More specifically, the video card, sound card, speakers, and CD-ROM drive. Expect higher quality sound from the 32 bit cards. Sound Blaster by Creative Labs and compatibles are the most common. 8X is about the average speed today, but the newest CD-ROM drives are double that. Output Devices Monitors - The video display.
Monitors come in many sizes, resolutions and pitches.
The total palette of colors is 262,144. One SVGA system might display only 16 simultaneous colors while another displays the entire palette of 16 million colors. The faster the refresh rate, the less the monitor flickers. Dot Pitch - A measurement that indicates the vertical distance between each pixel on a display screen. Measured in millimeters, the dot pitch is one of the principal characteristics that determines the quality of display monitors.