Best CRT
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- arseni
What's the best CRT you can get for under $700?
Im in a process of buying a new monitor and really am thinking whether i should switch to an LCD or stick to a CRT.
Thank you!
- mg330
I've been very pleased with the Viewsonic PF790 that I bought about 5 years ago.
- slappy0
LCD... you won't look back...
- eficks0
spend $960 and get a DELL 24" widescreen LCD
- arseni0
Guys,
I know that i can get an LCD, i was actually about to get it.BUT, after i read all this crap about how LCD's suck i don't know if i really want to switch.
What bothers me the most is that LCD's have their Native Resolution and that switching between resolutions gives you bad results. Is that true or am i being paranoid?
- eficks0
it is true that you wont want to use the LCD other than in its native res. but who cares? it works the best in its top res.
are you still wanting to switch down to 800x600 to test websites out?
- eficks0
i mean, you can use it at other res's! but it will look crappy.
- arseni0
Eficks,
Sure, i do want to have a capability of testing a website out in different resolutions. I think it's quite important.The thing is that doing website that take like 1/5th of your working space is pretty hard i think. This is why i would want to go for a lower res.
But for print for example, i'd like to use a higher resolution.
- spongebob0
CRT if you have sufficient desk space. The colour is better, and there'd be no dead pixels to bug you.
- eficks0
in safari, you can tell how wide your browser window is set to with debugging options turned on, so i can just emulate a 800x600 setup like that, maybe you could just figure out how to do that with your browser.
even if you do go to a lower res, it may look crap, but atleast you can check usability and how the page layout works.
- arseni0
Guys,
Again, i asked for specific models.
What are the best ones for under $700?Also, when i went to different stores, i couldnt find CRT's there. (except really bad ones)
They only sell LCD's in big stores now.
Is it the only way to buy CRT's online now?
Is there a good store in San Francisco where you can look at different professional CRT's ?
- slappy0
my 19 inch samsung 940T has no grainy greys, no dead pixels, colour reproduction is fantastic.
only looks great at native res, but the clarity kicks CRTs butt big time. I dont get tired eyes anymore either after long days...
- arseni0
eficks,
that's true... you could check usability.
But doesnt it suck not to have an option of designing a website at 1280px instead of 1900? Knowing that you design for people who have 1024px?
- eficks0
well, not really, i like things small
*shrug*
- spongebob0
well, not really, i like things small
*shrug*
eficks
(Oct 10 05, 22:11)*cough*man*cough*hood*cough*
- eficks0
oh, are you saying its like the 'opposite' of needing to have a big fast car for the lack of something else?
- arseni0
Yeah, but any fast car would be able to drive slow if needed.
- peteski0
my 22 lacie was $640
- Fariska0
Mitsubishi /NEC/LaCie/Iiyama
The same CRT (diamondtron),
little different electronics/options.I paid my Mitsubishi sb903(19") 356 euros a year ago. For 700 $ you can find something bigger (21 at least)
Else look for a Sony.
- arseni0
peteski, when did you buy it?
- quamb0
CRT's rok. big tho. lcds still aint good for any pro video or design.
LG 910B - cheap and nice.