[Lohengrin]

LCDs seems to be replacing the good old CRTs in an exponential rate especially with their drop in prices, so I was wandering how many people still using CRTs or already upgraded LCDs as their main monitor...

[Lohengrin]

LCD here, namely the 23" SyncMaster 2333SW

[heath28m]

Well I have two.. one I can hardly use.. It is a SANYO Tv Monitor with crappy as hell.. resolution support...my mom and dad use the old CRT HP MX70 15" I think.. I can't stand to sit in front of it for very long.. my eyes start to do odd things to me.. Pain, itchy-ness sometimes.. throbbing headaches..I think its possessed.. LOL

[Sonar]

I'm on a 19" Tiny crt it must be about 6 years old now - will be updating soon to a flat screen when i have the money!

[Lohengrin]

heath28m, on 13 October 2009 - 03:10 AM, said:

Well I have two.. one I can hardly use.. It is a SANYO Tv Monitor with crappy as hell.. resolution support...my mom and dad use the old CRT HP MX70 15" I think.. I can't stand to sit in front of it for very long.. my eyes start to do odd things to me.. Pain, itchy-ness sometimes.. throbbing headaches..I think its possessed.. LOL

Well, I did say "mainly use"

Sonar, on 13 October 2009 - 04:11 AM, said:

I'm on a 19" Tiny crt it must be about 6 years old now - will be updating soon to a flat screen when i have the money!

Don't forget to vote

[LeetPirate]

heath28m, on 13 October 2009 - 03:10 AM, said:

Well I have two.. one I can hardly use.. It is a SANYO Tv Monitor with crappy as hell.. resolution support...my mom and dad use the old CRT HP MX70 15" I think.. I can't stand to sit in front of it for very long.. my eyes start to do odd things to me.. Pain, itchy-ness sometimes.. throbbing headaches..I think its possessed.. LOL

Nah, it's just those radioactive electrons it keeps beaming into your brain. Kinda scary when you think about it, an electron gun shooting at the screen but some of them get through the screen and hit your face. LOLLL Death machine!

[heath28m]

Well let me clarify something.. I have two LCD's.. one 15" Laptop.. and another 27" Sanyo..The CRT is what I have to use when I work on my mom and dads and the thing used to be mine..But yo know you make a good pint they want to keep us nice and stupid...That way we are happier.. we have no clue and EVERYTHING will work on us..LOL.. ..... if you tell us it will..

Actually explain a few anomalies I have noticed...LOL

[DKT27]

I used 14 inch CRT for years. Was a pain in the !@#$%. About 8 months ago I bought 17 inch LCD. It's great to use it. When I bought the CRT it was about RS.25,000 that is $520 as per the current rate. And now when I bought the LCD it was priced at RS.7,500 that is about $150 as per the current rate. So I feel it's not expensive at all. In addition to many pluses to LCD, another is the electricity usage. My old CRT was usin 60WATTS at normal. And my current LCD needs just 20Watts at normal. It's great to use LCDs.

[WaKa WaKa]

Samsung 22" 2253w LCD Monitor

[Night Owl]

I mainly use my laptop (which has an LCD display).

I use a 19-inch BenQ FP937s LCD on my old Windows XP SP3 machine.

This post has been edited by Night Owl: 14 October 2009 - 03:03 PM

[jofre]

ASUS LCD 24"

[José Matías Lemos]

I'm on a LCD Viewsonic VE710b 17"

[Janus]

19" LCD here, 5 years old, just about when they started to become super cheap.

[LeetPirate]

Be reminded that as with everything else, there is more than meets the eye when it comes to choosing LCD now. You have to be aware that not all LCD screens are made equal, some are crappy and will damage your eyesight. For example companies make 99% of LCD monitors anti-glare but this in fact causes light dispersion in ways that would irritate your eyes. I don't know who came up with that stupid idea to make desktop LCD screens anti-glare by default when they are all inside buildings and not out in the sunlight. Even if your desktop LCD is by a window you can just install curtains or blinds. There are also cheap LCDs out there that have large dot pitch and thus big spaces between the pixels resulting in blurry images all the time.

When buying a new LCD, you best do some research into glossy screen finishes as they are easier on your eyes, but know that some of them have poor colour reproduction abilities and you may be looking at blue on the screen but when you print something it turns out to be purple. Long story short is to always do some research, it costs you very little time to google for a review of the LCD model you may want to buy. Many companies have their own propriety name to describe glossy screens, like BrightView, CrystalView, etc. Do the research and shop smart, your health depends on it.

[DKT27]

It's good that I wear anti-glare specs from years. Well I keep my LCD's brightness to at low as possible to be clearly seen from the eye.

I forgot to mention I have Samsung monitor. And my family friend engineer buys everythin for me. He does some proper inquiry, then buys it.

This post has been edited by DKT27: 14 October 2009 - 03:41 PM

[Lohengrin]

DKT27, on 14 October 2009 - 03:39 PM, said:

It's good that I wear anti-glare specs from years. Well I keep my LCD's brightness to at low as possible to be clearly seen from the eye.

I forgot to mention I have Samsung monitor. And my family friend engineer buys everythin for me. He does some proper inquiry, then buys it.

My situation is pretty similar, also wear the glasses and decrease the brightness, but I buy my own stuff and I did proper inquiry and guess what I bought? also Samsung hehe

[DKT27]

Great.

Well I set my brightness to 20, contrast to 85. Color to R:25, G:25, B:50. I'm sure you cannot match that.

[Lohengrin]

DKT27, on 15 October 2009 - 09:45 AM, said:

Great.

Well I set my brightness to 20, contrast to 85. Color to R:25, G:25, B:50. I'm sure you cannot match that.

I sure can't hehe, my brightness is set like 65 and contrast is 75 and I never even messed with the RGB...it's just what feels comfortable enough for my eyes ^^

[LeetPirate]

Lohengrin, on 15 October 2009 - 05:30 PM, said:

DKT27, on 15 October 2009 - 09:45 AM, said:

Great.

Well I set my brightness to 20, contrast to 85. Color to R:25, G:25, B:50. I'm sure you cannot match that.

I sure can't hehe, my brightness is set like 65 and contrast is 75 and I never even messed with the RGB...it's just what feels comfortable enough for my eyes ^^

Mine is maximum brightness and contrast...

[Lohengrin]

LeetPirate, on 15 October 2009 - 10:49 PM, said:

Lohengrin, on 15 October 2009 - 05:30 PM, said:

DKT27, on 15 October 2009 - 09:45 AM, said:

Great.

Well I set my brightness to 20, contrast to 85. Color to R:25, G:25, B:50. I'm sure you cannot match that.

I sure can't hehe, my brightness is set like 65 and contrast is 75 and I never even messed with the RGB...it's just what feels comfortable enough for my eyes ^^

Mine is maximum brightness and contrast...