help me find the sharpest 19" CRT

[dpopiz]

I'm looking for the sharpest 19" CRT I can buy for less than $400.
edit: notice this word ^^^^^

 

[nali]

if youre interested, I have 2 Sony G500's that I'm willing to part with, just replaced them with 2 lcd's. Let me know....

 

[VIAN]

Viewsonic. G series. don't know about price, though.

 

[dpopiz]

Originally posted by: VIAN
Viewsonic. G series. don't know about price, though.

isn't P series better?

 

[JonnyBlaze]

Originally posted by: dpopiz

Originally posted by: VIAN
Viewsonic. G series. don't know about price, though.

isn't P series better?

yep. i have the pf795 19" wish i had the 21" model

i would go with the p225f

JB

 

[dpopiz]

I think the p225f is more than my $400 limit

 

[JonnyBlaze]

not here

JB

 

[high]

NEC Multisync 22" Flat Screen FE1250...paid 280 canadian (refurbished) and worth every cent

 

[dpopiz]

Originally posted by: JonnyBlaze
not here

JB

refurb. "may include some minor pin-sized nicks or scratches"

 

[Zebo]

Sharp? You need aperture grille as shadow masks are grainy. $400 not even in that ball park.. The SONY E540 21 is around $550.

Your choices are Viewsonic P line, Sony FD, or NEC dimondtron.

PS- I would never buy a 21" the price/performance sucks. 2 more inches than 19" for double the price? Think about that too.

 

[kylebisme]

ya with 400$ max you would be better off geting a nice 19".

 

[dpopiz]

ok yeah good 21" are too expensive. I edited the op to say 19".

a lot of you are raving about aperture grill. why? I said sharpest, and isn't ap grill terrible for sharpness? by that I mean small text and pixels are very accurate and sharp at high resolutions.

 

[Xelarator]

Hmmm..well..i got a Gateway VX920 19inch with Mitsubishi Diamondtron NF Tube which works like magic...i am overwhelmingly satisfied.

 

[VIAN]

Actually the shadow mask is the sharpest. It provides better picture at .20mm and better geometry. the only thing that was ever said where the aperature was better at was brightness, but new technology makes them very similar.

But Viewsonic says the most descriminating users will like their P series that are equipt with aperature grille. Ah who knows. Just look for reviews.

 

[Zebo]

Originally posted by: VIAN
Actually the shadow mask is the sharpest. It provides better picture at .20mm and better geometry. the only thing that was ever said where the aperature was better at was brightness, but new technology makes them very similar.

But Viewsonic says the most descriminating users will like their P series that are equipt with aperature grille. Ah who knows. Just look for reviews.

It's immposisble. A shadow mask has millions of holes in it's grill, between those holes are "dead" spots also known as grainyness, therefore it's impossible to have a sharp image. AG does'nt have this problem.

 

[dpopiz]

hm yeah right now I'm running on a samsung 700IFT (.20mm). Is there anything sharper than what I have (CRT)

 

[Excelsior]

NEC FP912 for 290 shipped.

 

[Zebo]

Best 19" CRT is NEC DP930 for $300. IMO of course.

 

[Zebo]

The one Excelsior recommends is last years DP930. I have a hitachi brandnew cm721f, considered best shadowmask, I'll sell you for 200 and you pay shipping....otherwise it's at newegg where I bought it for 245. But why waste your money? Get the NEC.

 

[Excelsior]

Originally posted by: Zebo
The one Excelsior recommends is last years DP930. I have a hitachi brandnew cm721f, considered best shadowmask, I'll sell you for 200 and you pay shipping....otherwise it's at newegg where I bought it for 245. But why waste your money? Get the NEC.

It is? Well, its the same thing as the Dp930 from Mitsu. I saw they discontinued it.

 

[TheAudit]

You can get a Viewsonic P95 for $250 and under.

 

[Excelsior]

Originally posted by: TheAudit
You can get a Viewsonic P95 for $250 and under.

Too bad they suck compared to the DP930.

 

[dpopiz]

can't find too many reviews on the 930sb

 

[Zebo]

Originally posted by: dpopiz
can't find too many reviews on the 930sb

What do you expect? It's a very expensive 19" when others can be had for as low as $150!! And most people spending 300+ are buying LCD's today for wow factor. I have a LCD, Samsung 191T, and this blows it away. But it's HUGE!

Go to NEC and click on "professional cad and graphics" and all you'll see is their DP CRT's...No Shadow masks, and no LCDs even though they make the best of those too...IMO. They know better though than to recommend to professional users LCDs or SM crts.

Go to any maker, Sony, Viewsonic and click though to "professional" use and all will be AG CRT's..again no SM and no LCD's.

Like I say, it's expensive, big, very heavy, but there are 8 outstanding reviews at newegg...

I hav'nt seen a 19" sony since they don't make but IMO this is the best monitor I've seen 19" and I've looked a lot... even own two I thought were good but later not so happy(CTX-PR960F (sony FD inside) and Hitachi cm721F(POS shadow mask)).

 

[dpopiz]

Originally posted by: Zebo

Originally posted by: dpopiz
can't find too many reviews on the 930sb

What do you expect? It's a very expensive 19" when others can be had for as low as $150!! And most people spending 300+ are buying LCD's today for wow factor. I have a LCD, Samsung 191T, and this blows it away. But it's HUGE!

Go to NEC and click on "professional cad and graphics" and all you'll see is their DP CRT's...No Shadow masks, and no LCDs even though they make the best of those too...IMO. They know better though than to recommend to professional users LCDs or SM crts.

Go to any maker, Sony, Viewsonic and click though to "professional" use and all will be AG CRT's..again no SM and no LCD's.

Like I say, it's expensive, big, very heavy, but there are 8 outstanding reviews at newegg...

I hav'nt seen a 19" sony since they don't make but IMO this is the best monitor I've seen 19" and I've looked a lot... even own two I thought were good but later not so happy(CTX-PR960F (sony FD inside) and Hitachi cm721F(POS shadow mask)).

that post is just confusing. sorry