While computer monitors seem to be more or less the same once you get past the size and the ports, that’s not really true. Even the most common type, the humble LCD, has a lot of sub-types.

When a monitor is described as an "LED monitor", what it's saying is that it is an LCD monitor that uses a bright LED for its backlight. That's basically standard practice at this point ...

Still, CRTs have their perks. Most have a better contrast ratio and higher refresh rates than modern LCD monitors, so content looks richer and deeper. There’s a sub-culture of first-person ...