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English: Demonstration of the horizontal axis of polarization on a rotated Samsung SyncMaster 940BX LCD monitor. When viewed at an angle the overall image contrast changes severely, until the colors invert into a negative image.
Date 30 January 2008 (original upload date)
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Author The original uploader was Ddxc at English Wikipedia.

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  • 2008-01-30 04:02 Ddxc 986×619× (146901 bytes) removed right part (is clear enough as-is, IMO)

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