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CRT vs LCD 70% surfing, working & 30% games which is better
divemaster127:
CRT vs LCD 70% surfing, working & 30% games which is better. In the last few years i have been told to stick to CRT for gaming for the best picture, & I have a 6 month old 19" viewsonic with brightness for gaming, i just read another thread about a 20.1 dell lcd & the picture looked great so whats the best monitor for surfing plus lets say World of Warcraft, or what the best bang for my buck
thanks
divemaster
ChadTower:
IMO, the price point for LCDs is still way too high to move away from CRT, seeing as you can always get a used CRT for free. I see them constantly.
Free > $300.
pointdablame:
from a purely "bang for buck" stance, Chad is right, you can definitely find nice CRTs for next to nothing.
If you have the money for an upgrade and are going to buy something anyway, I wouldn't even consider a CRT anymore honestly... but that's me I guess.
If you get a decent LCD, there will be no ghosting or shadow effects, you will have a really great black level, and overall, you will have a screen that compares very favorably to CRTs. My LCD is my primary screen and I game and watch video on it instead of my CRT.
Just like everything else, a lot of people have a soft spot for CRTs and say that nothign can beat them, but I tend to disagree.
I have a dual monitor setup and stare at a CRT and LCD every day, and find both of them to be excellent screens. It's more about quality than CRT vs LCD... whatever you get, get a QUALITY monitor, and you'll be in good shape. If you get a $150 Best Buy special LCD or a $50 no name CRT... then you might notice some differences.
ChadTower:
I see people trying to give away 17" CRTs every week, 15" every couple of days... a used but still good CRT monitor is easier to get than a newspaper around here.
pointdablame:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on July 27, 2005, 11:56:46 am ---
I see people trying to give away 17" CRTs every week, 15" every couple of days... a used but still good CRT monitor is easier to get than a newspaper around here.
--- End quote ---
yeah, especially if you are known even slightly as a "computer person" If I took every old desktop and CRT people offered me, I don' think I'd have room for my bed in my bedroom :)
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