{"video_id":"zY8GG_5H6Ss","title":"Why Do Screens Need Ugly BORDERS?","channel":"Techquickie","show":"Techquickie","published_at":"2020-05-05T14:58:16Z","duration_s":325,"segments":[{"start_s":0.0,"end_s":6.0,"text":"when it comes to modern technology minimalism is the name of the game and","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":3.679,"end_s":11.84,"text":"the lightweight sleek devices we use today look nothing like the clunky boxes","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":8.72,"end_s":14.32,"text":"of yesteryear however there is still one","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":11.84,"end_s":18.88,"text":"very noticeable limitation in humanity's quest to build the most futuristic","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":16.08,"end_s":23.279,"text":"looking gadgets possible bezels those bulky frames that surround our screens","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":21.359,"end_s":28.08,"text":"and that companies seem to be tripping over themselves to get rid of not 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of the game and the lightweight sleek devices we use today look nothing like the clunky boxes of yesteryear however there is still one very noticeable limitation in humanity's quest to build the most futuristic looking gadgets possible bezels those bulky frames that surround our screens and that companies seem to be tripping over themselves to get rid of not just for a sexier aesthetic but also to cram as much screen real estate as possible into smaller and smaller packages but whether we're talking about a phone a monitor or a tv it seems like bezels are still a necessity for the time being but why to answer we reached out to sashacron at ASUS a manufacturer of all three of those product categories and we'd like to thank him for providing us with an assist on this video let's start with the simplest reason that we still have bezels the edges of modern lcd and led displays need to be protected because they're made up of multiple layers that need to be sealed up somehow i mean think of trying to take a triple decker sandwich home from the deli without wrapping it up in plastic first but that's not the end of it beyond structural protection and support it turns out that bezels often house the equipment that drives the display itself such as circuits and traces that run up to the screen and if you're talking about a monitor these components are often stored in the bottom bezel that's why that particular one is usually quite a bit bigger now it is certainly possible to put the components behind the display but this can add a fair amount of thickness which may impact the product's appeal to consumers but okay hold on a second Linus my smartphone has super thin bezels and doesn't even have a gigantic chin why can't they just do whatever they're doing in smartphones well part of why phones get all the love is out of necessity phones obviously have a greater need to be more portable than other everyday electronics so it makes sense that quite a bit more work has gone into eliminating phone bezels versus the ones on monitors or tvs and phones have the added benefit of receiving extra structural support from having the logic board and the battery built in there's also an economic reason profit margins on phone displays are quite a bit higher than on monitors laptops and tvs because panels get produced in large batches which means that you can make many more phones from one batch than you can larger displays also phones tend to be relatively expensive for their size meaning that manufacturers can invest more in developing ways to reduce their bezel's footprint so some phones have their screens partially folded around the edge so that the part of the screen that needs protecting is tucked underneath the phone's back cover allowing for narrower bezels in some cases this can actually be clearly seen from the outside such as with samsung's galaxy edge series other times the panel drivers can actually be folded behind the display something that is much more difficult to do on a gaming laptop you see quickly switching pixels on and off to get high refresh rates and fast pixel response times requires a lot of current which means thicker wires or traces are required to carry it now on phones these factors tend not to matter as much so manufacturers can get away with using thin traces that are easier to fold not so on something like a gaming laptop so all of this has meant that we look to be on a slow march towards phones with very very minimal bezels even phones that are nearly all screens such as xiaomi's concept mix alpha but as for the larger displays well it's certainly possible to make a very thin bezel out of a transparent material like glass so that it's less obvious but to get a truly bezel-free display the most promising technology right now looks like micro lead you can learn more about that up here but it can get away without using bezels because the circuitry that drives the leds is embedded in an extremely thin substrate that forms part of the display itself so it doesn't need the bezels either for structural support or to hold electronic components of course if you really want a bezel-free display experience right this second you could always just go out and buy a hololens as long as you don't mind looking like a total dork speaking of buying check out our sponsor drop.com the hd6xx open back headphones are a mass drop and sennheiser collaboration that has sold over 70 000 units they're the all-time bestseller on drop.com because they've got the same great sound as the hd650s but with a few updates they've got a balanced mid-range and natural sounding bass the parts are interchangeable with others in the sennheiser series and they've got a 1 8 inch plug for everyday use with a quarter inch adapter for professional use they feature sennheiser's own warranty support and new users who sign up on drop.com can get 20 bucks off just by heading to the link in the video description so thanks for watching guys like 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