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| HanoiBoi:
Xiaou2, you always tell it as you see it...any mistakes to share? My mistakes are slightly different than those posted. I often get stuck on stuff and dont know how to best move on. Ill research off and on, but not quite find an a solution, then skip it. Too much unfinshed. Mostly stuck on stuff like graphics and lectricity. Pretty bad at both..and sadly dont feel that I'll get better. On the LCD/CRT thing...personally, I'm fine with LCD, but I understand and appreciate those who feel differently. In addition, I also have no problem playing vertical games on my horizontally mounted LCD, but I guess I understand why some might want to rotate their monitors or build a 2nd dedicated cab. |
| shponglefan:
--- Quote from: Xiaou2 on September 18, 2015, 12:40:20 pm --- LCDs lifespan is about 5 years max... if your lucky. A good CRT can last well over 20 years without repairs. --- End quote --- I'd be curious to know where you are getting this information from. I've owned 7 LCD monitors and only one developed issues. And those issues were related to the bad power supply capacitors that hit LCDs back a number of years ago, and are a relatively easy repair (if you know a bit about soldering and electronics). In fact, I still have the first LCD monitor I ever bought (a Syncmaster 930B) and it's about 10 years old. Still works perfectly. I've also had relatively good success with CRTs, but did have a couple develop some problems. And I did witness one instance at work where a CRT died resulting in a loud bang and puff of smoke. CRTs may not go bad often, but when they do the results can be scary. :timebomb: --- Quote --- Older Console gaming systems look better on CRTs as well. --- End quote --- I think that might depend on the consoles. I've done a lot of NES/SNES gaming on CRT TVs and emulated on newer LCDs, and I have no desire to go back to CRT displays. As odd as this may sound, I've actually found my favorite display for console gaming is now my smartphone. SNES games in particular look incredible, and I haven't had issues with screen tearing or judder. They do look more pixelated than older CRTs simply because of the lack of scanlines, but color-wise they are far more vivid. |
| SavannahLion:
@ shponglefan Of the four big screens in the last.... five years or something, three developed problems. The first became unusuable and the cost of parts alone exceeded what I paid. The second had the UI board fail twice and the fiberoptic jack is broken. The third (a plasma) has a bad shift register that results in ugly lines along the last two inches or so of screen real estate. Only the UI board failed during warranty and it failed again after warranty ended. In the span of thirty plus years, I had two big screen CRT's and dozens of smaller screens. With probably three easily repaired failures and only one catastrophic unrepairable failure. Besides total destruction during storage the CRT is coming out ahead in longevity. I see a lot of flat screens kicked to the curb throughout the year. I used to take them to scavange the parts or get them working again but when the IC's are hard to come by or cost nearly as much as the monitor, it's not worth my time anywmore. If I was lucky, it might be a broken back light, easy enough fix but otherwise? I just leave 'em on the curb now. |
| Malenko:
--- Quote from: SavannahLion on September 20, 2015, 11:53:21 am ---Besides total destruction during storage the CRT is coming out ahead in longevity. --- End quote --- I dont think that was ever a question, CRTs can last a very very very long time. X2 is saying an LCD is good for 5 years tops if you're lucky, and I dont think that's an accurate statement at all. I think the worst part is he is once again selling opinion as fact and its quite tiresome. I also love that fact he didnt reply if he ever made any mistakes and what they were. :cheers: |
| Howard_Casto:
My test monitor for computers and misc projects is an old 19' 4:3 lcd. It will be hitting the 20 year mark very soon. My experience has been that lcd televisions have poor lifespans... lcd monitors, on the other hand, last quite a while. Yes, apparently there is a difference.... I'm not sure what that difference is other than a lack of a tuner, but that has been my observation anyway. The one I'm using to view this site right now is a HP 2009m (which means it was made in 2009). It's still as crisp as the day I took it out of the package. Ignoring that though.... yes, the lifespan will be shorter, but you are also going to pay 1/3 the cost (or less) than a new 15khz crt so it kind of evens out. Sure you can get a used arcade monitor and rebuild it, but I'm going to count that labor into the cost. |
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