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A monitor, often referred to as a screen, is an output device that displays information in pictorial form. A monitor usually comprises the electronic visual display, electronic circuit, casing, and power supply. Dating all the way back to the first television screens in the late 1920's, the monitor has become the main way the public receives video information and entertainment.
Overview
Computer monitor come in all shapes and sizes, and have different internal components depending on the manufacturer. While most monitors come pre-built, some are designed to be taken apart and customized by the owner. These are rare, however, as taking apart a monitor the wrong way can cause irreperable damage. While there are many ways to measure the performance of a monitor, the four most common measurements are display size, aspect ratio, resolution, and Gamut.
In Super Smash Bros.
During the launch of this debut game, the most common monitor available was a Cathode ray tube (CRT) display at a 4:3 aspect ratio. While Liquid crystal display (LCD) and 16:9 widescreen were available at the time, they were very expensive and had inferior picture quality to CRT. As such, the game was developed with this display in mind.
