Display

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Displays are mostly used to display channel information, as shown briefly on the OSD after channel switching.

When the menu is called, this is also displayed on the display. Therefore it is possible to control VDR without a connected/enabled TV, e.g. to use VDR only as MP3 player.

There are basically three display types

Type	Remark	Needed VDR plugin	Image
Alphanumeric LCD displays	Letter and digits only	LCDproc	Display with 20x4 characters
Graphic LCD displays	black and white only	GraphLCD	Display with 240x128 pixels
Colored TFT displays	Plugin in early beta state	GraphTFT

Graphic LCD displays are relatively expensive. Therefore some people use the PSone LCD for purposes other than intended.

LCDs are working on the basis of liquid crystals in contrast to VFDs (Vacuum Fluorescent Display) which are working with fluorescent gases and have a greater contrast.