 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | |  |  |  |  10-17-2005, 05:43 PM | #1 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Manassas, VA Posts: 4,129 |  CRT vs Flat Panel
I just noticed an interesting point. I recently purchased a 19" Sony flat panel monitor at home. The 700:1 contrast ratio was superior to almost any other model. Just noticing while I'm at work, my pictures that I uploaded look so much darker than they did at home. As far as contrast ratio goes for flat panels, it definitely isn't hype. Comparing a CRT to a Flat Panel is night and day.  __________________ 
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The reason the TFT are now getting better than CRT is the manucfaturers are now improving the Response Time. I remember the days when flat panel were the laughing stock of the industry. Gamers hated the jaggies on TFT during gameplays. I cant beleive how far of a price drop they have gone. 26" are now running for around $599 | | | | | 10-17-2005, 10:31 PM | #3 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: England, UK Posts: 1,288 |
i got a tft for the simple reason of..... space saving!  Edit: errr... i can't think straight, though a flat panel was a tft for a sec.. __________________
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A little off-topic, but I helped a neighbor move a 36" Sony CRT TV the other day. HOLY CRAP was that thing a monster!! I think it's listed at like 230 lbs, but it felt like 500 lbs. | | | | | 10-18-2005, 11:16 PM | #5 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Melbourne, Fl/Athens, AL Posts: 393 |
Well, really it depends on how old the CRT is, too. My old 21" diamondtron Gateway at 100% brightness is comparable to my new 19" Samsung with the brightness set to 0. Granted, I'd love to have a few TFTs, but I'm far too cheap to pay for the real-estate that I like to have.
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