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Title: Which do you think is best (LCD or CRT)
Post by: Sc00by_d00 on August 17, 2004, 06:57:19 PM
I am going to upgrade my monitor (currently I have a 17 in CRT) In your opinion would you stick with a CRT or go LCD - especially in terms of playing games.  I can’t seem to decide whether to get a 19 or 20 in CRT or a 17 in LCD monitor help!!!

Mark.
Title: Which do you think is best (LCD or CRT)
Post by: Phog on August 17, 2004, 07:03:30 PM
i cant go into much technical stuff about monitors cos i dont really know about them. I got a 19" CRT and do alot of gaming (maybe too much ;) ) I always find on CRT's that the picture is brighter and more crisp. TFT's now though are just as good so it all depends on how much ur looking at spending.
Title: Which do you think is best (LCD or CRT)
Post by: Norm on August 17, 2004, 07:16:39 PM
Depends on if the "wow look at that" value outways the 4 x price tag,I'm sticking to crt unless my wife buys me one for doing as Im told. ;)
Title: Which do you think is best (LCD or CRT)
Post by: Sc00by_d00 on August 17, 2004, 07:22:25 PM
Well I am thinking of getting a totally new system from Dell, so I can't really give a price for a monitor.  However, I've considered the following options.

19" (18.0 VIS) UltraScan CRT Monitor (my first choice)

17" UltraSharp Flat Panel Monitor

22 " (20.3 VIS UltraScan CRT Monitor (might be a bit big for my desk!!)

Just wonder what you lot would pick??
Title: Which do you think is best (LCD or CRT)
Post by: Vincentvega on August 17, 2004, 07:39:13 PM
DELL? :unsure:
Title: Which do you think is best (LCD or CRT)
Post by: Sc00by_d00 on August 17, 2004, 08:03:07 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Vincentvega@Aug 17 2004, 06:39 PM
DELL? :unsure:
I swear by them, one of the best PCs I ever owned was a Dell, I think they great m8!!!  :D
Title: Which do you think is best (LCD or CRT)
Post by: Gandalf on August 17, 2004, 08:17:46 PM
well, my 17" LG TFT (L1710B) is the best bit of computer hardware I've ever purchased.

so if it were me, I'd go TFT :)
Title: Which do you think is best (LCD or CRT)
Post by: OldBloke on August 17, 2004, 08:28:49 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Gandalf-LordOfJelly@Aug 17 2004, 08:17 PM
well, my 17" LG TFT (L1710B) is the best bit of computer hardware I've ever purchased.

so if it were me, I'd go TFT :)
Agreed.

The L1730B I'm using at the moment is damn fine too. Better than any CRT i've ever used.
Title: Which do you think is best (LCD or CRT)
Post by: Dr Sadako on August 17, 2004, 08:38:05 PM
I'd go TFT as well BUT I would wait until October-December. Atm the prices are high due to production have been focused on laptops (sorry don't now the exact terms of economics). Prices will drop again this fall when the production is back to normal.
Title: Which do you think is best (LCD or CRT)
Post by: Whitey on August 17, 2004, 08:48:31 PM
Depends on what you use your PC for. I do a lot of work in Photoshop and I couldn't live without a 21" screen.  
The problem is I can't find a reasonably priced 21" TFT with a good enough refresh rate for games (16ms or less).  :(
Title: Which do you think is best (LCD or CRT)
Post by: GhostMjr on August 17, 2004, 09:16:17 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Sc00by_d00+Aug 17 2004, 07:03 PM-->
QUOTE (Sc00by_d00 @ Aug 17 2004, 07:03 PM)
Title: Which do you think is best (LCD or CRT)
Post by: Barley on August 17, 2004, 09:33:55 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Gandalf-LordOfJelly@Aug 17 2004, 07:17 PM
well, my 17" LG TFT (L1710B) is the best bit of computer hardware I've ever purchased.

so if it were me, I'd go TFT :)
Hey hey!  I have the exact same monitor, it's fantastic!

Picture quality is great, and not had a single problem with it :)

As for Dell, they make some fine PC's.  They kitted out our entire office last winter and the PC's have been pretty good, except for the Intel processors ;)
Title: Which do you think is best (LCD or CRT)
Post by: Sc00by_d00 on August 17, 2004, 09:56:01 PM
Cheers guys, I will go for the LCD 17 ".  Thanks again!!! :D
Title: Which do you think is best (LCD or CRT)
Post by: Sn00ks on August 17, 2004, 10:22:53 PM
I just got a 17" tft and am happy with it. Used to have a 19" crt.  I run the tft at 1280 x 1024 and it is just as good as the crt. I get no ghosting during games at all.
And it was a bargin, £200.00 notes. Take a look at //www.aria.co.uk and their special deals page. Delivery really fast too.
Title: Which do you think is best (LCD or CRT)
Post by: Barley on August 17, 2004, 10:31:38 PM
I got my L1710B 17" TFT from amazon.co.uk in the end.  Cheapest price coupled with delivery.

Never looked back :)
Title: Which do you think is best (LCD or CRT)
Post by: Dingo on August 18, 2004, 08:39:47 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by Sn00ks@Aug 17 2004, 09:22 PM
Take a look at //www.aria.co.uk and their special deals page. Delivery really fast too.
Well you had better hope you never have to RMA anything!!. :frusty:

I RMA'd as u\s psu 35 days ago and despite several phone calls taking in excess of 10 minutes to get through the staff know nowt about nowt, the online RMA system does not display they have received the unit because it is allegedly "not working" at the moment, they have "insufficient" engineers to test the equipment so there is a delay of at least seven days :taz:

You can never get to speak to a manager because either they do not exist or they do not want to speak to customers or as one operator told me "He'll only tell you what I'm telling you so it's not worth speaking to him" :angry:  and the Service Manager is always off sick when you call :whistle:  :angry:

Have requested a full refund throughe-mail but guess what.....NO REPLY.....so am having to resort to sending a letter threatening a Solicitor :ph34r:  :ph34r:  :frusty:  :rant:  :rant:


.......but look on the bright side........Delivery is real fast :dummy:  :devil:


I'm sticking with Overclockers.co.uk in future
Title: Which do you think is best (LCD or CRT)
Post by: Barley on August 18, 2004, 05:46:44 PM
I used to live a few miles away from overclockers.co.uk.  Bonass! :)
Title: Which do you think is best (LCD or CRT)
Post by: DarkAngel on August 18, 2004, 06:19:49 PM
Using a L1720B Top Quality price tag of around £300.......
Title: Which do you think is best (LCD or CRT)
Post by: 0ni0n on August 19, 2004, 07:11:36 AM
just remember for tft you are best to have one with digital input and have your desktop at the native resolution usually about 1280 x 1024 sharper than a crt then!
Another naice thing about tft is you dont have to bother about your refresh rate like a crt!  At the end of the day though crt's are better for games if you can live with the masses of room they take up. i cant and since i got a tft my iiyama 19"crt has sat in a cupboard :D
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