I forgot how awesome CRTs look

[Chaotic42]

I just set up my old IBM P260 for my cousin, and man, I forgot how nice CRTs look. No blur, no grid, just 2048x1560 pixels of awesome.

Makes me nostalgic.

 

[legcramp]

You'll get over it again! I miss my FW900... but I still have the non-widescreen version of it for lanning

 

[aggressor]

No blur or grid? Huh?

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: aggressor
No blur or grid? Huh?

No motion blur and no pixel grid. My 2405, 2407, and 2408 each have both of those. They're still wonderful monitors, but good CRTs are just so smooth.

 

[apoppin]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42
I just set up my old IBM P260 for my cousin, and man, I forgot how nice CRTs look. No blur, no grid, just 2048x1560 pixels of awesome.

Makes me nostalgic.

carry it up and down the stairs a couple of times
:Q

nostalgia fades .. reality sets in
:brokenheart:

 

[BenSkywalker]

My FP2141SB-BK is still easily the best display in my house- the contrast and speed of it are far beyond what the sickly LCDs can do. OLEDs please hurry

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: apoppin

Originally posted by: Chaotic42
I just set up my old IBM P260 for my cousin, and man, I forgot how nice CRTs look. No blur, no grid, just 2048x1560 pixels of awesome.

Makes me nostalgic.

carry it up and down the stairs a couple of times
:Q

nostalgia fades .. reality sets in
:brokenheart:

Heh, I gave it my company when I left (I ended up going back). They gave it back to me when I came back because it was too large and heavy.

 

[akugami]

Originally posted by: apoppin

Originally posted by: Chaotic42
I just set up my old IBM P260 for my cousin, and man, I forgot how nice CRTs look. No blur, no grid, just 2048x1560 pixels of awesome.

Makes me nostalgic.

carry it up and down the stairs a couple of times
:Q

nostalgia fades .. reality sets in
:brokenheart:

I LOL'ed. I remember setting up dual 21" CRT's. My back definitely was complaining.

One thing I do not miss, though I will concede CRT's still trump LCD's for the most part, is the flickering. I would sometimes notice flickering even with the monitor set to 85hz or 100hz.

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

Originally posted by: apoppin

Originally posted by: Chaotic42
I just set up my old IBM P260 for my cousin, and man, I forgot how nice CRTs look. No blur, no grid, just 2048x1560 pixels of awesome.

Makes me nostalgic.

carry it up and down the stairs a couple of times
:Q

nostalgia fades .. reality sets in
:brokenheart:

LMAO!!! :laugh:

 

[Leyawiin]

I still have the bow in my desk from the weight of the old CRT all those years. I don't miss it.

 

[flexy]

motion blur == urban legend

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: flexy
motion blur == urban legend

You're kidding me, right?

 

[cusideabelincoln]

Motion blur == death.

Maybe some LCDs reduce or eliminate it, but every LCD I've ever used (which, honestly, are usually the cheaper ones) exhibit a blurring effect with motion. Compared to every CRT I've used, there is a huge difference in motion. On some of the older/crappy CRTs, however, I do notice flickering with quick motion. But with everyday use flicker has never bothered me, even at 60 Hz.

 

[Bateluer]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42

Originally posted by: flexy
motion blur == urban legend

You're kidding me, right?

If memory serves, 3Dfx spent a good deal of advertising money touting the benefits of their motion blur feature on their Voodoo 5 line up.

Having said that, I notice zero motion blur on my Dell 2407. Didn't see any on my old, cheap NEC LCD either, though it had a serious problem displaying dark colors and would blur everything into this blackish-green color. The 2407's only flaw is the power button, which is broken.

 

[Kakkoii]

I still use a flat screen CRT. NEC MultiSync FE700+

I can last another few years until OLED/AMOLED screens are commercially viable. No reasons to move the monitor places anyway, so size isn't a problem.

http://www.warnet2.pl/img/zdjecie/nec%20fe700+.jpg

 

[nenforcer]

Sony Trinitron E540 right here! Part of the best tube monitors ever made!

 

[faxon]

find me a tube monitor that only takes up the space of my 27.5" Hanns-G LCD, or for that matter, wouldnt snap my industrial quality desk in half, and i might consider it. it was a sad day the day i gave up my 2048x1536 trinitron 21 inch tube, right until i realized just how much easier it was to do everything else. just wait for OLED displays to mature and you will be throwing rocks at your old CRTs lol

 

[OCNewbie]

Originally posted by: faxon
just wait for OLED displays to mature and you will be throwing rocks at your old CRTs lol

Exactly. That day hasn't come though, yet. I'm still using 19" CRT's. I would like to go LCD/LED, but not when there are sacrifices with regards to blurring, input lag, etc.

 

[dguy6789]

I love my LG LCD way more than my IBM P275 CRT. It is so much easier on the eyes it's just ridiculous. It also displays a far more clear picture. Analog is so bad.

 

[Kakkoii]

Originally posted by: dguy6789
I love my LG LCD way more than my IBM P275 CRT. It is so much easier on the eyes it's just ridiculous. It also displays a far more clear picture. Analog is so bad.

Well there's your problem.. You got an IBM monitor <_<.

Good CRT's display a much more clear & faster image with better color/contrast range than LCD's do.

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: Kakkoii

Originally posted by: dguy6789
I love my LG LCD way more than my IBM P275 CRT. It is so much easier on the eyes it's just ridiculous. It also displays a far more clear picture. Analog is so bad.

Well there's your problem.. You got an IBM monitor <_<.

Good CRT's display a much more clear & faster image with better color/contrast range than LCD's do.

The P200 series is excellent.

BTW, what's <_<?

 

[Mem]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42
I just set up my old IBM P260 for my cousin, and man, I forgot how nice CRTs look. No blur, no grid, just 2048x1560 pixels of awesome.

Makes me nostalgic.

You are bringing back my old nightmares of reboxing and returning faulty CRTs that had poor geometry and other issues,I finally threw away my radiation suit too .

I take a WS LCD anytime now ,they have improved and are getting better each year .

 

[flexy]

Geometry issues, convergence, fading, focus, color balance issues..etc...etc.... the older the CRTs get the more flaws they will have.

 

[dguy6789]

Originally posted by: Kakkoii

Originally posted by: dguy6789
I love my LG LCD way more than my IBM P275 CRT. It is so much easier on the eyes it's just ridiculous. It also displays a far more clear picture. Analog is so bad.

Well there's your problem.. You got an IBM monitor <_<.

Good CRT's display a much more clear & faster image with better color/contrast range than LCD's do.

You clearly don't have a clue.

 

[AznAnarchy99]

Only thing that I hated about CRTs was the eye strain after long hours of gaming.