Click here if you'd like to browse all of the 21-inch monitors that are available in NetBuyer. Click here if you'd like to browse all of the 17-inch monitors that are available in NetBuyer. About dot pitch. The image you see on a monitor is created by red, green, and blue phosphor dots that glow when hit by an electron beam. For most displays, a shadow mask is used to control the way the beam hits the dots.
Some monitors use an aperture grill to control the way the beams hit the screen.
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