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HPA

Last Updated May 24, 2021 1:45 pm

Short for High-Performance Addressing, an passive-matrix display technology the provides better response rates and contrast than conventional LCD displays. Although HPA displays aren’t quite as crisp or fast as active-matrix (TFT) displays, they’re considerably less expensive to produce. Consequently, HPA is being used by a number of computer manufacturers for their low-end notebook computers.

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