monitors

kelticknight · Feb 4, 2004, 05:57 PM

asked this question before,looking for advice on monitor,have 21 inche monitoe,crt type,its 95 built,thinking of getting a LCD 19'' MONITOR,ITS 700 EUROS,SAMSUNG,IS IT WORTH GETTING OR SHOULD L STICK WITH A CRT TYPE

~~HawK~~ · Feb 4, 2004, 06:16 PM

I still like CRT's better and they are cheaper
BUT best thing you can do IMM, is visit some shops and look at those TFT & CRT monitors and their prices, then decide which you like best..noone can look through your eyes

toddsmack2k · Feb 4, 2004, 06:30 PM

Also I think you should consider do you game much? If so a CRT is still much better than a LCD to me. If you dont then go for the LCD.

kelticknight · Feb 4, 2004, 09:08 PM

half and half,game and use for work at home

GutterPunk · Feb 4, 2004, 09:11 PM

I went CRT and i do bout 50 game 50 art..... lcd costs too much, I dont know much about burn in problems w/ them tho :\

Goat_Guy · Feb 4, 2004, 10:34 PM

I have a hitachi 17" LCD. $400, great monitor. 16 milisecond refresh rate, so there is NO "ghosting", or other lag problems usually associated with LCD's. I think that LCDs have finally caught up with CRT's. THe colors on this monitor are bright and vivid, and its so nice to have a desk again;-). Buy it at newegg for $405: http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...=BROWSE&depa=1 Read the reviews from Tomshardware and Anandtech too..they all agree that this IS the LCD monitor for gamers. Brian

~~craig588~~ · Feb 4, 2004, 10:46 PM

I have yet to see a monitor better than the sony GDM-F520.

Zardon · Feb 5, 2004, 12:09 AM

iiyama HM204DT/vision master pro 514.

Redstone · Feb 7, 2004, 06:39 AM

A LCD monitor will never have burn in problems. I do not have ghosting with a 16ms response time and as the technology stands today would never change back to CRT

~~craig588~~ · Feb 7, 2004, 01:17 PM

whoa, burn in problems were only an issue like 15 years ago, if not more.

Feb 4, 2004, 05:57 PM	#1
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Feb 4, 2004, 06:30 PM	#3
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Feb 4, 2004, 09:08 PM	Thread Starter #4
kelticknight DriverHeaven Knight Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: EIRE{great for black stuff ,bulmers cider and Munster rubgy Posts: 1,095 Rep Power: 0	half and half,game and use for work at home __________________

Feb 4, 2004, 09:11 PM	#5
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Feb 7, 2004, 06:39 AM	#9
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Feb 4, 2004, 06:16 PM	#2
~~HawK~~ Banned Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 2,092 Rep Power: 0	I still like CRT's better and they are cheaper BUT best thing you can do IMM, is visit some shops and look at those TFT & CRT monitors and their prices, then decide which you like best..noone can look through your eyes

Feb 4, 2004, 10:34 PM	#6
Goat_Guy DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 100 Rep Power: 0	I have a hitachi 17" LCD. $400, great monitor. 16 milisecond refresh rate, so there is NO "ghosting", or other lag problems usually associated with LCD's. I think that LCDs have finally caught up with CRT's. THe colors on this monitor are bright and vivid, and its so nice to have a desk again;-). Buy it at newegg for $405: http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...=BROWSE&depa=1 Read the reviews from Tomshardware and Anandtech too..they all agree that this IS the LCD monitor for gamers. Brian

Feb 4, 2004, 10:46 PM	#7
~~craig588~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In clothing Posts: 3,510 Rep Power: 0	I have yet to see a monitor better than the sony GDM-F520.

Feb 5, 2004, 12:09 AM	#8
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	iiyama HM204DT/vision master pro 514.

Feb 7, 2004, 01:17 PM	#10
~~craig588~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In clothing Posts: 3,510 Rep Power: 0	whoa, burn in problems were only an issue like 15 years ago, if not more.