Term: LCD (liquid-crystal display)

Color LCD panels used in flat-panel TV and computer displays, and in rear- and front-TV projection sets. Maintenance-free and capable of high resolution. Less than perfect blacks because in most displays light shines through the LCD panels to illuminate the image. May produce grid-like “screen-door effect” if pixels are too coarse, but great improvements have been seen in recent sets. 

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