colour output in the monitor

[toolman]

I've bee wondering this for ages and havnt found an answer. I was wondereing how colours are projected in the monitor? I know its done digitally, but how does it actually produce the colour?

[Sayonara]

What kind of monitor is it?

[toolman]

just a standard CFT, but i was wondering how the scrren produces colours? is there a physicial colour element inside?

[Rakdos]

electrons are excited into certian color wavlengths and strike the screen producing the color

[osram]

Red, blue and green "lamps" sends out color. The monitor mixes those colors inte the one you see. If you have a small drop of water on the screen you can see those "lamps".

[Dave]

http://computer.howstuffworks.com/monitor.htm

 

All you ever needed to know. It's a little more complex than "lamps" - they use cathode ray tubes (i.e. a beam of electrons).

[osram]

All you ever needed to know. It's a little more complex than "lamps" - they use cathode ray tubes (i.e. a beam of electrons).

That's why I used ", cause I didn't know exactly what it was =). Thank you for telling.

But a beam of electrons... can we see that? Don't you mean photons? =/

The electrons hit the screen, coated with phosphor which glows.

[Dave]

Have a look at this. Phospherous material on the screen.