NEC VERSA 2000 WINDOWS 98 - UPGRADE INFORMATION, Service And Reference Manual

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Figure Section 2-3 Versa 2000 Series (Rear View)
Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)
The system integrates a built-in LCD. The LCD supports VESA Local (VL) bus video. The
LCD operates with the Chips & Technologies 65545B1-5 VGA controller. The controller
supports Super VGA. For more information on the 65545B1-5 VGA controller, read the
description provided in the Versa 2000 Series Chip Set subsection.
The Versa 2000 series system features the following types of LCDs.
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TFT — 9.5-inch thin-film transistor backlit color LCD, 0.3 mm dot pitch, 12-bit
digital interface, 640 x 480 resolution, 4,096 colors, (64K colors on an external
CRT).
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DSTN — 10.4-inch dual-scan super twisted nematic color LCD, 0.3 mm dot
pitch, 12-bit digital interface, 600 x 480 resolution, (64K colors on an external
CRT).
In addition, the CRT port on the system's rear panel allows the user to connect an optional
monochrome or color external display to the system. The computer supports the LCD and
external display simultaneously.
Power-saving features for controlling the LCD's backlighting include the ROM-based hot
key Fn F5, and Auto Setup power management settings. See Section 2, Setup and
Operation, for information on using these settings. In addition, the automatic LCD status
sense feature conserves the backlight. When the LCD is closed the backlight shuts off,
saving battery power.