The higher the contrast ratio, the better the contrast performance. For example, a TV or projector with a contrast ratio of 10,000:1 has a contrast performance that is technically ten times better ...

So here I looked much better than in my AFM picture. As for the hair sample, ... Toumey, C. Compare and contrast as microscopes get up close and personal.

Hardly ever discussed, contrast modulation plays a role in your TV's picture quality. We explain what it is, and how it could affect your next TV purchase.

In its simplest terms contrast is how the brightness of an object compares (or contrasts) to the brightness of its background. Think of a white circle against a black background and you get the ...