Comparison of CRT, LCD, plasma, and OLED displays

The following table compares cathode-ray tube (CRT), liquid-crystal display (LCD), plasma and organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display device technologies.

These are the most often used technologies for television and computer displays.

A less detailed comparison of a wider variety of display technologies is available at Comparison of display technology.

OLED displays use 40% of the power of an LCD displaying an image that is primarily black as they lack the need for a backlight,[35] while OLED can use more than three times as much power to display a mostly white image compared to an LCD.

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