CTX Monitor any good?

[teknoid]

The few 17's that I've bought from Sams have been pretty good. Weird thing about our CTX 15" units at work though... In the last 2 months I've had 4 of 5 die on me. All of them were bought at the same time and no 2 displayed the same problem. Of course they're 2 to 3 months out of warranty. Suffice to say we're not buying any more CTX

 

[Rigoletto]

I find this stuff about minimum refresh rates very subjective rubbish.
Right now I am using a Tatung CM14SMBE @60Hz. I used to use it at 56Hz until my new Voodoo would jerk on games at it.
My eyes are never strained. I don't even wear the glasses I am prescribed for astigmatism. If you get the focus right on the monitor, you can use it fine.
Must say that my power regulation is poor, so don't start flashing, Anandtech!

 

[Howard]

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[Howard]

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[LXi]

<<The kds trinitron and ctx trinitron beat the 900nf.>>

Whats that based on huh? Price wise they're pretty much equal, Samsung probably $10-20 more, resolution wise Samsung kills, refresh rate totally shines, and the DiamondTron NF is every bit as good as the FD Trinitron. 900NF is THE BEST performance/price ratio 19&quot; period.

 

[Doomguy]

Refresh rate wise and resolution wise the 900nf and 195tf are equal. The CTX can match both of their resolutions and has higher refresh rates than both. People that have seen the samsung and 195tf like the 195tf better.

 

[LXi]

<<People that have seen the samsung and 195tf like the 195tf better.>>

Im sorry but anyone can just pull that out of their ars.

900NF and 195TF equal? I dont think the AV-195TF can do 2048x1536. Even if they are equal the choice will finally come down to Samsung because of the BNC support, didnt we talked about this during that 130 post thread? I dont think we need to repeat ourselves.

Edit This is listed on CTX's web site, clearly stated, max res 1600 x 1200 @ 87Hz.

 

[hans007]

rigoleto. wow , someone with a tatung monitor. My dad works there, their monitors are well... expensive compared to the crap ones, not the best image quality, but they last like 15 years.

 

[Doomguy]

lxi: it dosent matter what the max res shown is. The samsung and kds are equal is res's. The ctx almost definatly works at resolutions not listed just like the samsung. There is no reason why it wouldent work at the same res's as the kds since they both share the same tube and the ctx even has faster bandwidth.

 

[LXi]

OK, Im just starting to wonder, if you had received any money from KDS and CTX. Because everytime there is something about monitors I'll be certain to see you around defending them. Just WTF is it that make them so much better than everyone else and even the great Samsung??? I dont get it. Do you seriously have something against those big guys? If thats the way you want to evaluate monitors, fine. But stop trying to spread your false ideas.

 

[Doomguy]

LOL You're the one speading false ideas. You own a sony monitor and defend the brand and you seem to like samsung plus mitsu more than other brands. You're the guy that claims &quot;Sony keeps the good tubes for themselves&quot;. Really how do they test stand alone tubes? How come sony monitors and 3rd party trons both get dead pixels? Sony and misu monitors are over priced. The 900nf is good if you prefer the NF tube. If you prefer the FD tube the ctx is the best bargain followed by the kds. Sony and mitsu also have the worst warrenties and cost the most. Thats not fair to the consumer.

 

[LXi]

<<LOL You're the one speading false ideas. You own a sony monitor and defend the brand and you seem to like samsung plus mitsu more than other brands.>>

Excuse me? How is my idea false? Did I mention a thing about Sony and Mitsubishi here? I didnt think so. And why in the world shouldn't I like them if I had good experience with them? Your logic is totally out of line.


<<You're the guy that claims &quot;Sony keeps the good tubes for themselves&quot;. Really how do they test stand alone tubes? How come sony monitors and 3rd party trons both get dead pixels?>>

Oh yea? That is the natural thing to do and I believe Sony does do that. And what is your claim about them not testing the tubes huh? If you have no official source, you might as well be just BSing.


<<Sony and misu monitors are over priced.>>

No, that should be put &quot;you get what you pay for&quot;. No offense to KDS and CTX, cause you do get what you pay for as well.


<<The 900nf is good if you prefer the NF tube. If you prefer the FD tube the ctx is the best bargain followed by the kds.>>

Exactly my point. CTX makes a great bargain FD Trinitron monitors, followed by KDS. Great, you just made my point totally clear. Reread my original post, I never said one bad thing about CTX FD Trinitrons, I just told the guy to get their FD Trinitron line because its superior to their crappy shadow mask monitors. Sony still make the best FD Trinitron monitor though, this is undisputed.


<<Sony and mitsu also have the worst warrenties and cost the most. Thats not fair to the consumer. >>

Hm... I suggest you do some reading on their warranty policies before claiming anything foolish. The thing is their product is so great they dont need warranties.

 

[Doomguy]

I've heard stories of bad service from mitsu and sony. Use simple logic. Sony cant test their tubes without time consuming and expensive labor. Sony's products are not any more high quality than anyone else's. Talk to lore about sony and mitsu's quality.

 

[LXi]

Heh... everything you know and heard about bad Sony/Mitsubishi is from Lore. Sure, he's just one of the guys in this world that purchased a few of the Sony monitors and unfortunately had some rare incidents with them, that is not enough to be representative about Sony's reliability and you know that.

 

[Doomguy]

Just like kds monitors seem unreliable although its just that SO many people have them especially the lowend ones.

 

[LXi]

Again, I never said KDS was unreliable. However they can never be better than Sony.

 

[OdiN]

Okay....

I've heard stories of bad service from mitsu and sony. Use simple logic. Sony cant test their tubes without time consuming and expensive labor. Sony's products are not any more high quality than anyone else's. Talk to lore about sony and mitsu's quality.

I don't really like Mitsu all that much, but they are pretty good monitors. Sony, however I do like. You say Sony products aren't any more higher quality? That is pure BS. Why? For one, Sony monitors reproduce the clearest color I have ever seen, and their blacks are the darkest of any monitor I've seen also. The Sony name is pretty much synonomous with high quality, and about the bad service? I dunno, but I've had excellent service from Sony for some of my customers that come to the store where I work.

Samsung monitors are on the same level as ctx and kds pretty much. The kds trinitron and ctx trinitron beat the 900nf. In lower end models the samsung is better but more expensive. According to a guy that works at kds canada(he told me what monitor suck and which are good) said the vs-195e is very good for a non trinitron monitor. The quality and picture is good

Samsung the same level as CTX? Oh you've GOT to be kidding me. We have CTX monitors in our tech area at work...why? Because they are cheap as hell....and there, picture quality doesn't matter. I did make sure that my tech machine has an viewsonic though. CTX makes junk. Same with stuff like Impression and Pixie monitors. (Pixie monitors come with those oh so wonderful E-Machines) Samsung's are much better than the CTX. The KDS monitors are pretty good really, their models with the sony tubes are good if you need a budget trinitron tube, and even their VS line with shadow mask isn't that bad if you pick the right models...but they are nowhere near the quality of other monitors.

For the be all end all king of monitors....buy a Sony. I know they are more expensive...but why? Because they are simply the best, and when something is the best, it gives a company a right to charge a premium price. CTX I don't like. Never have. Never will. Anyway so you understand what sort of experience I have...I'm a technician at a local computer store and I also work in the IS department of a large local (state) hospital. If we got monitors in at the hospital...we'd use something like the KDS VS's. They are decently priced and offer decent quality. Just fine for the typical day to day tasks. For people who spend all day on their computer we usually get them a Sony if they are important enough hehe, or at least something with a sony tube. Gee...just what I wanted to do...get in another argument....SEE? I PREDICTED IT!

Xi Li Thread

 

[osage]

I must say this is more input than I expected.

 

[LXi]

As long as there are monitor questions/discussions, you can definitely expect to see me around with a lot of people bitching at me.

Edit Thank you OdiN, that was a good one.

 

[osage]

Say what you belive. God hates a coward.

My budget is 300.00 period
CTX PL-9 19&quot; 249.00
Nec 17&quot; FE 700 279.00
Sony FD 700 17&quot; 299.00 after rebate
I'm guessing you feel the Sony is the way to go.

 

[LXi]

I would add this to the list:

Samsung SyncMaster 700NF. I would take that over everyone on that list but Sony, and of course, this monitor is cheaper than Sony at $289. It has DiamondTron tube, with impressive resolutions and refresh rates.

 

[OdiN]

Yea the sony...Expecially an FD Trinitron tube. Though I would try to get a 19&quot;...I would rather have a 17&quot; Sony FD Trinitron than a 19&quot; Anything else (except Sony 19&quot; hehe). My friend has one of those 17&quot; FD's and it's wonderful.

 

[osage]

No one around here has the Samsung for less than 400.00 So I'll pass that one.

 

[LXi]

Yep, I think the model name is suppose to be CPD-E200, I dont know how that 700 came about.

Well cant you buy online?

 

[osage]

Could I guess, but online =C Card and I prefer cash, and no shipping. You know grab it and walk out the door.