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So.. I haven't been using my desktop lately for anything but listening to music, because the monitor's getting so bad (and it doesn't want to play WoW.. but that's a different story). I'm finally looking into replacing it, but I thought I'd ask you people if you had recommendations.
It seems really difficult to find CRTs anywhere, but based on the comparisons I've read tonight, it looks like CRTs are still preferable over LCDs for graphic output - color capability and resolution handling is still better than with LCDs. And they're cheaper. The one I've got now is a 16", I think, but it came from an eMachine, which is not particularly... cutting edge..
If I went with a CRT, it seems Sony or ViewSonic would be the way to go. (This one seems pretty nice.... ) Thoughts? Anyone care to defend the side of the LCD? (I use LCD monitors at work, and it would be really nice to have more space on my little desk at home, but I don't know..)
It seems really difficult to find CRTs anywhere, but based on the comparisons I've read tonight, it looks like CRTs are still preferable over LCDs for graphic output - color capability and resolution handling is still better than with LCDs. And they're cheaper. The one I've got now is a 16", I think, but it came from an eMachine, which is not particularly... cutting edge..
If I went with a CRT, it seems Sony or ViewSonic would be the way to go. (This one seems pretty nice.... ) Thoughts? Anyone care to defend the side of the LCD? (I use LCD monitors at work, and it would be really nice to have more space on my little desk at home, but I don't know..)
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I'm not a huge graphic artist (as you well know), so I don't know anything about how well they render color.
As for LCD vs CRT in the gaming arena, things have improved dramatically in the past few years. Even 3 or 4 years ago you had a huge problem with ghosting in LCDs, where it wouldn't have completely changed pixel colors between frames; that problem is pretty much gone on any decent monitor.
In my experience, CRTs still beat LCDs in brightess consistency. Because of the way LCDs work (backlighting and all that), there are parts that are brighter than others, particularly when displaying all black. This is fine for most applications, but I don't know about what you do.
If you want a monitor that gets black right, you should probably go with a plasma screen. LCDs and CRTs both have some light leak, even when displaying all black. Plasma screens work differently, so they are BLACK when they are black, no light leakage. The biggest problem with plasmas, is that they have gas (or something) at relatively high pressure inside of each pixel. Over time they can develop leaks which leaves you with dead pixels (of course, you get dead pixels with LCDs); this problem is more severe the higher the altitude you live at.
As for LCD vs CRT in the gaming arena, things have improved dramatically in the past few years. Even 3 or 4 years ago you had a huge problem with ghosting in LCDs, where it wouldn't have completely changed pixel colors between frames; that problem is pretty much gone on any decent monitor.
In my experience, CRTs still beat LCDs in brightess consistency. Because of the way LCDs work (backlighting and all that), there are parts that are brighter than others, particularly when displaying all black. This is fine for most applications, but I don't know about what you do.
If you want a monitor that gets black right, you should probably go with a plasma screen. LCDs and CRTs both have some light leak, even when displaying all black. Plasma screens work differently, so they are BLACK when they are black, no light leakage. The biggest problem with plasmas, is that they have gas (or something) at relatively high pressure inside of each pixel. Over time they can develop leaks which leaves you with dead pixels (of course, you get dead pixels with LCDs); this problem is more severe the higher the altitude you live at.