| DFP Flat
liquid-crystal diode (LCD) monitors display information digitally. Normal
cathode-ray tube (CRT) monitors, however, require analog signals. So, most
video cards translate digital information from your computer into analog,
and early LCDs had to take this analog signal and translate it back to
digital--a silly extra step. The DFP standard, adopted by VESA in February
1999, provides an interface for computers to transfer information
digitally to LCD monitors over several meters of cable, without any analog
conversion. Any DFP-compatible video card should work with any digital LCD
monitor. |