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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You're thinking of passive matrix displays. Those were the cheaper option but active matrix screens did exist.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

They did, but you had to pay a pretty penny to have one of those