A
monitor that accepts
digital rather than
analog signals. All monitors (except
flat-panel displays) use
CRT technology, which is essentially analog. The term
digital, therefore, refers only to the type of
input received from the
video adapter. A digital monitor then translates the digital signals into analog signals that control the actual display.
Although digital monitors are fast and produce clear images, they cannot display continuously variable colors. Consequently, only low-quality video standards, such as MDA , CGA , and EGA , specify digital signals. VGA and SVGA, on the other hand, require an analog monitor. Some monitors are capable of accepting either analog or digital signals.
