Anyone still stubborn like me and prefer CRT over LCD?

[Acanthus]

Originally posted by: goku

Originally posted by: virtualgames0

Originally posted by: CFster

Originally posted by: mwmorph
I have 3 crts and 1 lcd. The lcd is relegated to the crappiest internet only machine.

1600x1200 on a 19" Dell Trinitron FTW.

LCDs really just piss me off. Low native resolutions my arse. I prefer the resoluton to be as high as possible.

1600x1200 on a 19" CRT.

Do you use a magnifying glass?

You don't need one if you know how to adjust windows for your high DPI resolution by adjusting the dpi settings in windows.

Or if you're not blind.... Ever heard of those IBM laptops with the 15" screen and 1600X1200 resolution? yeah...

Dell offers a ton of 1680x1050 15" laptops.

 

[EGGO]

I need truer colors, sorry LCD.

 

[archcommus]

Originally posted by: EGGO
I need truer colors, sorry LCD.

You actually notice a distinguishable difference between an 8-bit LCD and a CRT?

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

Originally posted by: archcommus
You actually notice a distinguishable difference between an 8-bit LCD and a CRT?

It's time like these that my wallet thanks me for having "inferior" eyes and ears.

 

[imported_goku]

Originally posted by: Acanthus

Originally posted by: goku

Originally posted by: virtualgames0

Originally posted by: CFster

Originally posted by: mwmorph
I have 3 crts and 1 lcd. The lcd is relegated to the crappiest internet only machine.

1600x1200 on a 19" Dell Trinitron FTW.

LCDs really just piss me off. Low native resolutions my arse. I prefer the resoluton to be as high as possible.

1600x1200 on a 19" CRT.

Do you use a magnifying glass?

You don't need one if you know how to adjust windows for your high DPI resolution by adjusting the dpi settings in windows.

Or if you're not blind.... Ever heard of those IBM laptops with the 15" screen and 1600X1200 resolution? yeah...

Dell offers a ton of 1680x1050 15" laptops.

1680X1050 <1600X1200....

 

[glugglug]

Sticking with CRTs here. I can't stand the limited desktop real-estate (resolution) of LCDs. My 19" CRT is usually in 1920x1440. And it includes a powered USB hub and still only uses around 100W. You can't find an LCD that matches it for less than 10x the price.

Also, CRTs last decades while LCDs last 3 years.

Flickering isn't limited to CRTs either. The crappy LCD at my last job flickered worse than any CRT I've seen. The LCD here is much better though, totally flicker free, just wish it would let me use a decent resolution.

 

[MasonLuke]

LCD @ work
CRT @ home for gaming =)

 

[MasonLuke]

LCD @ work
CRT @ home for gaming =)

 

[EGGO]

Originally posted by: archcommus

Originally posted by: EGGO
I need truer colors, sorry LCD.

You actually notice a distinguishable difference between an 8-bit LCD and a CRT?

Easily. I do graphic design work and advertising where colors are critical.

 

[13Gigatons]

CRT + Thin = SED !!!!!!

 

[archcommus]

Originally posted by: glugglug
Sticking with CRTs here. I can't stand the limited desktop real-estate (resolution) of LCDs. My 19" CRT is usually in 1920x1440. And it includes a powered USB hub and still only uses around 100W. You can't find an LCD that matches it for less than 10x the price.

Also, CRTs last decades while LCDs last 3 years.

Flickering isn't limited to CRTs either. The crappy LCD at my last job flickered worse than any CRT I've seen. The LCD here is much better though, totally flicker free, just wish it would let me use a decent resolution.

You may use that resolution on a 19" CRT but you have to realize that's definitely not the norm, that is very very tiny, I don't see how you can use that without a magnifying glass. Hell 1600x1200 is pretty damn small on a 19" CRT. And what refresh rate does it support at that high of a res, I wouldn't expect anything over 60 Hz. Unless this is kind of professional CRT you're using here. The default resolution for a 19" CRT is 1280x960, so 1280x1024 for a 19" LCD is just fine.

Less than 10x the price? How much did that CRT cost you, $200? So you're saying I can't get an LCD that'll match that resolution with USB ports for less than 2 grand? I doubt it.

And your decades versus 3 years thing definitely got a chuckle out of me, I'm not sure if you're joking. Where have you seen a working CRT that was 20 or 30 years old? And what evidence are you using to say that a majority of LCDs die in 3 years? That's just laughable.

 

[OVerLoRDI]

Originally posted by: dug777

Originally posted by: miketheidiot
lcd takes up much less space and has a nicer viewing space (1680x1050) Crt's are just tough to look at having gone widescreen. There is no going back.

Sony WS CRT FTW

24" of monsterous goodness :Q

I am looking to buy one of those for Xmas.. those are such great monitors

 

[Eeezee]

For the winter months, CRT can't be beat! It's free heating :thumbsup:

I just bought a LCD HDTV because my living room really doesn't have room for a 32" of any other kind. I live in an apartment and what a nice HDTV, so LCD was really the best way to go. Eventually, when I put my computer on dual monitors, I'll probably buy two LCD screens to save on space. In the meantime I have a nice fat CRT running.

 

[KeithTalent]

I was just on my friends old CRT the other day and I could not get over how ugly I thought it was. I much prefer my 2407 any day of the week.

 

[Acanthus]

Originally posted by: archcommus

Originally posted by: glugglug
Sticking with CRTs here. I can't stand the limited desktop real-estate (resolution) of LCDs. My 19" CRT is usually in 1920x1440. And it includes a powered USB hub and still only uses around 100W. You can't find an LCD that matches it for less than 10x the price.

Also, CRTs last decades while LCDs last 3 years.

Flickering isn't limited to CRTs either. The crappy LCD at my last job flickered worse than any CRT I've seen. The LCD here is much better though, totally flicker free, just wish it would let me use a decent resolution.

You may use that resolution on a 19" CRT but you have to realize that's definitely not the norm, that is very very tiny, I don't see how you can use that without a magnifying glass. Hell 1600x1200 is pretty damn small on a 19" CRT. And what refresh rate does it support at that high of a res, I wouldn't expect anything over 60 Hz. Unless this is kind of professional CRT you're using here. The default resolution for a 19" CRT is 1280x960, so 1280x1024 for a 19" LCD is just fine.

Less than 10x the price? How much did that CRT cost you, $200? So you're saying I can't get an LCD that'll match that resolution with USB ports for less than 2 grand? I doubt it.

And your decades versus 3 years thing definitely got a chuckle out of me, I'm not sure if you're joking. Where have you seen a working CRT that was 20 or 30 years old? And what evidence are you using to say that a majority of LCDs die in 3 years? That's just laughable.

They dont die, but they do in fact lose a ton of their luminosity after the 1st couple of years.

 

[Thetech]

Originally posted by: archcommus

Originally posted by: glugglug
Sticking with CRTs here. I can't stand the limited desktop real-estate (resolution) of LCDs. My 19" CRT is usually in 1920x1440. And it includes a powered USB hub and still only uses around 100W. You can't find an LCD that matches it for less than 10x the price.

Also, CRTs last decades while LCDs last 3 years.

Flickering isn't limited to CRTs either. The crappy LCD at my last job flickered worse than any CRT I've seen. The LCD here is much better though, totally flicker free, just wish it would let me use a decent resolution.

You may use that resolution on a 19" CRT but you have to realize that's definitely not the norm, that is very very tiny, I don't see how you can use that without a magnifying glass. Hell 1600x1200 is pretty damn small on a 19" CRT. And what refresh rate does it support at that high of a res, I wouldn't expect anything over 60 Hz. Unless this is kind of professional CRT you're using here. The default resolution for a 19" CRT is 1280x960, so 1280x1024 for a 19" LCD is just fine.

Less than 10x the price? How much did that CRT cost you, $200? So you're saying I can't get an LCD that'll match that resolution with USB ports for less than 2 grand? I doubt it.

And your decades versus 3 years thing definitely got a chuckle out of me, I'm not sure if you're joking. Where have you seen a working CRT that was 20 or 30 years old? And what evidence are you using to say that a majority of LCDs die in 3 years? That's just laughable.

I have a CRT hooked up to my tower computer, other then that I like a good LCD, I only bought the CRT because it was relatively cheap and it's a great monitor.

CRT working for decades? when has anyone seen a modern CRT Television(modern=made in the 80's or 90's) that last's for decades? And if they do work the picture is fairly funky.

 

[glugglug]

Originally posted by: archcommus
Less than 10x the price? How much did that CRT cost you, $200? So you're saying I can't get an LCD that'll match that resolution with USB ports for less than 2 grand? I doubt it.

It cost me $169. And while I use it at 1920x1440 usually, it will do 2560x1600 the same as the $3000 Apple 30" LCD, at a slightly higher refresh.

And yes, I'd say you can't get an LCD to match that for 2 grand.

 

[glugglug]

Originally posted by: Acanthus
They dont die, but they do in fact lose a ton of their luminosity after the 1st couple of years.

My old 17" CRT from 1996 has faded a bit, particular if you use 1600x1200 or above.
My TV from 1998 still looks almost like new. And I watch A LOT.

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

As nice as my $300+ Samsung Syncmaster 700NF was, it does not compare to my $400 Viewsonic VP191b. Sure the colors are nicer on the CRT, but the eyes like my LCD a lot better.

A lot of people get cheap@$$ LCDs at like the BF deals or like the cheap gaming ones liek the Viewsonic VX922/924, and sure they're fast but their colors suck. Even though I have a 6-bit LCD, the colors aren't that bad at all, and I'll tell you saturation is a lot better than those fast panels like hte 8ms Samsung 930B.

Yea my eyes hurt like hell with those gaming LCDs, and that's why it took a very expensive panel to satisfy my eyes.

Same goes with the Dell 2005 and 2405. People keep praising them. They're great monitors because there's no other 20" WS or 24" WS that matches up, but still Viewsonic's 19/20" professional line kills in quality. The dell monitors hurt my eyes ><.

 

[cmv]

For all day peeping the LCD is so much easier on my eyes that it wins by default.

 

[neutralizer]

After getting my Dell 2005FPW, I'm not going back to my Compaq 22" CRT.

 

[imported_goku]

Originally posted by: DLeRium
As nice as my $300+ Samsung Syncmaster 700NF was, it does not compare to my $400 Viewsonic VP191b. Sure the colors are nicer on the CRT, but the eyes like my LCD a lot better.

A lot of people get cheap@$$ LCDs at like the BF deals or like the cheap gaming ones liek the Viewsonic VX922/924, and sure they're fast but their colors suck. Even though I have a 6-bit LCD, the colors aren't that bad at all, and I'll tell you saturation is a lot better than those fast panels like hte 8ms Samsung 930B.

Yea my eyes hurt like hell with those gaming LCDs, and that's why it took a very expensive panel to satisfy my eyes.

Same goes with the Dell 2005 and 2405. People keep praising them. They're great monitors because there's no other 20" WS or 24" WS that matches up, but still Viewsonic's 19/20" professional line kills in quality. The dell monitors hurt my eyes ><.

So you basically paid a lot of money for a 6bit LCD and are claiming it's good quality? :roll:

 

[13Gigatons]

LCD and Plasma are dead: http://www.canon.com/technology/canon_tech/explanation/sed.html

 

[judasmachine]

I love my 19" NEC fe990 CRT, but I am about to get a 19" Widescreen LCD (not sure which I'll get though. I just plan on using the LCD for TV and movies in my bedroom.

 

[glugglug]

SED looks very promising.

Let's hope it's affordable.

Just thinking, it says the electron emitter matrix is made using inkjet printer technology.
Typical inkjet = 600dpi.
Typical LCD monitor (not TV) = 90dpi.

Could be nice!