Philips 140S1M Electronic User's Manual page 20

Glossary
L
LCD Liquid Crystal Display
An alphanumeric display using the unique properties of liquid crystal to form characters. The latest flat-panel
displays comprise a matrix of hundreds or thousands of individual LCD cells that generate text and colorful
graphics on a screen. They consume little power though they do require external lighting to make them
legible to the user.
V
Vertical refresh rate
Expressed in Hz, it is the number of frames (complete pictures) written to the screen every second.
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