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Voting closed: December 20, 2005, 11:00:01 AM


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Battle of the monitors
« on: December 20, 2005, 11:00:01 AM »
Ok i'm getting a new monitor cause mine broke when my piece of shit deck collapsed  :x

The battle is!!!

CRT vs Flatscreen

I know that CRT give better picture and faster refresh rates... But i am leaning towards a Flatscreen cause their so thin their just awesome lol
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« Reply #1 on: December 20, 2005, 11:47:20 AM »
I have no complaints about my 17 inch flatscreen. The main reasons I got mine two years ago was the fact that they take up less space, as well as give off less heat.
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« Reply #2 on: December 20, 2005, 12:32:50 PM »
Some things you may want to consider:

Space - CRTs -> much bulkier

Price - CRTs -> much cheaper

Resolution -> LCDs have a native resolution. It doesn't mean you CAN'T use it in a different resolution, but it won't be the same quality as CRT.

Power Consumption -> CRT requires more power

Repairs/durability -> CRT use really old technology. No mistery when it comes to fixing them (and cheaper components), and because the technology has been around for so long, it's been proven and it's reliable. LCDs have been around for a few years now. But what do you do with a burned pixel?

I've gone through this analisys last year and ended up picking up a 19 inch CRT because I operate at high resolution (higher than the native LCD one), space wasn't an issue, and the price was right. But your situation may be different than mine so do your own analisys.
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« Reply #3 on: December 20, 2005, 02:53:32 PM »
CRT. I was going to vote for the plasma screen TV, but HOW would you fit that on your desk? Cheaper and better than flatscreen.
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« Reply #4 on: December 20, 2005, 03:21:42 PM »
Be careful, Flatscreen is not necessarily the same as LCD.

There are the rounded CRT monitors and the flat screen CRT monitors too, and they are called flatscreens.
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« Reply #5 on: December 20, 2005, 08:27:45 PM »
Flat-screen vs. flat-panel.

LCDs are (correct me if I'm wrong, someone) universally flat-panel. CRTs can be flatscreen.

"Flat" looks really funny and misspelled to me.
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« Reply #6 on: December 20, 2005, 09:37:00 PM »
Quote from: catwritr
Flat-screen vs. flat-panel.

LCDs are (correct me if I'm wrong, someone) universally flat-panel. CRTs can be flatscreen.

"Flat" looks really funny and misspelled to me.



See, Catwritr's got my back. =)
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« Reply #7 on: December 20, 2005, 09:39:00 PM »
I meant flatpanel lol... also as for the tv i have an s-video cable i could use lol... only problem is i might have to set the resolution reallllllllyyy low to see anything on the screen... but that might just be cause my tv now sucks lol.... 48inch flatscreen crt...  :P
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« Reply #8 on: December 20, 2005, 11:09:40 PM »
Well, I'm on a laptop, so I suppose I have a flatscreen? BUT for my secondary monitor, I just plugged my TV in. I'd pick flatscreen, alot more sexier.
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« Reply #9 on: December 20, 2005, 11:48:45 PM »
Quote from: chubby
Well, I'm on a laptop, so I suppose I have a flatscreen? BUT for my secondary monitor, I just plugged my TV in. I'd pick flatscreen, alot more sexier.


Please go introduce yourself in the New Geeks forum if you're going to continue posting around here. We'd appreciate it.
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« Reply #10 on: December 20, 2005, 11:56:48 PM »
For me, to go with an LCD screen it has got to have an incredibly high resolution and not be more then 19 inches. That was one of the things that I was scepitcal about when buying buy laptop, but since I was already playing an ass load for it I got the screen with the extra high resolution. My desktops will always have a CRT. CRTs are just a hell of alot crispier and overall better looking to me.
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« Reply #11 on: January 05, 2006, 03:28:20 PM »
I have a 19 inch Viewsonic Flatscreen CRT...don't get me wrong...a little extra desk space would be nice...but I have not yet found a LCD that I like better then my current monitor
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