Liquid crystal display television
A Liquid crystal display television is, as indicated by its name, a television using LCD technology, as opposed to cathode ray or plasma for its visual output.
Early LCD panel televisions performed poorly, due to a general inability to display fast-moving action, as well as difficulties with broadcast programs. This partially had to do with the fact that these early LCD panels were merely larger versions of the screens used at the time in notebook computers, with a similar refresh rate. The usage of LCD panels in television, due to blurry colours and poor picture quality, was more or less abandoned, especially as plasma televisions became less expensive.
However, certain companies, most notably Sharp Corporation, have not entirely ignored the advances in LCD technology. In May 2004, Sharp introduced a 37-inch Aquos television, that, although far above the standard retail price at roughly $5000 USD, has purportedly a far clearer picture quality during high-definition programming.
