Advantages of a Flat Screen Monitor?

neillmassello.DeleteThis@earthlink.net (Neill Massello) wrote in message news:<1gdutxo.bt5tyu17vn8coN%neillmassello@earthlink.net>...
 > In addition to lower cost, a high-quality CRT's advantages are better
 > display of multiple resolutions, more accurate color, and purer black
 > level. Otherwise, go with an LCD, especially if you spend most of your
 > time reading text.

Interesting. Thank you for the reply. But the advice you offer in
the last sentence leaves me confused. If the CRT has a purer black
level, why would reading text be easier on the LCD?<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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On 2004-05-16 09:45:12 -0400, harryted DeleteThis @my-deja.com (harryted) said:

 > neillmassello DeleteThis @earthlink.net (Neill Massello) wrote in message
 > news:<1gdutxo.bt5tyu17vn8coN%neillmassello@earthlink.net>...
  >> In addition to lower cost, a high-quality CRT's advantages are better
  >> display of multiple resolutions, more accurate color, and purer black
  >> level. Otherwise, go with an LCD, especially if you spend most of your
  >> time reading text.
 >
 > Interesting. Thank you for the reply. But the advice you offer in
 > the last sentence leaves me confused. If the CRT has a purer black
 > level, why would reading text be easier on the LCD?

He doesn't man to imply it's easier. He means that if you're not doing
any serious content development or prepress, then the LCD/TFT is okay.
The CRT - properly used - has more accurate and stable color. Frankly
unless you find yourself calling the guy who runs the Heidelberg all
day, or you're doing recuts of a big SF blockbuster, the LCD is fine.

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 > He doesn't man to imply it's easier. He means that if you're not doing
 > any serious content development or prepress, then the LCD/TFT is okay.
 > The CRT - properly used - has more accurate and stable color. Frankly
 > unless you find yourself calling the guy who runs the Heidelberg all
 > day, or you're doing recuts of a big SF blockbuster, the LCD is fine.

And a *lot* lighter and easier to move around; takes up much less desk
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harryted <harryted.TakeThisOut@my-deja.com> wrote:

 > If the CRT has a purer black level, why would reading text be easier on
 > the LCD?

Sharper pixels, no flicker.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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Thanks for the clear and illuminating replies. It seems as if the
advantages of the LCD are, as I had suspected, mainly (though not
entirely) ones of size and physical convenience. I do use my monitor
mainly to read, but I'm looking forward to watching DVDs on my next
computer. I don't really need to worry about saving desk space
(certainly, it's not worth over $100) or lugging the monitor around,
so it looks as if I'll be going with the CRT in order to save money.

At this point, it's just questions of which CRT and will Jobs announce
something worthwhile (a price drop or much faster speeds) in June?
 >> Stay informed about: Advantages of a Flat Screen Monitor? 

In article <1e9823bf.0405172034.76242a7d DeleteThis @posting.google.com>, harryted
<harryted DeleteThis @my-deja.com> wrote:

 > Thanks for the clear and illuminating replies. It seems as if the
 > advantages of the LCD are, as I had suspected, mainly (though not
 > entirely) ones of size and physical convenience. I do use my monitor
 > mainly to read, but I'm looking forward to watching DVDs on my next
 > computer. I don't really need to worry about saving desk space
 > (certainly, it's not worth over $100) or lugging the monitor around,
 > so it looks as if I'll be going with the CRT in order to save money.

One thing that I don't think anyone has pointed out is wear. After a
couple of years, the convergence and brightness of most CRTs I've owned
have gone whacky. Fuzzy text in different areas of the screen, and
brightness that gets too bright even at the lowest setting. That's on
a pretty high-end Dell monitor I've been using for the past few years.

An LCD display shouldn't have either of these problems.

Of course, an LCD can have dead pixels, and expensive backlights if
they fail...

The kicker for me is that CRTs are so 90's. :-)


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In article <1e9823bf.0405152214.2483efa3.DeleteThis@posting.google.com>,
harryted.DeleteThis@my-deja.com (harryted) wrote:

 > I am considering purchasing a G5 after the WWDC. Right now, I'm doing
 > research and I'm curious about monitors. It almost seems as if the
 > flat screen is the only option anyone considers. But I'm not sure if
 > that's my best option. Is the only advantage of the flat screen
 > monitor the space it saves? Or does it produce a better image than
 > the much cheaper CRT. I would have presumed that the CRT provided
 > better images. I ask because there seems to be a huge difference in
 > price.

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My old 17-inch Apple Studio Monitor (CRT) finally died and I
replaced it with a Sharp 19-inch flat-panel display. The new LCD
display weighs about 4 or 5 pounds -- the CRT display weighed
something like 40 pounds! The LCD takes up much less space -- it is
very easy to move around -- to change the angle, etc. It accepts
both analog and digital video and has very nice software for
adjusting everything.

The color and resolution are excellent.

When I bought this (at Fry's Electronics in Palo Alto) it cost $699,
which was the same as the 17-inch Apple LCD display. To my mind,
the Sharp screen is *much* nicer looking, with a thin black border
and not all the bulky-looking transparent plastic on the Apple units.

I usually have the monitor set at 1152 x 870 but it looks fine at
1280 x 1024.

earle
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In article <1e9823bf.0405172034.76242a7d.DeleteThis@posting.google.com>,
harryted.DeleteThis@my-deja.com (harryted) wrote:

 > Thanks for the clear and illuminating replies. It seems as if the
 > advantages of the LCD are, as I had suspected, mainly (though not
 > entirely) ones of size and physical convenience. I do use my monitor
 > mainly to read, but I'm looking forward to watching DVDs on my next
 > computer. I don't really need to worry about saving desk space
 > (certainly, it's not worth over $100) or lugging the monitor around,
 > so it looks as if I'll be going with the CRT in order to save money.
 >
 > At this point, it's just questions of which CRT and will Jobs announce
 > something worthwhile (a price drop or much faster speeds) in June?

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If I am not mistaken, the only CRT machine that Apple sells now is
the eMac, which has a nice flat-screen CRT (and weighs a ton!) They
do not sell individual CRT monitors at all. You might find some
used Apple CRT monitors on eBay.

earle
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In article <1gdvzji.18dxkqs1grjo64N%neillmassello@earthlink.net>,
neillmassello.RemoveThis@earthlink.net (Neill Massello) wrote:

 > harryted <harryted.RemoveThis@my-deja.com> wrote:
 >
  > > If the CRT has a purer black level, why would reading text be easier on
  > > the LCD?
 >
 > Sharper pixels, no flicker.

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Flicker is a function of two things: refresh rate and brightness.

Since all of the useful monitor resolutions have refresh rates of 75
Hz, flicker will not be a problem at the usual brightness settings.

Your TV set has a lower refresh rate (60 Hz) and is much brighter.

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