{"id":653,"date":"2017-06-07T09:59:16","date_gmt":"2017-06-07T16:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/?post_type=encyclopedia&#038;p=653"},"modified":"2021-07-27T15:40:33","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T22:40:33","slug":"transmissive-lcd","status":"publish","type":"encyclopedia","link":"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/glossary\/transmissive-lcd\/","title":{"rendered":"transmissive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A transmissive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/glossary\/lcd\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"LCD stands for Liquid Crystal Display. An LCD is composed of two pieces of glass with a thin layer of liquid crystals between the glass layers. When a voltage is applied to the glass, the orientation of the crystals can be changed. This change in the crystal's orientation (called polarization) will make either a dark&hellip;\" class=\"encyclopedia\">LCD<\/a> depends on light from its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/glossary\/backlight\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"A backlight is used behind the LCD glass to allow the LCM to be read in dark conditions. The vast majority of backlights are now LED. Historically there were also EL (electroluminescent) and CCFL (Cold Cathode Fluorescent Light) backlights, but as LED efficiency has increased and cost has decreased, EL and CCFL backlights have all&hellip;\" class=\"encyclopedia\">backlight<\/a> being transmitted through the LCD to your eyes. Transmissive LCDs are always combined with a backlight.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/product\/cfah1602btmijt-16x2-character-lcd\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/phpthumb\/phpThumb.php?src=\/images\/products\/CFAH1602BTMIJT\/CFAH1602BTMI_large.jpg&amp;w=460\" width=\"460\" height=\"210\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Transmissive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/glossary\/stn\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"STN stands for Super-Twisted Nematic. STN is the commonly used LCD material in passive character and graphic LCDs.\" class=\"encyclopedia\">STN<\/a> LCD<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 260px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/product\/cfaf240320e022t-graphic-tft-rgb-parallel-interface\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/phpthumb\/phpThumb.php?src=\/images\/products\/CFAF240320E022T\/CFAF240320E022T-Front-On.jpg&amp;w=260\" width=\"260\" height=\"346\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Transmissive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/glossary\/tft\/\" target=\"_self\" title='TFT stands for Thin Film Transistor. TFTs are also known as \"Active Matrix TFT LCD modules\" and have an array of these thin film transistors fabricated on the glass that makes the LCD. There is one of these transistors for each pixel on the LCD. For a typical small color TFT LCD with a resolution&hellip;' class=\"encyclopedia\">TFT<\/a> LCD<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Transmissive LCDs can be seen easily in normal office lighting, and in darkness. Typically transmissive LCDs will <em>not<\/em> be visible in bright sunlight. It is possible to make a sunlight readable transmissive LCD by using a very bright backlight.<\/p>\n<p>Transmissive LCDs are typically not used in systems where power consumption is critical since the display cannot be seen if the backlight is off. TFT LCDs as used in cell phones, tablets and TVs are transmissive and backlit.<\/p>\n<h3>View&nbsp;Crystalfontz Transmissive LCD Modules<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/products\/parametric.php?&amp;polarizers%5B0%5D=Transmissive&amp;glasscombo%5B0%5D=FFSTN%2CBlue&amp;glasscombo%5B1%5D=FSTN%2CBlack&amp;glasscombo%5B2%5D=FSTN%2CLight+Gray&amp;glasscombo%5B3%5D=FSTN%2CLight-Gray&amp;glasscombo%5B4%5D=FSTN%2CNear-Black&amp;glasscombo%5B5%5D=FSTN%2CNeutral&amp;glasscombo%5B6%5D=FSTN%2CYellow-Green&amp;glasscombo%5B7%5D=STN%2CBlue&amp;glasscombo%5B8%5D=STN%2CGray&amp;glasscombo%5B9%5D=STN%2CYellow-Green&amp;price=.1&amp;search=Search\">Transmissive STN Displays<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/products\/parametric.php?&amp;fgbg%5B%5D=RGB%2CDark&amp;polarizers%5B%5D=Transmissive&amp;price=.1&amp;search=Search\">Transmissive TFT Displays<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Related Terminology<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/glossary\/transflective-lcd\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"TRANSFLECTIVE is a portmanteau of TRANSmissive and reFLECTIVE. A transflective LCD combines the best features of a reflective LCDs and transmissive LCDs. &nbsp; A transflective LCD will reflect ambient light, allowing it to be visible in normal office light without using a backlight. In bright sunlight, a transflective LCD is still visible and does not&hellip;\" class=\"encyclopedia\">Transflective<\/a> LCD and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/glossary\/reflective-lcd\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"A reflective LCD depends on having sufficient ambient light to reflect in order to be read. A reflective LCD does not have a backlight and does not make any light on its own. &nbsp; A reflective LCD can be seen well in any lighting situation where you could read text on a paper, they are&hellip;\" class=\"encyclopedia\">Reflective<\/a> LCD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A transmissive LCD depends on light from its backlight being transmitted through the LCD to your eyes. Transmissive LCDs are always combined with a backlight. Transmissive LCDs can be seen easily in normal office lighting, and in darkness. Typically transmissive LCDs will not be visible in bright sunlight. 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