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The '''native resolution''' of a [[liquid crystal display|LCD]], [[LCoS]] or other [[flat panel display|flat panel]] [[computer display|display]] refers to its single fixed [[Display resolution|resolution]]. As an [[liquid crystal display|LCD]]
While CRT monitors can usually display images at various resolutions, an LCD monitor has to rely on [[interpolation]] (scaling of the image), which causes a loss of image quality. An LCD has to scale up a smaller image to fit into the area of the native resolution. This is the same principle as taking a smaller image in an image editing program and enlarging it; the smaller image loses its sharpness when it is expanded. This is especially problematic as most resolutions are in a 4:3 [[aspect ratio (image)|aspect ratio]] (640×480, 800×600, 1024×768, 1280×960, 1600×1200) but there are odd resolutions that are not, notably 1280×1024. If a user were to map 1024×768 to a 1280×1024 screen there would be distortion as well as some image errors, as there is not a [[bijection|one-to-one]] mapping with regard to pixels. This results in noticeable quality loss and the image is much less sharp.
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