The cheapest type of color LCD display, sometimes referred to as "STN". Passive matrix screens operate in a more grid-like manner and often have ghosting, muted colors and lower brightness levels. See also: LCD screen, active matrix.
Used in reference to both LCDs and OLEDs, refers to the drive architecture where only data and gate lines are controlled, lower performance, higher power consumption compared to active matrix
An older form of liquid crystal display (LCD) technology that controlled pixel processing for entire areas of the screen (instead of individual pixels, as in active matrix LCD), with reduced color, contrast, and speed. See also Active Matrix LCD.
is an LCD technology which uses fewer transistors than Active Matrix, generally drawing the screen line-by-line. The benefits of passive matrix are cost savings and lower power consumption. Drawbacks include ghosting, low contrast ratios, slow response time, and screen flicker. Also, when a single transistor on a passive matrix display fails, the result will be a dark or light line across the height or width of the display.
A low resolution liquid crystal flat-panel display used for computer monitors. Although the display quality is not quite up to par with the activematrix display screens, the significant difference in the cost of the passive matrix has caused it to remain popular.
One of two major liquid crystal display (LCD) technologies used in portable computer screens, passive matrix is the lower-quality and lower-cost because only every other row of pixels is redrawn with each screen refresh.
is a type of display. It refers to the technology that uses crossed wires instead of transistors with each pixel.
LCD panels that are passive matrix have a duller, dimmer image than those with active matrix screens. Visibility and clarity decrease at smaller angles...
Passive matrix displays use wire grids to indirectly activate an LCD screen's diodes. Because of the indirect current, the images aren't quite as bright as other technologies.
is an LCD design which does not have a transistor in each subpixel. Subpixels are switched entirely by row and column driver ICs.
Passive matrix display has a row of transistors running on the top of the screen (x-axes) as well as the left of the screen (y-axes). The amounts of transistors are defined by the LCD manufacturer, for example the manufacturer may define 800 transistors along the x-axes and 600 transistors along the y-axes.