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CRT Monitors
A Standard 17 CRT Monitor

This is a typical CRT monitor.

CRT or Cathode Ray Tube monitors are composed of an "electron gun" and a specially coated screen. When the monitor receives the instruction from the video adapter, the electron gun "shoots electrons" onto the screen according to the instructions. So your saying, "that’s great so why do we see the stuff we do". Well, when the electrons hit the screen, they react with a chemical surface made of phosphors. The reaction of the electrons with the phosphors produces a small glow. The combined glow of the entire screen produces the visible image. The beams of electrons generally travel across the screen in a vertical manner.



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