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I use both and my Dell Laptops 15" Ultrasharp screen compares to nothing else. Its very sharp at 1600x1200. Its also easy to read text at 1600x1200 on this 15" screen. I run as many of my games at that res as possible because non-native does suck.
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It really depends on what you need your display to do as to which is better. If you play alot of graphics intense games, then you definetly want a CRT, because an LCD, as a matter of physics, cannot reproduce motion like a CRT will. That will never change...it's just the nature of using a liquid instead of a gas. Another unavoidable weakness of LCDs is viewing angle...the best LCD in the world cannot match the useable viewing angle range of any CRT. Outside of those traits, the new generation panels are pretty close to CRTs.
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As for CRTs, I have two Sonys on my desk at work and they're fantastic. I think they're starting to get a little blurry, though - might be time for some new ones. I just got a new machine at work...I wonder if I could get that expense past my art director.
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The best reason to go to LCDs? Multiple monitors. Getting rid of interference scan lines is a good reason. Even with identical video cards, CRTs, and refresh rate settings, the scan lines never synchronize. ...of course, it's probably important to keep in mind that for the most part we're splitting hairs. Most people aren't this fussy. In a few years this will all be moot anyway. Sooner or later something is going to make everything we have today completely obsolete. I can't wait! |
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I think you really need to try a high quality DVI lcd sometime, motion might have been an issue in the past, but every technology has growing pains. |
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I am very picky. This is true.
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From what I've seen, there are only a few manufacturers of pretty much any of the displays, CRTs and LCDs. Sony is a big one when it comes to CRTs. I don't know who makes most of the LCDs. These manufacturers pick and choose componentry, swapping parts whichever way they see fit. I've seen some reeeeally horrible Sony Trinitron displays (I own one) and I've seen some good ones. I think the electronics on most of those are Sony, but many of the tubes are not, especially the bigger ones. I suspect SGI uses Sony's high-end components only. Small displays usually look mediocre, (those 8 or 10 inch CRT kiosk displays always look awful,) but the large ones look good. Maybe the big Sonys are rebadged some-or-others. I'm sure this holds true to just about every other manufacturer.
The LCD in my car is a Lilliput. The Xenarc ones are made by one manufacturer. The Lilliput ones are manufactured all over the world by many different manufacturers. That's why the Xenarcs cost more - quality control. With the cheaper Lilliput, you never know which factory the guts came out of. (Some of them come from the Xenarc factory. ) JusticeSVX, I was referring to "softening" primarily in the sense that the image looks smooth in a pixel blending sort of way, but also in the broad sense in that they don't bother your eyes. I see what you meant though. I guess they're becoming easy on the eyes all the way around. |
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I'm still hunting for a reasonably affordable 17" LCD that'll do 1600x1200. 1280x1024 isn't enough space, and it's not even a proper 4:3 ratio. Laptop displays do it without any problems [I've seen 15" notebooks do UXGA], but no one seems to make a standalone monitor with those screens.
As it is, my CRTs will have to suffice. Well, at least until I get the HD projector thing set up, right? |
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1280x1024 is too much space for me. I don't know what to do with it all.
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I have dual 18" LCDs. This gives my as much space as I need without having to squint at 1600x1280. I've been really happy w/ my Viewsonic vp181s. Dual inputs (use dvi of course), usb, adjustable, no dead pixels. They have been perfect for cad.
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