TFT or CRT?

[BlackSheep]

CRT now, TFT later.

Agreed 100% - I wouldn't use any current gen TFT out of preference to a top of the range CRT - and TiG with respect I don't think you play many fast-paced FPS'ers otherwise you wouldn't be making such rash assertions re: ghosting (ghosting has much improved - but it's still there, even on top end TFT's, I've tried them).

The other issue I have with TFT's is the response time, not just the time it takes to glow/fade each pixel, but the number of times the screen is able to refresh effectively per second - i.e. akin to refresh rate on CRT's (only slightly different) - no TFT is able to refresh at over 85Hz AFAIK and this means anything running over 85fps is going to look not quite as liquid smooth as it does on a CRT sync'ed @ say 125Hz/120Hz with the game running @ 125FPS.

This degradation of smoothness is especially obvious on games such as Quake3 which I'm used to playing at 125FPS - it just looks way too jerky on TFT's irrespective of whether you are using native res (e.g. 1280x1024) or any other res (scaled o'course).

Anyone who asserts that CRT's are bad for your eyes are partially-sighted in their views - yes if you use a CRT @ 75Hz or less you are likely to hurt/strain/damage your eyes over a long period of time - you will, most likely, also suffer headaches to start off with (I know I used to over 3 years ago) - you might also suffer problems @ 85Hz over very long periods (although 85Hz isn't too bad for most) ... but with 100Hz or over (I use 1280 x 1024 @ 120Hz) you will NOT get any eye strain whatsoever - unless you are anatomically different to other humans in some way (no comment, pyro)

[bledd]

Those who still think Colour Definition is not as good on TFT as it is on CRT need to wake up and smell the technology. Colour defs on new gen TFT's are better than ever and IMO better than CRT now, plus what games suffer in TFT's now, Ghosting is a thing of the past with 16ms and 20ms full colour transforms.

TiG

true, but to get one of these, you've gotta shell out a lot of money..



i have a sony flatscreen CRT

[Aaron]

but with 100Hz or over (I use 1280 x 1024 @ 120Hz) you will NOT get any eye strain whatsoever - unless you are anatomically different to other humans in some way

I find that even at 100Mhz, if I'm in a room full of monitors, I can still see a flicker out of the corner of my eyes.

true, but to get one of these, you've gotta shell out a lot of money..

About £350 for a 17" one. I'm sure a lot of people here have paid similar money for graphics card and the graphics card is worthless within 3 years.

[BlackSheep]

I find that even at 100Mhz, if I'm in a room full of monitors, I can still see a flicker out of the corner of my eyes.

... Maybe if they weren't actually @ 100Hz or you were chewing something

[hornytoe]

I switched from a philips 109s 19" to a Dell 1800FP 18" and I couldnt be happier, no visible ghosting, super crisp esp thru dvi and in the dark it doesnt fry my peepers, the geometery makes a diff too, at work the new crts are despicable, like a goldfish bowl and impossible to setup.

[BlackSheep]

I switched from a philips 109s 19" to a Dell 1800FP 18" and I couldnt be happier, no visible ghosting, super crisp esp thru dvi and in the dark it doesnt fry my peepers, the geometery makes a diff too, at work the new crts are despicable, like a goldfish bowl and impossible to setup.

A low-end/average TFT > low-end/average CRT (every time)

[scottyman]

I've got a Compaq P1210, awesome CRT, but am getting a new current gen. TFT as soon as I can talk my g/f into it!

The quality of my current monitor is awesome, but it simply takes up too much room on my desk! It's slightly wider than my keyboard, so that gives you some idea of the size, but it's truely excellend for coding and gaming. If I can get my hands on a nice 18.1" TFT then I'll be a happy chappy!

[scottyman]

I find that even at 100Mhz, if I'm in a room full of monitors, I can still see a flicker out of the corner of my eyes.

Most likely, you'll be seeing the phase difference between the flourescent lamps and the monitors.
I think it won't be long before it's a requirement of OSH to replace all ancient flouros with current gen ones, which phase at 100Hz, rather than standard which are (IIRC) around 70Hz.
We had third gen lamps and ballasts fitted in our studio and office about a year ago - last much longer - and you get no phasing issues (even on a laptop tft running at 60Hz

[fullspizz]

Hitachi 17"TFT (black) here for me.
I used to have a 21" crt, but it took up far too much workspace
No ghosting with the TFT either and it looks swish

[zebedee]

TFT here too - much brighter and cleaner to my eyes a=nyway but I'm not a huge games player.

Zeb

[brammers]

Price! All about price.

[2800CC]

I have a CRT monitor.
It's a dell (made by Nokia) I think it's a P90 or something. It's a 17" flat screen called an Ultrascan and I love it.
Yes it takes up half my room with it beige butt but it's image quality is really great and there is no glare at all.
TFT's are nice, I've had a few laptops but I think for the price the flat screen CRT's are a better deal.