Which CRT Monitor is better?

[Marktoloba]

Which CRT monitor is better? They are the same price...

http://www.newegg.com/app/View...tion=24-116-302&depa=0

http://www.newegg.com/app/View...tion=24-002-248&depa=0

Plz tell me your thoughts

Thanks

 

[Terumo]

From what I've read people tend to prefer Viewsonics.

I stick with CTX monitors because they last, and there's no annoying 2 thin black lines running across the screen (which Sony Trinitron tubes have). My 19" is 4 years old now and on for 15hrs a day (1280x1024 @85mhz). It's also much cheaper (more money for other hardware).

 

[villageidiot111]

For close to the same price you could get the Samsung Syncmaster 997df.

http://www.newegg.com/app/View...tion=24-001-166&depa=0

But out of those two I would get the viewsonic, just based on what I have heard other people say. There isn't much of a difference between the specs of the two though.

 

[WobbleWobble]

Originally posted by: Terumo
From what I've read people tend to prefer Viewsonics.

I stick with CTX monitors because they last, and there's no annoying 2 thin black lines running across the screen (which Sony Trinitron tubes have). My 19" is 4 years old now and on for 15hrs a day (1280x1024 @85mhz). It's also much cheaper (more money for other hardware).

My 19" CTX monitor was in repairs and shipping more than actually working. I just junked mine.

As for the lines, it depends if the tube is Aperture Grill or Shadow Mask and has nothing directly to do with the manufacturer (save for Sony).

I like the NEC myself.

 

[wisdomtooth]

Yeesh... I look back and wonder how could anyone ever work or play by staring at a fish bowl..

As far as I'm concerned, all shadow-mask monitors are good for is displaying the aquarium screen saver. :laugh:

 

[Terumo]

Being a graphic artist, having 2 lines running across all day and night is more than annoying. And the "color" of a Trinitron tube (Sony manufactures them) can be compensated for.

4 CTXs and all work fine, each 4+ years old, too.

But like Intel/AMD fights, the same can be said about Invar and Trinitron tubes. <evil grin>

 

[WobbleWobble]

Originally posted by: Terumo
Being a graphic artist, having 2 lines running across all day and night is more than annoying. And the "color" of a Trinitron tube (Sony manufactures them) can be compensated for.

4 CTXs and all work fine, each 4+ years old, too.

But like Intel/AMD fights, the same can be said about Invar and Trinitron tubes. <evil grin>

You know CTX used Trinitron tubes as well right?

I'm a Aperature Grill or Trinitron guy myself.

 

[Patrick Wolf]

On my monitor, seen is sig, I never, NEVER, notice the 2 horizontal lines, unless I actually look for them.

 

[Terumo]

Only on the later models. And I specifically don't buy them. See an AG and I bypass it like it's a flea infested dog.

 

[wisdomtooth]

There are good alternatives to invars that are not trinitrons. Years ago Panasonic had a PureFlat tube in some monitors which are what they called "stretched mask" monitors which are perfectly flat. I had one of those and it was nice. The aforementioned Samsung Dynaflat available these days is good too.

 

[Marktoloba]

so out of the 2... Viewsonic would be the ultimate choice?

 

[wisdomtooth]

Neither. I vote for the Samsung.

Why bother with 1970's fishbowl technology? That's what that Mitsubishi and Viewsonic uses.