aircraft cockpit displays, signage, etc. They are common in consumer devices such as video players, gaming devices, clocks, watches, calculators, and telephones. LCDs have replaced cathode ray tube (CRT) displays in most applications. They are available in a wider range of screen sizes than CRT and plasma displays, and since they do not use phosphors, they cannot suffer image burn-in. LCDs are, however, susceptible to image persistence.
The LCD is more energy efficient and offers safer disposal than a CRT. Its low electrical power consumption enables it to be used in battery-powered electronic equipment. It is an electronically modulated optical device made up of any number of segments filled with liquid crystals and arrayed in front of a light source (backlight) or reflector to produce images in color or monochrome. The most flexible ones use an array of small pixels. The earliest discovery leading to the development of LCD technology, the discovery of liquid crystals, dates from 1888. By 2008, worldwide sales of televisions with LCD screens had surpassed the sale of CRT units.
I don't oppose
I don't confront
go with the flow
hard to control
I do conform
I follow the norm
swim with the mainstream
I'm not what I might seem
I can't be identified
Mr. Faceless personified
without reflection
there's no detection
This is my strategy
I use the LCD
you can call me an infiltrator
I'm the Lowest Common Denominator
I won't protest
I won't disapprove
the faceless crowd
covers my moves
I don't offend
seem easy to bend
don't have a profile
no godgiven style.