CRT vs. LCD
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- auxillary
Ok then. I am looking/planning to buy a flat LCD monitor. I am doing a lot of Photoshop work.
Is this still a good idea? To buy a LCD monitor or is it just too soon to leave the CRT monitor era?
Any input is welcome.
- moth0
From what I've seen of LCD's (even the apply 30" if people want to get picky) is that they are not up to scratch. I find the definition much better on a CRT, especially for type.
- moth0
"apple 30"" i meant to say..
- indian_pole0
i got one of these babies...
http://www.formac.co.uk
- the Formac Gallery™ Xtreme™ 2010*hugs + kisses screen
you gotta weigh up the monitor size, crt's gonna be chunky, lcd is gonna be sleek and give u more room, and the quality really isnt that much of an issue if u shell out for a good LCD. i think the formac ones are far better than the apple ones, and cheaper.
- Clear0
whatever! LCD all the way. I've got 2 19" LCD monitors on my desk right now. At home I have a kick ass LG 19" LCD. There maybe some minor differences between CRT and LCD, but truly I haven't missed a thing. You'll love being able to reclaim your desk space!
- seed0
Does a 16:10 aspect ratio make any difference as to how your work will look as you are doing it compared to how others will see it?
- rafalski0
you can have workspace @4:3 and tools on the extra margin if this concerns you
- ldww0
i have one of each. i have heard that lcds are getting very good, but i do not want to chance it, i prefer to do my psd work on a crt.
however surfing or coding is muchhhh easier on the eyes if you do it on the lcd.
- seed0
So I guess 16:10 doesn't stretch pixels or anything.
- skelly0
no, it's all square pixels.
i personally love LCD. i have both side by side and everytime i look back at the CRT I'm disappointed. Also hate lugging that thing around like a giant fragile rock.
fraggle rock.
- auxillary0
Thanks guys for the info so far. Any ideas on which are the better brands?
Eric
- skelly_b0
LCD is best. Use one for a few weeks then go back and look at your old CRT and it seems blurry and hard to look at.
Our imaging guy does high-end color correction on an Apple 23" and has no complaints.
- version30
and owning both the 20" and 24" the 20" has better contrast but the 24" has more real estate to work with
- seed0
I was looking at some on the bestbuy site. Are some monitors really not Mac compatible or does it even matter?
- version30
dvi is dvi & vga is vga from what i understand
- monNom0
I find my dell 19" has non-square pixels.
eg: a 8.5"x11" is taller in portrait than it is wide in landscape.... at least with a CRT I could fix that. not so with native res only LCDs
also colour tends to band at the upper and lower limits even after profiling with a spider.
make sure you get an 8bit panel, 6bit is of no use to a graphics professional.
- fugged0
crt is going to display truer colors and handle motion much better (if you're a gamer, this might be important).
I made the switch to LCD though and won't go back.
Here's wht consumer reports' ratings for LCDs
- ribit0
"I find my dell 19" has non-square pixels."
try less drugs
- version30
my 19" dell crt pixels were not truly square either
that is why i replaced it
- skelly0
non-square? why would they do that?