Advantages, Disadvantages and Application Comparison of 4 Kinds of LCD

What are the advantages and disadvantages of TN screen, HTN screen, STN screen and FSTN screen? What's the difference between the four?
Advantages, disadvantages and Application Comparison of four kinds of LCD

What are the advantages and disadvantages of TN screen, HTN screen, STN screen and FSTN screen? What’s the difference between the four?

  1. TN LCD

advantage:

a. The price is cheap

b. Wide range of applications

c. Easy to produce

d. Black and white display is the best

Disadvantages:

a. The range of visual angle is narrow

b. Single display mode

c. Only suitable for low channel drive, high drive, poor contrast

Scope of application

Calculators, electronic watches, telephones, game machines and other low-end household electronic products

  1. HTN LCD

advantage:

a. The viewing angle range is wider than TN screen

b. Easier to produce

c. The price is cheaper

Disadvantages:

a. Poor contrast

b. The display effect is average

c. It is not suitable for manufacturing high drive LCD with poor contrast

Scope of application

General instruments or meters

  1. STN LCD

advantage:

a. Wide viewing range

b. Display mode diversification

c. Wide range of application

d. It can realize multi-channel drive and display large amount of information

Disadvantages:

a. It’s made into a big one

b. High demand for raw materials, high cost

c. High requirement for process equipment and low yield

Scope of application

Higher grade instruments or meters or wire bonder or notepad, etc

  1. FSTN LCD

advantage

a. It has all the advantages of STN screen

b. The background color is better

Disadvantages:

a. Disadvantages of STN screen

b. Higher cost than STN (Polarizer)

Scope of application

Same as STN