How Do Computer Monitors Work?

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""Yes, yes, this is a fertile land, and we shall thrive", "yes we shall rule over this land, and we will call it, this land", "I think we should call it your grave", "curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal." Oh, hi, today we're going to show you how computer monitors work. "I don't know, I really don't know". "Why, how do computer monitors work? Well, it's quite complicated, it's through a constant and instant feedback of computer processes converted to a gooey, through pixels". Now look, it's not quite that easy, but it's not quite that complicated either. But first a warning, do not try this at home. Inside this glass tube are phosphors. Phosphors are powdered metals that glow when you apply electricity to them. We shoot a beam of electrons, from the back they hit the powdered phosphor metals in the front and the metal begin to glow, that gives us the picture on the front. Inside the flat panel LCD are two pieces of glass, liquid crystals on the inside. When electricity is added it changes the color of the crystals. Now regardless of whether it's a CRT or a LCD, you're going to need a graphics card. If you want to know more than what I've told you here today, hey, read the flipping manual!"