LCD vs CRT

Mon Oct 11, 2004 2:40 pm

Thinking of upgrading my moniter.( its about 5-6 years old) Are the LCD's worth the extra cash or do the good ol crt's still outrun them?

Mon Oct 11, 2004 2:50 pm

you can get pretty decent LCD's these days. look for LCD's that have a 16ms response time or less so you dont have ghosting while playing games.

I have both an LCD and a CRT. LCD is absolutely awesome because it's sooooo sharp and crisp, but I use my CRT for gaming.

find an LCD with a low response time and you'll love it.

Mon Oct 11, 2004 3:34 pm

Only thing an LCD is good for in my opinion is a space saver and if you pick up and take your computer to differnt places often, like lan parties. Otherwise, get an LCD, it's cheaper and ussually higher quality picture.

Mon Oct 11, 2004 3:53 pm

easy, LCD.

I now own a 19" 16ms LCD and it looks great with games.

Mon Oct 11, 2004 5:58 pm

Get what u want... IMO u will have a similar experience with both...

Tue Oct 12, 2004 12:52 pm

stick with crt i like it better for gaming, but if ya have the cash why not lcd

Tue Oct 12, 2004 2:15 pm

Originally posted by ShipWreck
stick with crt i like it better for gaming, but if ya have the cash why not lcd

LCD is great for gaming if you get a quality LCD with a response time of 16ms or less. Samsung LCD's are the best for gaming.

Tue Oct 12, 2004 2:32 pm

LCD's dont refresh nearly as fast as CRT's. You also spend aLOT more on an LCD, especially if you want one with fast enough refresh rates to play games on. Since LCD's have to refresh the entire screen instead of just the pixels that change, I allways recommend good quality CRT's (Iiyama ect) if you want great performance as well as insane defined graphic quality.

As Evan stated, you can get ones with 16ms or less refresh rate, but mostly LCD's are best for your 'work' computer to save space.

Tue Oct 12, 2004 2:47 pm

I am also wanting to buy a new monitor, and have selected one of the 2, can ii get some input, best value response on the folling two.

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=108001&CatId=172

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=415296&CatId=172

Thinking of one of the two, the TG Oulet near me is ab out 1 hour and 10/15 minutes away from me, they have the G220FB in stock but no P220fb in stock. Also wanted to pick up some new speakers, possibbly

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=457919&Sku=L23-6182

unfortunatlly, they are also not In-Stock, hense, i don't want to pay 200 bucks for S&H. Upgrade those next year, maybe christmas

I called TG.ca and the shipping for one of the two, is going to be over 150.00, don't want to send away.

Go with the 620.00 dollar monitor,
should i not?

Primary use gaming, DvD's, video media, not into tech design or animation/graphics.

Feedback please, and thank.

Tue Oct 12, 2004 5:19 pm

I good way to judge what monitor to get is http://www.pcworld.com

They rank them for you, and tell you the good and the bad.

Tue Oct 12, 2004 5:22 pm

lol, no LCDs are NOT bad for gaming, back in the day they were but that statement is false now.

Like I said, the 16ms 19" I have now is perfect

Tue Oct 12, 2004 5:28 pm

I was thinking of getting this one.
12ms response time.

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=24-001-172&depa=1

Tue Oct 12, 2004 8:00 pm

I agree with Buli.

I have the Dell 19" LCD from 2 years ago and it is amazing, no ghosting.

Tue Oct 12, 2004 9:07 pm

my NEC Multisync LCD 1700V from 3 years ago is amazing and I have NEVER had any problem whatsoever...

I recommend it for sure!

It would be nice to have a larger one, but this is not bad...

Wed Oct 13, 2004 7:30 am

i just like crt.. to each his own. ya know some some like Chevys some like Fords. its all a personal preference. i'm not dissin' LCD at all.