Module 1 Prepared by Elizabeth Isaac DCS, RSET
Flat-Panel Display 1. Flat-Panel displays are thinner. 2. Its weight is less. 3. Need less power compared to a CRT. 4. Do not emit radiation.
Flat-Panel Display Emissive display – Plasma panels – Thin-film electroluminescent displays – LED Nonemissive displays – LCD
Plasma panels Gas-discharge displays
Plasma panels
Thin-film electroluminescent display
LED A matrix of diodes is arranged to form the pixel positions Picture definition is stored in a refresh buffer
LCD Liquid –Crystal displays
graphical input & output devices graphical input device Keyboards Mouse Trackball and Spaceball Joysticks Data Glove Digitizers Image scanners
graphical input device Touch panels Light pens Voice systems
graphical input device Keyboards Event drive device Text entry
Mouse Types – Mechanical – Optical – Wireless Features – Palm-sized – 1 or 2 buttons – Wheel Position a pointer / cursor on the screen Controls drawing instruments in graphics applications Communicate commands to a program
graphical input device Z mouse
graphical input device Trackball
Space ball
graphical input device Joysticks
graphical input device-data glove
graphical input device
graphical input device-digitizer A device for drawing, painting or interactively selecting the coordinate positions Graphics Tablet or data tablet inputs a 2d coordinates by activating a hand cursor or stylus
graphical input device-digitizer
graphical input device-image scanners
Touch panels Electrical touch panel Acoustical touch panel
Light pens Pencil shaped devices are used to select screen positions by detecting the light coming from points on the screen Voice Systems
graphical output devices CRT Printers plotters
Hardcopy Output Devices Electrostatic plotters Ink jet plotters Thermal plotters Dye sublimation printers Pen and ink plotters Laser printers Color film camera
Ink jet plotters Continuous flow Drop-on-demand
Thermal plotters
Pen and ink plotters flat-bed Drum Pinch roller
Pen and ink plotters
Physical Interactive Devices Tablets Light pens Joysticks Mouse Control dials Function switches or buttons Data gloves
Physical Interactive Devices Touch screen keyboard
Data generation devices Convert data from hardcopy to digital form 1.Scanners 2.Three dimensional Digitizers 3.Motion Capture
Scanners