Offline coated glass (soft coat) involves the application of silver, zinc or tin (or a combination of) to glass that has already been formed and taken off the float line. The coating is softer than online coated glass therefore why it is referred to as soft coat.
A computer monitor or a computer display is an electronic visual display for computers. A monitor usually comprises the display device, circuitry, casing, and power supply. The display device in modern monitors is typically a thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) or a flat panel LED display, while older monitors used a cathode ray tubes (CRT).
The image to the right shows an ASUS LCD monitor. When was the first computer monitor invented? The first computer monitor was part of the Xerox Alto computer system, which was released on March 1, 1973. Why is a monitor an output device? A monitor is only used to display information from a computer and provides no source of input. For this reason, a computer monitor is considered an output device. Note: Newer PCs, smartphones, and tablets have touchscreens, which allow the user