I used the flat-screen plasma (I think) monitor.
What about you, and what's your thought?
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I used the flat-screen plasma (I think) monitor.
What about you, and what's your thought?
I don't believe that there was ever such a thing as a plasma computer monitor - low resolution and response times would have killed the idea asap.
i have a 19inch crt monitor for now, till i upgrade my pc and get a lcd monitor so i will be able to play mtw2 :knight:
:turkey: :england:
Then I guess my current monitor must be LCD, widescreen with resolution 1280x768, although it's kinda hard for me to distinguish the two... (I saw pics that both look similiar, but correct me if I misunderstood)Quote:
Originally Posted by sapi
My laptop is LCD, which I use the most. I also have an CRT and another LCD.
Extra LCDs are highly regardedly welcome in Turkey :clown:Quote:
Originally Posted by Rythmic
I'm still using my old Hitachi 19" CRT monitor. It's big, it's ugly, but it gets the job done. I'm waiting for a certain mystical alignment of stars before I jump into the widescreen LCD world.
Well, mine was relatively cheap, has no noticeable ghosting (8ms), is a Samsung, is speaker-free , is 19" (which actually has more screen real estate than my old 19" CRT), and has both DVI and analog connectors- which I use to hook 2 PCs (occasionally 3) to the same monitor.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lemur
I don't really care about HDMI, and widescreen would be nice, but it's not at all important to me. The only real drawback is if I go back to play older games that are locked at 640x480 since my LCD's native res is 1280x1024. The pixel zooming makes the already primitive graphics look even more pixelated. Bear in mind though, this problem would only get worse with larger screen LCDs that have much higher native resolutions. Similarly, a higher rez lcd will make current games more demanding since they require a higher resolution to look good.
Recent reviews I've read on new lcd monitors have basically concluded that every one is pretty much equal in performance, and that none are stand out bad...
I'm just a classical computer person and I, at home, use a 17' CRT Moniter. At work, though, I use a 17' LCD.
Yah, and that's the crux of the matter. When I jump to a high-rez flat panel, I will also have to bump up my video card lifestyle. So I think nothing's gonna happen until ATI puts some competition in the water for Nvidia, since right now Nvidia can charge whatever it feels the market will bear sans alternatives.Quote:
Originally Posted by Xiahou
As I said, the only reason I want any LCD I purchase to have HDMI is that somewhere down the road the monitor may get retired as a video game screen for the kiddies. It just makes sense for the monitor to come with component and HDMI connections. Think of the children!
I got an LCD. CRT uses alot more power as well as being worse, use that excuse to make parents buy new monitor :-)
I got a 17" ASUS. Shame, cuz if I'm gonna get that 8800GTX, you'll all gonna shoot me down for using such a powerful card on a ******* monitor.
(Swearing - Beirut)
Both! :smug:
I have a 19" Trinitron CRT that I've had for years, and it's augmented with a 17" LCD as my second display. Two screens are better than one!
22" Gateway HD LCD. I love this thing.
I have two computers, one with LCD and one with CRT...
As I said, I'll swap my 7800gt for your 8800gtx and you won't notice the difference....but I damn well will :grin2:Quote:
Originally Posted by edyzmedieval
Hehe. Nice joke. :grin:
I won't give a 8800GTX for nothing...
I'm very happy with my Viewsonic VX922. :yes:
Mind you, if I had been able to find one of those top shelf graphics series Viewsonic 21" CRTs, I might have got one instead. They're huge, but the picture must be outstanding.
Big old 17" Nokia CRT.
I have a Samsung Syncmaster 214T and happy with it.
CBR
The NVIDIA driver has a config tab called Digital Flat Panel Settings. One option is centered output. This means that you get the 640*480 pixels in the center (granted, that is small) and everything around that is black.Quote:
Originally Posted by Xiahou
Just be very careful - choosing that option gives me a black screen :grin2:
It doesn't seem to work with every game either, I think I tried it in the past.
I use 2x Dell 19" LCD screens connected to my laptop docking... one on DVI and one on the VGA connector.
Do you find that having 2 monitors is woth it?
I've been tossing up whether to grab a second for a while, but haven't been able to justify the expense...
An 8 year old 17 inch box
I have a 24" Dell 2407 LCD.
It does slightly less than 24bit colour & the reds are a but funny but I wouldn't go back to my old 19" CRT :no:
Well, I wouldn't have bought a new machine with 2 monitors right off that bat. Monitors last longer than PCs though, and as you go through a few upgrades you will eventually be re-using a monitor. My current PC (fairly old) has a Radeon 9700Pro in it, which has both an analog and DVI output and can support 2 monitors. I was using my CRT from a previous computer on it for a while, and decided at some point to get a LCD to supplement it. I may get a larger LCD with my next PC now that the prices have dropped, and re-use my other LCD as a second monitor for it. Might be time to retire the CRT, at least from my main PC.Quote:
Originally Posted by sapi
I haven't heard of many games that allow you to use 2 monitors, but when working on the desktop the extra acreage is nice.
Definitely... it cheaper than one 24" LCD screen and you get more screen real estate.Quote:
Originally Posted by sapi
So realistically no point considering i'm already using a 22"?
I have a question, isn't CRT monitor quite notorious for its high amount of radiation? Especially to eyes.
I mean, when compared with the flat-screen like LCD monitor, the latest usually emit very little to none radiation, and therefore more healthy for the user.
@sapi: (in my opinion) No, I'll invest the money for something else :grin:
A 6 year old 17" CRT monitor, from LG.
It displays colors and such. As long as it works, I won't replace it.
It's the only piece of hardware that doesn't need an upgrade every 2 years...
Our physics teacher once said that the electronic parts in a TV/CRT make more radiation than switching it on produces additionally, which means when you turn it on, the amount of radiation isn't even doubled. Unfortunately, my old physics teacher is the only source I have.:sweatdrop:Quote:
Originally Posted by Tran
A TFT on the other hand would then radiate all the time at around the same level because it shouldn't radiate more when you turn it on.
The damage any monitor does to your eyes is the same that a book does, your eyes are always focused at the same distance, to avoid that, you can for example make a pause now and then and look out of the window or so, ideal would be(according to the same teacher, unfortunately:sweatdrop: ) 15 minutes every hour. And according to something I saw on TV, avoid bad contrasts, reading books in the dark is very bad, make sure you have enough light.
On the topic of 2 monitors, it all depends, games on 2 monitors can be quite bad because the middle of the screen will be the monitor joint, unless the game has some sort of optimization or runs only on one like usual(which it will by default). To avoid that, one can get the Triple Head 2 Go which supports 3 monitors(seems to be supported by Armed Assault). Now that TFTs are rather cheap, I could think about another 17", but I think it's still not worth the money.
I use good old CRT monitor. Samsung SyncMaster 997dfx. :balloon2:
I heard most of those things are wives tales anyhow. In other words, using your eyes for what they're designed to do (see) doesn't damage them. That's not to say that eyestrain from a bad monitor can't be uncomfortable or give you a headache, but I don't really think it does any long-term damage.Quote:
Originally Posted by Husar
Regardless, most people find LCD monitors easier on the eyes(myself included) because they don't have the constant flickering effect that CRTs do. CRTs keep constantly redrawing the entire screen to present an image, while it's a constant image on LCDs.
Well, the lens in your eye is shaped by mucles so that you get a sharp picture, focusing at the same distance all the time can lead to muscle cramps(I think I get that sometimes, looking elsewhere for a while helps then) and if you form the lens into a certain direction all the time, it may not be able to be formed into the other direction as much anymore, so I think it does make sense, but it probably depends on biological factors as well, some people may be more likely to suffer from long-term damage than others(depending on the condition of the lenses etc, they become stiffer when you get older etc. etc.).Quote:
Originally Posted by Xiahou
I know how they both work, more or less, and I fully agree there.:2thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Xiahou
CRT is better so I use them.
(before I get flamed this is my opinion, every single flat-screen monitor i've ever seen has had a crappy picture compared to a CRT)
Have you checked out any LCDs recently?Quote:
Originally Posted by Rilder
A good quality LCD is practically indistinguishable from a CRT for anyone but a graphics designer, is smaller and better for the eyes ~;)
:yes:Quote:
Originally Posted by sapi
That's concerning the colour palette, but an LCD also has more sharpness, even I can notice that.~;)Quote:
Originally Posted by sapi
Oh, and that there are a few colours that are not ideal is visible on my TN panel as well, but not often and it doesn't bother me. And if you don't buy a TN panel, it shouldn't be an issue anyway IIRC.