OK all of you LCD fanatics. This has been bugging me for a while so I thought I?d make a little comparison between CRTs and LCDs. I use a high-end LCD at work and a Sony G500 21? CRT at home, and to my eyes there is no comparison whatsoever. The CRT destroys the LCD. We have Dell 2005s and 2405s at work, which are excellent LCDs, but they can?t even compare to a good CRT to my eyes.
CRTs have better blacks and contrast
CRTs have more accurate colors (you can?t argue this. My brother is a true professional graphic artist for an extremely large company and they wouldn?t dare use LCDs for color matching and editing; no one in the industry does, just look it up)
CRTs have higher resolution
CRTs have higher refresh rates
CRTs don?t have a millisecond refresh rate to worry about (ghosting)
CRTs aren?t limited to their native display to look decent
CRTs are less expensive
CRTs have a wider viewing angle
CRTs don't get dead pixels
LCDs are smaller and weigh less
LCDs use a little bit less energy
The argument could be brought up whether or not an LCD is less fatiguing on your eyes. There have been polls on here before and it?s pretty much a wash. I use my CRT at home just as much as my LCD at work and I have no problem with either of them on my eyes.
Also, the argument over LCDs using the DVI port is moot. They still don?t look nearly as good as a CRT.
Now, with the above FACTS I posted, how can you LCD fans say they?re better than CRTs? I really don?t want to start a war here, but I am truly at a loss why people love LCDs so much?
Ready?FIGHT!
CRTs have better blacks and contrast
CRTs have more accurate colors (you can?t argue this. My brother is a true professional graphic artist for an extremely large company and they wouldn?t dare use LCDs for color matching and editing; no one in the industry does, just look it up)
CRTs have higher resolution
CRTs have higher refresh rates
CRTs don?t have a millisecond refresh rate to worry about (ghosting)
CRTs aren?t limited to their native display to look decent
CRTs are less expensive
CRTs have a wider viewing angle
CRTs don't get dead pixels
LCDs are smaller and weigh less
LCDs use a little bit less energy
The argument could be brought up whether or not an LCD is less fatiguing on your eyes. There have been polls on here before and it?s pretty much a wash. I use my CRT at home just as much as my LCD at work and I have no problem with either of them on my eyes.
Also, the argument over LCDs using the DVI port is moot. They still don?t look nearly as good as a CRT.
Now, with the above FACTS I posted, how can you LCD fans say they?re better than CRTs? I really don?t want to start a war here, but I am truly at a loss why people love LCDs so much?
Ready?FIGHT!