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Native resolution
The actual number of pixels forming the LCD panel. This is typically expressed as the number of pixels in a line by the number of lines, e.g. 1024x768. The native resolution may also be expressed in megapixels, which is calculated by multiplying pixels per line by total lines.

Nit
A measure of luminance equal to 1 candela per square meter. Higher numbers indicate brighter displays.

Non-glare  

See AGRAS.

Non-interlaced Scanning Mode
A scheme for scanning an on-screen image that paints all the lines in one pass and then repeats with an entirely new frame. A non-interlaced scanning mode reduces flicker.

Non-static  

See AGRAS.

On-screen Display (OSD)
Monitors with on-screen display allow the user to easily see a numerical display of adjustments made to the properties of the monitor, using its front of screen controls.

OnView^® Technology
All screen adjustments are made via an on-screen menu using simple controls.

OptiSync^® Technology
Supports multiple inputs that feature precise display synchronisation to any analogue or digital computer signal for exceptional configuration flexibility.

Ø-Touch™AutoTune™:  
Automatically provides the best image by monitoring the signals from the computer and optimising the monitor settings.

Panel Link  
See TMDS.

PCI
Peripheral Component Interface. Internal PC bus for adapter cards.

P & D  
Plug and Display. Comprehensive digital interface proposed by VESA based on Silicon Image 'Panel Link' specification.

PerfectPortrait^® Software
Enables the monitor to pivot easily between landscape and portrait mode.

Persistence  
A measurement of screen phosphor performance. It indicates how long the phosphors continue to glow after being struck by the picture tube's electron beams (Rosch, 1991).

PF  
Perfect Flat: A type of CRT with a flat front face.

Phosphor Dots  
Compounds that coat the inside of the CRT screen in tiny dots. When struck by electron beams from the electron gun, the phosphor dots glow. Different compounds are formulated to emit red, green and blue light. These create the image on the monitor.

Pincushion  
A type of distortion in which the sides or top and bottom of the screen image seems to curve inward (Rash, 1992).

Pitch
The centre-to-centre distance between subpixels of the same colour.

Pixel
The smallest information building block of an on-screen image. The resolution of a monitor is determined by the number of pixels covering the width and height of the complete on-screen image.

See also Dot/Pixel.

Primary Colours  
In light (and in monitors, which produce light) they are the basic colours-red, green and blue-that can be added together to create any other colour (Rash, 1992).