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Subject: CRT or LCD?????????
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Im about to invest in a new monitor and im struggling to decide on what to buy? i am currently using a 19" CRT and the picture quality is wicked.
Do i go for a 21" CRT like a VIEWSONIC or SONY, or should i now consider an LCD as i have read some good reviews. I have always liked the CRT, :-) The crispness and quality of the picture whilst playing HALO and Halflife2 is just MEGA man!
So many people have been talking about LCD's now running at 4ms!! i really dont know what to do?
I have a A8N-SLi deluxe, 939 3500 processor and an ASUS extreme N6800 GT Sli.
My budget is around £350.00.
HELP!!

  • 10.23.2005 11:33 AM PDT
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Well i dont know that the pound to dollar ratio is but if u can afford a 19" lcd then get it becuase the color and detail on an lcd is very good and now that lcds have been around for a while they are no longer at a disadvatange against crts in terms of response time. And lcds take up a miniscule amount of space compared to a crt.

  • 10.23.2005 1:39 PM PDT
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Here's some of my knowledge for you to consider:

The LCD response times can't be trusted as well as they used to. Some manufacturers measure the response time by how fast a pixel goes from black-to-white, while others from gray-to-gray or something. The same response time in 2 different lcd monitors may not have the same amount of ghosting. The 4 ms is expensive. An 8-12 ms response time will give you great results.

CRT's will eventually have image burn-in, while LCD's don't.

LCD's use less power than CRT's.

If you're gonna get an LCD, and your graphics card has a DVI connector, get a monitor that is DVI-capable. DVI is supposedly superior in terms of image quality compared to the analog VGA connections.

LCD's have a max resolution of either 1280x1024 or 1600x1200, and a refresh rate of 60-70 hz at those resolutions, while some CRT's can do much higher resolutions at 85 hz.. Low refresh rates on an LCD will not cause the serious eye-straining flicker though.

CRT's need calibration for the image to take up the whole screen, to be rotated right, ect. LCD's just need some color calibration.


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  • 10.23.2005 3:15 PM PDT
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LCD's are expensive, if you can afford it, go ahead, but a CRT will do just fine.

  • 10.23.2005 3:44 PM PDT
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last i heard lcd's were very bad for gaming because of screen ripping and crt monitors are better ventilated and therefore better for gaming assuming thats what your upgrading for.
-Ender DA

  • 10.23.2005 8:42 PM PDT
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Thanks for all your comments!!
I am going to use it for gaming, and space is not a problem. but i like the look of the LCD.
I have read more about the claims and you are right, they do vary greatly
i think i will wait until the January sales and go out and take a look at whats available.
thanks for your help though, :-)
I will have to look at my card and see if it has a dvi output, i have to use an adapter for my CRT.

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  • 10.24.2005 3:29 AM PDT
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thanks for that MRB, oh and i totally agree with your comments to the Moderators poor choice of words in response to your post.
keep up the good work!!!

  • 10.24.2005 3:04 PM PDT