Display
Display is the visual device that shows video, such as a television, projection screen, commercial monitor, or LED wall.
Video Displays, Projection & Calibration
Davis Home Theater Design terms and planning language for Chicago-area residential and commercial AV projects.
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Video Displays, Projection & Calibration
OLED
OLED is a display technology where each pixel emits its own light, allowing excellent black levels and contrast.
QLED
QLED is an LED/LCD television technology that uses quantum dots to enhance brightness and color volume.
Mini-LED
Mini-LED is an LED backlighting technology that uses many small dimming zones to improve contrast and brightness control.
Projector
Projector is a video device that casts an image onto a screen or projection surface.
Laser Projector
Laser Projector is a projector that uses a laser light source for long life, brightness stability, and fast startup.
Ultra-Short-Throw Projector
Ultra-Short-Throw Projector is a projector placed very close to the screen, often used where a ceiling-mounted projector is impractical.
Projection Screen
Projection Screen is a surface engineered to reflect projected video toward viewers with the right brightness, texture, size, and viewing characteristics.
Acoustically Transparent Screen
Acoustically Transparent Screen is a projection screen material that allows sound from speakers behind the screen to pass through with minimal obstruction.
ALR Screen
ALR Screen is an ambient-light-rejecting screen designed to preserve contrast and image quality when some room light is present.
Screen Gain
Screen Gain is a measure of how much light a projection screen reflects compared with a standard reference surface.
Nits
Nits is a unit of display brightness commonly used to describe televisions, monitors, and commercial displays.
HDR
HDR is high dynamic range video that can deliver expanded contrast, brighter highlights, and wider color when the display and content support it.
4K
4K is a video resolution class with roughly four times the pixel count of 1080p HD, commonly used in modern TVs, projectors, and sources.
Video Calibration
Video Calibration is the adjustment of display or projector settings to improve brightness, color accuracy, contrast, sharpness, and image consistency.