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<span>Technologies</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Technologies-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Color_output" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Color_output"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.4</span> <span>Color output</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Color_output-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Monochromatic_display" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Monochromatic_display"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.4.1</span> <span>Monochromatic display</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Monochromatic_display-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Colored_display" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Colored_display"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.4.2</span> <span>Colored display</span> </div> </a> <ul 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class="vector-toc-link" href="#Form_factors_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2</span> <span>Form factors</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Form_factors_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Computer_speakers" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Computer_speakers"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2.1</span> <span>Computer speakers</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Computer_speakers-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-PC_speaker" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#PC_speaker"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2.2</span> <span>PC speaker</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-PC_speaker-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Studio_monitor" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Studio_monitor"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2.3</span> <span>Studio monitor</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Studio_monitor-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Headphones" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Headphones"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2.4</span> <span>Headphones</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Headphones-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Technology" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Technology"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3</span> <span>Technology</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Technology-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Tactile" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Tactile"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Tactile</span> </div> </a> <button 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vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Printing_devices"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Printing devices</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Printing_devices-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Printing devices subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Printing_devices-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Printer" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Printer"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1</span> <span>Printer</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Printer-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Plotter" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Plotter"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.2</span> <span>Plotter</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Plotter-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Teleprinter" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Teleprinter"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.3</span> <span>Teleprinter</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Teleprinter-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Headless_operation" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Headless_operation"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Headless operation</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Headless_operation-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" title="Table of Contents" > <input type="checkbox" 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class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%BDstupn%C3%AD_za%C5%99%C3%ADzen%C3%AD" title="Výstupní zařízení – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Výstupní zařízení" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ausgabeger%C3%A4t" title="Ausgabegerät – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Ausgabegerät" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A4ljundseade" title="Väljundseade – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Väljundseade" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A3%CF%85%CF%83%CE%BA%CE%B5%CF%85%CE%AE_%CE%B5%CE%BE%CF%8C%CE%B4%CE%BF%CF%85" title="Συσκευή εξόδου – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Συσκευή εξόδου" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eligilo" title="Eligilo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Eligilo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87_%D8%AE%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AC%DB%8C" title="دستگاه خروجی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="دستگاه خروجی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%B6%9C%EB%A0%A5_%EC%9E%A5%EC%B9%98" title="출력 장치 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="출력 장치" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%AE_%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0" title="निर्गम यंत्र – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="निर्गम यंत्र" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peranti_keluaran" title="Peranti keluaran – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Peranti keluaran" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xh mw-list-item"><a href="https://xh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isixhobo_se-output_-_isixhobo_solwazi_oluphekiweyo" title="Isixhobo se-output - isixhobo solwazi oluphekiweyo – Xhosa" lang="xh" hreflang="xh" data-title="Isixhobo se-output - isixhobo solwazi oluphekiweyo" data-language-autonym="IsiXhosa" data-language-local-name="Xhosa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>IsiXhosa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piranti_weton" title="Piranti weton – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Piranti weton" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D1%8B%D2%93%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%83_%D2%9B%D2%B1%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%BB%D2%93%D1%8B%D1%81%D1%8B" title="Шығару құрылғысы – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Шығару құрылғысы" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%C5%A1vesties_%C4%AFrenginys" title="Išvesties įrenginys – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Išvesties įrenginys" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%98%D0%B7%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B5%D0%BD_%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B4" title="Излезен уред – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Излезен уред" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peranti_keluaran" title="Peranti keluaran – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Peranti keluaran" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%87%BA%E5%8A%9B%E6%A9%9F%E5%99%A8" title="出力機器 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="出力機器" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%86%E0%A8%8A%E0%A8%9F%E0%A8%AA%E0%A9%81%E0%A8%9F_%E0%A8%89%E0%A8%AA%E0%A8%95%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%A8" title="ਆਊਟਪੁਟ ਉਪਕਰਨ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਆਊਟਪੁਟ ਉਪਕਰਨ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dispositivo_de_sa%C3%ADda" title="Dispositivo de saída – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Dispositivo de saída" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B9%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%BE_%D0%B2%D1%8B%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B0" title="Устройство вывода – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Устройство вывода" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pajisjet_dal%C3%ABse" title="Pajisjet dalëse – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Pajisjet dalëse" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Output_device" title="Output device – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Output device" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%BDstupn%C3%A9_zariadenie" title="Výstupné zariadenie – Slovak" 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It can be text, graphics, tactile, audio, or video. Examples include <a href="/wiki/Computer_monitor" title="Computer monitor">monitors</a>, <a href="/wiki/Printer_(computing)" title="Printer (computing)">printers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sound_card" title="Sound card">sound cards</a>. </p><p>In an industrial setting, output devices also include "printers" for paper tape and punched cards, especially where the tape or cards are subsequently used to control industrial equipment, such as an industrial loom with electrical robotics which is not fully computerized </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Visual">Visual</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Output_device&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Visual"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ecran_plat_wikipedia.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Ecran_plat_wikipedia.jpg/220px-Ecran_plat_wikipedia.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="239" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Ecran_plat_wikipedia.jpg/330px-Ecran_plat_wikipedia.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Ecran_plat_wikipedia.jpg/440px-Ecran_plat_wikipedia.jpg 2x" data-file-width="768" data-file-height="835" /></a><figcaption>Monitor in use</figcaption></figure> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Electronic_visual_display" title="Electronic visual display">Electronic visual display</a></div> <p>A <i>display device</i> is the most common form of output device which presents output visually on computer screen. The output appears temporarily on the screen and can easily be altered or erased. </p><p>With all-in-one PCs, notebook computers, hand held PCs and other devices; the term display screen is used for the display device. The display devices are also used in home entertainment systems, mobile systems, cameras and video game systems. </p><p>Display devices form images by illuminating a desired configuration of . Raster display devices are organized in the form of a 2-dimensional matrix with rows and columns. This is done many times within a second, typically 60, 75, 120 or 144 Hz on consumer devices. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Interface">Interface</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Output_device&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Interface"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:MSI_MS-V328_outputs_20181231.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/MSI_MS-V328_outputs_20181231.jpg/220px-MSI_MS-V328_outputs_20181231.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/MSI_MS-V328_outputs_20181231.jpg/330px-MSI_MS-V328_outputs_20181231.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/MSI_MS-V328_outputs_20181231.jpg/440px-MSI_MS-V328_outputs_20181231.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1920" data-file-height="1080" /></a><figcaption>Output interfaces on the rear of a graphics card</figcaption></figure> <p>The interface between a computer's CPU and the display is a <a href="/wiki/Graphics_Processing_Unit" class="mw-redirect" title="Graphics Processing Unit">Graphics Processing Unit</a> (GPU). This processor is used to form images on a <a href="/wiki/Framebuffer" title="Framebuffer">framebuffer</a>. When the image is to be sent to the display, the GPU sends its image through a <a href="/wiki/Video_display_controller" title="Video display controller">video display controller</a> to generate a <a href="/wiki/Video_signal" class="mw-redirect" title="Video signal">video signal</a>, which is then sent to a <a href="/wiki/List_of_video_connectors" title="List of video connectors">display interface</a> such as <a href="/wiki/HDMI" title="HDMI">HDMI</a>, <a href="/wiki/VGA" class="mw-redirect" title="VGA">VGA</a>, or <a href="/wiki/DVI" class="mw-redirect" title="DVI">DVI</a> </p><p>GPUs can be divided into <a href="/wiki/Discrete_GPU" class="mw-redirect" title="Discrete GPU">discrete</a> and <a href="/wiki/Integrated_GPU" class="mw-redirect" title="Integrated GPU">integrated</a> units, the former being an external unit and the latter of which is included within a CPU die.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Discrete graphics cards are almost always connected to the host through the <a href="/wiki/PCI_Express" title="PCI Express">PCI Express</a> bus, while older graphics cards may have used <a href="/wiki/Accelerated_Graphics_Port" title="Accelerated Graphics Port">AGP</a> or <a href="/wiki/Peripheral_Component_Interconnect" title="Peripheral Component Interconnect">PCI</a>. Some mobile computers support an external graphics card through <a href="/wiki/Thunderbolt_(interface)" title="Thunderbolt (interface)">Thunderbolt</a> (via PCIe). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Form_factors">Form factors</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Output_device&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Form factors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Monitor">Monitor</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Output_device&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Monitor"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Computer_monitor" title="Computer monitor">Computer monitor</a></div> <p>A monitor is a standalone display commonly used with a <a href="/wiki/Desktop_computer" title="Desktop computer">desktop computer</a>, or in conjunction to a <a href="/wiki/Laptop" title="Laptop">laptop</a> as an external display. The monitor is connected to the host through the use of a display cable, such as <a href="/wiki/HDMI" title="HDMI">HDMI</a>, <a href="/wiki/DisplayPort" title="DisplayPort">DisplayPort</a>, <a href="/wiki/VGA" class="mw-redirect" title="VGA">VGA</a>, and more. </p><p>Older monitors use <a href="/wiki/Cathode-ray_tube" title="Cathode-ray tube">CRT</a> technology, while modern monitors are typically <a href="/wiki/Flat_panel_display" class="mw-redirect" title="Flat panel display">flat panel displays</a> using a plethora of technologies such as <a href="/wiki/TFT-LCD" class="mw-redirect" title="TFT-LCD">TFT-LCD</a>, <a href="/wiki/LED" class="mw-redirect" title="LED">LED</a>, <a href="/wiki/OLED" title="OLED">OLED</a>, and more. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Internal_display">Internal display</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Output_device&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Internal display"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Almost all mobile devices incorporate an internal display. These internal displays are connected to the computer through an internal display interface such as <a href="/wiki/LVDS" class="mw-redirect" title="LVDS">LVDS</a> or <a href="/wiki/Embedded_DisplayPort" class="mw-redirect" title="Embedded DisplayPort">eDP</a>. The chief advantage of these displays is their portability. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Terminal">Terminal</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Output_device&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Terminal"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Colossal_Cave_Adventure_on_VT100_terminal.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Colossal_Cave_Adventure_on_VT100_terminal.jpg/220px-Colossal_Cave_Adventure_on_VT100_terminal.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Colossal_Cave_Adventure_on_VT100_terminal.jpg/330px-Colossal_Cave_Adventure_on_VT100_terminal.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Colossal_Cave_Adventure_on_VT100_terminal.jpg/440px-Colossal_Cave_Adventure_on_VT100_terminal.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Colossal_Cave_Adventure" title="Colossal Cave Adventure">Colossal Cave Adventure</a> being played on a <a href="/wiki/VT100" title="VT100">VT100</a> terminal</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Computer_terminal#VDUs" title="Computer terminal">Computer terminal § VDUs</a></div> <p>Prior to the development of modern pixel-oriented displays, <a href="/wiki/Computer_terminals" class="mw-redirect" title="Computer terminals">computer terminals</a> were used, composed of a character-oriented display device known as a <i>VDU</i> and a <a href="/wiki/Computer_keyboard" title="Computer keyboard">computer keyboard</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>These terminals were often monochromatic, and could only display text. Rudimentary graphics could be displayed through the use of <a href="/wiki/ASCII_art" title="ASCII art">ASCII art</a> along with <a href="/wiki/Box-drawing_character" class="mw-redirect" title="Box-drawing character">box-drawing characters</a>. <a href="/wiki/Teleprinter" title="Teleprinter">Teleprinters</a> were the precursors to these devices. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Projector">Projector</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Output_device&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Projector"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:LED_Projector_machine.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/LED_Projector_machine.jpg/180px-LED_Projector_machine.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="135" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/LED_Projector_machine.jpg/270px-LED_Projector_machine.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/LED_Projector_machine.jpg/360px-LED_Projector_machine.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3112" data-file-height="2334" /></a><figcaption>An LED projector</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Video_projector" title="Video projector">Video projector</a></div> <p>A projector is a display that projects the computer image onto a surface through the use of a high power lamp. These displays are seen in use to show slideshow presentations or in movie screenings.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Technologies">Technologies</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Output_device&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Technologies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Comparison_of_CRT,_LCD,_plasma,_and_OLED_displays" title="Comparison of CRT, LCD, plasma, and OLED displays">Comparison of CRT, LCD, plasma, and OLED displays</a> and <a href="/wiki/Comparison_of_display_technology" title="Comparison of display technology">Comparison of display technology</a></div> <p>Display technologies can be classified based on working principle, lighting (or lack thereof), pixel layout, and more. </p> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Cathode-ray_tube" title="Cathode-ray tube">Cathode-ray tube</a> (CRT)</dt> <dd>CRT screens produce an image using electron tube, which fires electrons at a phosphorous coated screen to light up pixels in order to display images.</dd></dl> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Liquid_crystal_display" class="mw-redirect" title="Liquid crystal display">Liquid crystal display</a> (LCD)</dt> <dd>An LCD is a display technology employing the use of <a href="/wiki/Liquid_crystal" title="Liquid crystal">liquid crystals</a> to form images.</dd></dl> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Thin-film-transistor_liquid_crystal_display" class="mw-redirect" title="Thin-film-transistor liquid crystal display">Thin-film transistor</a> (TFT)</dt> <dd>A TFT refers to the thin layer of transistors used with an LCD.</dd></dl> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/LED-backlit_LCD" title="LED-backlit LCD">LED-backlit LCD</a></dt> <dd>An LCD display which uses <a href="/wiki/LED" class="mw-redirect" title="LED">LEDs</a> as a <a href="/wiki/Backlight" title="Backlight">backlight</a>. Prior to the use of LED based backlighting, <a href="/wiki/Cold_cathode#Lamps" title="Cold cathode">Cold Cathode Fluorescent</a> (CCFL) tubes were used. LED displays use an array of LEDs to form an image.</dd></dl> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Organic_Light_Emitting_Diode" class="mw-redirect" title="Organic Light Emitting Diode">Organic Light Emitting Diode</a> (OLED)</dt> <dd>Unlike an LED display, an OLED display does not use a backlight.</dd></dl> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Electronic_paper" title="Electronic paper">Electronic paper</a> (e-ink)</dt> <dd>An e-ink display uses encapsulated pigment to form an image resembling printed paper, commonly used in <a href="/wiki/E-book_readers" class="mw-redirect" title="E-book readers">e-book readers</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Color_output">Color output</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Output_device&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Color output"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Monochromatic_display">Monochromatic display</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Output_device&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Monochromatic display"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A monochrome display is a type of CRT common in the early days of <a href="/wiki/Computing" title="Computing">computing</a>, from the 1960s through the 1980s, before color monitors became popular.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>They are still widely used in applications such as computerized cash register systems. Green screen was the common name for a monochrome monitor using a green "P1" phosphor screen. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Colored_display">Colored display</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Output_device&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Colored display"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Color monitors, sometimes called <a href="/wiki/RGB_color_model" title="RGB color model">RGB</a> monitors, accept three separate signals (red, green, and blue), unlike a monochromatic display which accepts one. Color monitors implement the RGB color model by using three different phosphors that appear red, green, and blue when activated. By placing the phosphors directly next to each other, and activating them with different intensities, color monitors can create an unlimited number of colors. In practice, however, the real number of colors that any monitor can display is controlled by the <a href="/wiki/Video_card" class="mw-redirect" title="Video card">video adapter</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Auditory">Auditory</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Output_device&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Auditory"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Loudspeaker" title="Loudspeaker">Loudspeaker</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:CREATIVE_GIGAWORKS_T40_ii_AUX_input.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/CREATIVE_GIGAWORKS_T40_ii_AUX_input.jpg/130px-CREATIVE_GIGAWORKS_T40_ii_AUX_input.jpg" decoding="async" width="130" height="194" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/CREATIVE_GIGAWORKS_T40_ii_AUX_input.jpg/195px-CREATIVE_GIGAWORKS_T40_ii_AUX_input.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/CREATIVE_GIGAWORKS_T40_ii_AUX_input.jpg/260px-CREATIVE_GIGAWORKS_T40_ii_AUX_input.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3066" data-file-height="4584" /></a><figcaption>A speaker connected to a smartphone</figcaption></figure> <p>A <i>speaker</i> is an output device that produces sound through an oscillating <a href="/wiki/Transducer" title="Transducer">transducer</a> called a driver. The equivalent input device is a <a href="/wiki/Microphone" title="Microphone">microphone</a>. </p><p>Speakers are plugged into a computer's <a href="/wiki/Sound_card" title="Sound card">sound card</a> via a myriad of interfaces, such as a <a href="/wiki/Phone_connector_(audio)" title="Phone connector (audio)">phone connector</a> for analog audio, or <a href="/wiki/SPDIF" class="mw-redirect" title="SPDIF">SPDIF</a> for digital audio. While speakers can be connected through cables, <a href="/wiki/Wireless_speaker" title="Wireless speaker">wireless speakers</a> are connected to the host device through radio technology such as <a href="/wiki/Bluetooth" title="Bluetooth">Bluetooth</a>. </p><p>Speakers are most often used in pairs, which allows the speaker system to produce <a href="/wiki/Positional_audio" class="mw-redirect" title="Positional audio">positional audio</a>. When more than one pair is used, it is referred to as <a href="/wiki/Surround_sound" title="Surround sound">surround sound</a>. </p><p>Certain models of computers includes a built-in speaker, which may sacrifice audio quality in favor of size. For example, the built-in speaker of a smartphone allows the users to listen to media without attaching an external speaker. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Interface_2">Interface</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Output_device&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Interface"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Creative_SoundBlaster_Audigy_2_(SB0400)-4.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Creative_SoundBlaster_Audigy_2_%28SB0400%29-4.jpg/180px-Creative_SoundBlaster_Audigy_2_%28SB0400%29-4.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Creative_SoundBlaster_Audigy_2_%28SB0400%29-4.jpg/270px-Creative_SoundBlaster_Audigy_2_%28SB0400%29-4.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Creative_SoundBlaster_Audigy_2_%28SB0400%29-4.jpg/360px-Creative_SoundBlaster_Audigy_2_%28SB0400%29-4.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3008" data-file-height="2000" /></a><figcaption>Rear of a PCI sound card showing 3.5mm analog outputs</figcaption></figure> <p>The interface between an auditory output device and a computer is the <a href="/wiki/Sound_card" title="Sound card">sound card</a>. Sound cards may be <a href="/wiki/Sound_card#Integrated_sound_hardware_on_PC_motherboards" title="Sound card">included</a> on a computer's <a href="/wiki/Motherboard" title="Motherboard">motherboard</a>, installed as an <a href="/wiki/Expansion_card" title="Expansion card">expansion card</a>, or as a <a href="/wiki/Sound_card#USB_sound_cards" title="Sound card">desktop unit</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The sound card may offer either an analog or <a href="/wiki/Digital_audio" title="Digital audio">digital</a> output. In the latter case, output is often transmitted using <a href="/wiki/SPDIF" class="mw-redirect" title="SPDIF">SPDIF</a> as either an electrical signal or an <a href="/wiki/Fiber_optic" class="mw-redirect" title="Fiber optic">optical</a> interface known as <a href="/wiki/TOSLINK" title="TOSLINK">TOSLINK</a>. Digital outputs are then decoded by an <a href="/wiki/AV_receiver" title="AV receiver">AV receiver</a>. </p><p>In the case of wireless audio, the computer merely transmits a <a href="/wiki/Radio_signal" class="mw-redirect" title="Radio signal">radio signal</a>, and responsibility of decoding and output is shifted to the speaker. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Form_factors_2">Form factors</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Output_device&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Form factors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Computer_speakers">Computer speakers</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Output_device&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Computer speakers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Creative_T4_Wireless_2.1_Speakers.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Creative_T4_Wireless_2.1_Speakers.jpg/220px-Creative_T4_Wireless_2.1_Speakers.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="109" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Creative_T4_Wireless_2.1_Speakers.jpg/330px-Creative_T4_Wireless_2.1_Speakers.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Creative_T4_Wireless_2.1_Speakers.jpg/440px-Creative_T4_Wireless_2.1_Speakers.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3316" data-file-height="1636" /></a><figcaption>A pair of <a href="/wiki/Computer_speaker" class="mw-redirect" title="Computer speaker">computer speakers</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Subwoofer" title="Subwoofer">subwoofer</a> used in a desktop environment</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Computer_speakers" title="Computer speakers">Computer speakers</a></div> <p>While speakers can be used for any purpose, there are <i>computer speakers</i> which are built for computer use. These speakers are designed to sit on a desk, and as such, cannot be as large as conventional speakers.<sup id="cite_ref-cnet_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cnet-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Computer speakers may be powered via <a href="/wiki/USB#Power" title="USB">USB</a>, and are most often connected through a 3.5mm phone connector. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="PC_speaker">PC speaker</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Output_device&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: PC speaker"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/PC_speaker" title="PC speaker">PC speaker</a></div> <p>The <i>PC speaker</i> is a simple loudspeaker built into <a href="/wiki/IBM_PC" class="mw-redirect" title="IBM PC">IBM PC</a> compatible computers. Unlike a speaker used with a sound card, the PC speaker is only meant to produce <a href="/wiki/Square_wave" title="Square wave">square waves</a> to produce sounds such as <a href="/wiki/Beep_(sound)" title="Beep (sound)">beeping</a>. </p><p>Modern computers utilize a <a href="/wiki/Piezoelectric_speaker" title="Piezoelectric speaker">piezoelectric buzzer</a> or a small speaker as the PC speaker. </p><p>PC speakers are used during <a href="/wiki/Power-on_self-test#Progress_and_error_reporting" title="Power-on self-test">Power-on self-test</a> to identify errors during the computer's boot process, without needing a video output device to be present and functional. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Studio_monitor">Studio monitor</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Output_device&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Studio monitor"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Andrew_Pilling%27s_2011_Recording_Equipment.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Andrew_Pilling%27s_2011_Recording_Equipment.jpg/220px-Andrew_Pilling%27s_2011_Recording_Equipment.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="152" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Andrew_Pilling%27s_2011_Recording_Equipment.jpg/330px-Andrew_Pilling%27s_2011_Recording_Equipment.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Andrew_Pilling%27s_2011_Recording_Equipment.jpg/440px-Andrew_Pilling%27s_2011_Recording_Equipment.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="706" /></a><figcaption>A recording setup with two monitor speakers</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Studio_monitor" title="Studio monitor">Studio monitor</a></div> <p>A <i>Studio monitor</i> is a speaker used in a <a href="/wiki/Studio" title="Studio">studio</a> environment. These speakers optimize for accuracy.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A monitor produces a flat (linear) frequency response which does not emphasize or de-emphasize of particular frequencies. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Headphones">Headphones</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Output_device&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Headphones"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Headphones" title="Headphones">Headphones</a></div> <p><i>Headphones</i>, <i>earphones</i>, and <i>earpieces</i> are a kind of speaker which is supported either on the user's head, or the user's ear. </p><p>Unlike a speaker, headphones are not meant to be audible to people nearby, which suits them for use in the <a href="/wiki/Public_space" title="Public space">public</a>, <a href="/wiki/Office" title="Office">office</a> or other quiet environments. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Noise-cancelling_headphones" title="Noise-cancelling headphones">Noise-cancelling headphones</a> are built with <a href="/wiki/Headphones#Ambient_noise_reduction" title="Headphones">ambient noise reduction</a> capabilities which may employ <a href="/wiki/Active_noise_cancelling" class="mw-redirect" title="Active noise cancelling">active noise cancelling</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Technology">Technology</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Output_device&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Technology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Loudspeakers are composed of several components within an <a href="/wiki/Loudspeaker_enclosure" title="Loudspeaker enclosure">enclosure</a>, such as several <a href="/wiki/Electrodynamic_speaker_driver" title="Electrodynamic speaker driver">drivers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Powered_speakers" title="Powered speakers">active amplifiers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Audio_crossover" title="Audio crossover">crossovers</a>, and other electronics. Multiple drivers are used to reproduce the full frequency <a href="/wiki/Hearing_range#Human" title="Hearing range">range of human hearing</a>, with <a href="/wiki/Tweeter" title="Tweeter">tweeters</a> producing high pitches and <a href="/wiki/Woofer" title="Woofer">woofers</a> producing low pitches. <a href="/wiki/Full-range_speaker" title="Full-range speaker">Full-range speakers</a> use only one driver to produce as much of a frequency response as possible.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>While <a href="/wiki/Hi-Fi" class="mw-redirect" title="Hi-Fi">Hi-Fi</a> speakers attempt to produce high quality sound, computer speakers may compromise on these aspects due to their limited size and to be inexpensive, and the latter often uses full-range speakers as a result.<sup id="cite_ref-cnet_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cnet-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Tactile">Tactile</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Output_device&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Tactile"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Tactile_technology" title="Tactile technology">Tactile technology</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Braille_display">Braille display</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Output_device&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Braille display"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Brno%2C_Universal_Learning_Design%2C_Braille_laptop_2_-_detail_%282%29.JPG/174px-Brno%2C_Universal_Learning_Design%2C_Braille_laptop_2_-_detail_%282%29.JPG" decoding="async" width="174" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Brno%2C_Universal_Learning_Design%2C_Braille_laptop_2_-_detail_%282%29.JPG/261px-Brno%2C_Universal_Learning_Design%2C_Braille_laptop_2_-_detail_%282%29.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Brno%2C_Universal_Learning_Design%2C_Braille_laptop_2_-_detail_%282%29.JPG/348px-Brno%2C_Universal_Learning_Design%2C_Braille_laptop_2_-_detail_%282%29.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3990" data-file-height="2903" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">Closeup of a refreshable braille display</div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:192px;max-width:192px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:126px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Plage-braille.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Plage-braille.jpg/190px-Plage-braille.jpg" decoding="async" width="190" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Plage-braille.jpg/285px-Plage-braille.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Plage-braille.jpg/380px-Plage-braille.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="685" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">Braille display in use</div></div></div></div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Refreshable_braille_display" title="Refreshable braille display">Refreshable braille display</a></div> <p>A <i>refreshable braille display</i> outputs braille characters through the use of pins raised out of holes on its surface. It is ordinarily used by <a href="/wiki/Visually-impaired" class="mw-redirect" title="Visually-impaired">visually-impaired</a> individuals as an alternative to a <a href="/wiki/Screen_reader" title="Screen reader">screen reader</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Haptic_technology">Haptic technology</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Output_device&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Haptic technology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Haptic_technology" title="Haptic technology">Haptic technology</a></div> <p><i>Haptic technology</i> involves the use of vibration and other motion to induce a sense of touch.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Haptic technology was introduced in the late 1990s for use in <a href="/wiki/Game_controller" title="Game controller">game controllers</a>, to provide tactile feedback while a user is playing a video game. Haptic feedback has seen further uses in the automotive field, <a href="/wiki/Flight_simulator" title="Flight simulator">aircraft simulation</a> systems, and <a href="/wiki/Brain-computer_interface" class="mw-redirect" title="Brain-computer interface">brain-computer interfaces</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In mobile devices, <a href="/wiki/Apple_Inc." title="Apple Inc.">Apple</a> added haptic technology in various devices, marketed as 3D Touch and <a href="/wiki/Force_Touch" title="Force Touch">Force Touch</a>. In this form, several devices could sense the amount of force exerted on its touchscreen, while <a href="/wiki/MacBook" title="MacBook">MacBooks</a> could sense two levels of force on its <a href="/wiki/Touchpad" title="Touchpad">touchpad</a>, which will produce a haptic sensation.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Printing_devices">Printing devices</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Output_device&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Printing devices"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Printer">Printer</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Output_device&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Printer"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Printer_(computing)" title="Printer (computing)">Printer (computing)</a></div> <p>A <i>printer</i> is a device that outputs data to be put on a physical item, usually a piece of <a href="/wiki/Paper" title="Paper">paper</a>. Printers operate by transferring ink onto this medium in the form of the image received from the host. </p><p>Early printers could only print text, but later developments allowed printing of graphics. Modern printers can receive data in multiple forms like <a href="/wiki/Vector_graphics" title="Vector graphics">vector graphics</a>, as an <a href="/wiki/Image" title="Image">image</a>, a program written in a <a href="/wiki/Page_description_language" title="Page description language">page description language</a>, or a string of characters. </p><p>Multiple types of printers exist: </p> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Inkjet_printer" class="mw-redirect" title="Inkjet printer">Inkjet printers</a></dt> <dd>An inkjet printer injects tiny droplets onto the printing medium via a series of nozzles on a printing head.</dd> <dt><a href="/wiki/Laser_printer" class="mw-redirect" title="Laser printer">Laser printers</a></dt> <dd>A laser printer uses a <a href="/wiki/Laser" title="Laser">laser</a> to charge a drum of <a href="/wiki/Toner_(printing)" title="Toner (printing)">toner</a> in order to mark points where the toner would stick onto the medium.</dd> <dt><a href="/wiki/Thermal_printer" class="mw-redirect" title="Thermal printer">Thermal printers</a></dt> <dd>A printer which heats up a thermally sensitive roll of paper to reveal ink. Most often seen in retail stores to print <a href="/wiki/Receipt#Shop_receipts" title="Receipt">receipts</a>.</dd> <dt><a href="/wiki/Dot_matrix_printer" class="mw-redirect" title="Dot matrix printer">Dot matrix printer</a></dt> <dd>A printer which uses <a href="/wiki/Impact_printer" class="mw-redirect" title="Impact printer">impact</a> to transfer ink from a ribbon to the medium.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Plotter">Plotter</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Output_device&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Plotter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Plotter" title="Plotter">Plotter</a></div> <p>A <i>plotter</i> is a type of printer used to print <a href="/wiki/Vector_graphics" title="Vector graphics">vector graphics</a>. Instead of drawing pixels onto the printing medium, the plotter draws lines, which may be done with a <a href="/wiki/Writing_implement" title="Writing implement">writing implement</a> such as a pencil or pen.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Teleprinter">Teleprinter</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Output_device&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Teleprinter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Teleprinter#Teleprinters_in_computing" title="Teleprinter">Teleprinter § Teleprinters in computing</a></div> <p>A <i>teleprinter</i> or <i>teletypewriter</i> (TTY) is a type of printer that is meant for sending and receiving messages. Before displays were used to display data visually, early computers would only have a teleprinter for use to access the <a href="/wiki/System_console" class="mw-redirect" title="System console">system console</a>. As the operator would enter commands into its keyboard, the teleprinter would output the results onto a piece of paper. The teleprinter would ultimately be succeeded by a <a href="/wiki/Computer_terminal" title="Computer terminal">computer terminal</a>, which had a display instead of a printer. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Headless_operation">Headless operation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Output_device&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Headless operation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1273380762/mw-parser-output/.tmulti"><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:392px;max-width:392px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:206px;max-width:206px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:135px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:X11_ssh_tunnelling.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/X11_ssh_tunnelling.png/204px-X11_ssh_tunnelling.png" decoding="async" width="204" height="135" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/X11_ssh_tunnelling.png/306px-X11_ssh_tunnelling.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/X11_ssh_tunnelling.png/408px-X11_ssh_tunnelling.png 2x" data-file-width="583" data-file-height="386" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption"><a href="/wiki/SSH" class="mw-redirect" title="SSH">SSH</a> can be used to run programs <a href="/wiki/Remote_desktop" class="mw-redirect" title="Remote desktop">remotely</a> on a <a href="/wiki/Headless_computer" title="Headless computer">headless computer</a> without having an output device connected</div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:182px;max-width:182px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:135px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rackmount_Console_(1).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Rackmount_Console_%281%29.jpg/180px-Rackmount_Console_%281%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="135" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Rackmount_Console_%281%29.jpg/270px-Rackmount_Console_%281%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Rackmount_Console_%281%29.jpg/360px-Rackmount_Console_%281%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="960" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">A rackmount console connected to a <a href="/wiki/KVM_switch" title="KVM switch">KVM switch</a> allows multiple computers to be used through a switchable display and <a href="/wiki/Input_devices" class="mw-redirect" title="Input devices">input devices</a></div></div></div></div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Headless_computer" title="Headless computer">Headless computer</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Headless_software" title="Headless software">Headless software</a></div> <p>A computer can still function without an output device, as is commonly done with <a href="/wiki/Server_(computing)" title="Server (computing)">servers</a>, where the primary interaction is typically over a data network. A number of protocols exist over serial ports or LAN cables to determine operational status, and to gain control over low-level configuration from a remote location without having a local display device. If the server is configured with a video output, it is often possible to connect a temporary display device for maintenance or administration purposes while the server continues to operate normally; sometimes several servers are multiplexed to a single display device though a <a href="/wiki/KVM_switch" title="KVM switch">KVM switch</a> or equivalent. </p><p>Some methods to use remote systems are: </p> <dl><dt>Remote access</dt> <dd>The computer's <a href="/wiki/System_console" class="mw-redirect" title="System console">console</a> can be accessed through a network connection such as the Internet, using protocols such as <a href="/wiki/Telnet" title="Telnet">telnet</a> or <a href="/wiki/SSH" class="mw-redirect" title="SSH">SSH</a>.</dd> <dt><a href="/wiki/Remote_desktop" class="mw-redirect" title="Remote desktop">Remote desktop</a></dt> <dd>Allows a <a href="/wiki/Graphical_user_interface" title="Graphical user interface">graphical user interface</a> to be accessed through remote access even without a monitor.</dd> <dt><a href="/wiki/KVM_switch" title="KVM switch">KVM switch</a></dt> <dd>Multiple computers are connected to a single display device which can be switched between computers.</dd> <dt><a href="/wiki/Serial_port" title="Serial port">Serial port</a></dt> <dd>A serial console can be connected to access the device's console.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Output_device&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Input_device" title="Input device">Input device</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_processing_unit" title="Central processing unit">CPU</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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