Simviation Forum - TFT or CRT?

Jan 18^th, 2005 at 4:51pm

NWISimmer Ex Member

Hi all,

Subject says it all!

I've bought a new base unit, (specs below), it's a very fetching grey as opposed to the off white of our old unit.
Which means i need a new monitor. The white 17" 1999 monitor looks a bit out of place now..
Now I can spend up to £300 on a TFT but is it worth it?
I've heard CRT is better for gaming.. is that true?
The missus wants a TFT but all she does is surf the net.
Question is, could i get a better CRT for the money, preferably less, that would do both jobs?
All answers appreciated
Rob
London
P.S. Ex FS98 on AMD Duron 650...now FS2004 on P4 3.4 as of last week. What a difference!

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Reply #1 - Jan 18^th, 2005 at 4:54pm

Asda_price Ex Member

For now, I think that it is best to get a CRT monitor, as their refresh rates and maximum resolutions are superior to those of the TFT monitors, meaning that they are perfect for gaming and for surfing the web.

Cheers,

Rob

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Reply #2 - Jan 18^th, 2005 at 5:04pm

NWISimmer Ex Member

Thanks for your prompt reply Rob!

I've seen a Mitsubishi 19" i'm drawn toward.. gotta persuade the missus now...

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Reply #3 - Jan 18^th, 2005 at 5:07pm

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CRT if you have the room for the reasons mentioned above.

I have a 19" Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 930SB and its great! Much better image quality that the 17" tft my g/friend has on her PC.

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Reply #4 - Jan 18^th, 2005 at 5:20pm

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I think TFTs are fine now - Given the choise I would go for a TFT. I use a sharp (20ms) LCD (not the fastest right!) and don't have any problem at all - can't imagine that these new 8-16ms panels have any trouble at all. Choosing one is mighty difficult mind you!

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/lcd17.html

PS. I can't even look at our dell CRT without getting sore eyes now Shocked

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Reply #5 - Jan 18^th, 2005 at 5:32pm

NWISimmer Ex Member

Thanks to all of you for your replies

Mitsubishi 19" = £200 me happy, missus- "Waste of money"
Acer 17" TFT =£300 me out of pocket, missus happy..
No contest really!
CRT it is then.
P.S. Mrs. NWISimmer thinks all CRTs are £40 from secondhand shop

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Reply #6 - Jan 19^th, 2005 at 2:21pm

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Agreed the quick response monitors dont get the ghosting problem but I play all games at 1600x1200.

The cheapest tft monitor at that resolution is about £500 and doesn't have a super fast response time, you need to spend more than that!

My 19" CRT does a higher res than 1600x1200 (19**x14** I think) the image quality is better and if you purchase one that is capable off high frequencies then you shouldn't get sore eyes (its the flickering that gets to you)

TFT's are great for space saving and desktop work just not the best for gaming at the moment. As the technology progresses and becomes cheaper though I will definately transfer to a TFT.

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Reply #7 - Jan 19^th, 2005 at 5:49pm

NWISimmer Ex Member

I've been offered a Dell 19" TFT for £200 gbp... brother in law upgrading...
Is this "Right time, right place" (He didn't know i was after a new monitor) or should i stick with my plans, ie 19" brand new Branded CRT for roughly same price?
Help please...

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Reply #8 - Jan 19^th, 2005 at 7:23pm

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I use both. Here's the download:

CRT: +
-Fast
-Cheap
-High res (16 by 12 and I have ones that are higher that are still cheaper than TFT)
-good color
-best contrast (can't be beat, not even by plasma's)

CRT: -
-Big
-Burn-in, still is a problem, screensavers should do the job, plus most crt have a standby mode
-Needs high refresh rates.
-Power consumming

TFT: +
-Small
-Power-saving
-Decent Spatial uniformity

TFT: -
-Exspensive
-Dead pixels (this can be a huge problem if you get it)
-high-res at steep price in both money and response time
-contrast (the liquid crystalls can't be become completely opague)

TFT note: Response times are down by a lot. My 17" has a 9ms response time and a screen res of 12 by 10 (SXGA). HOwever, higher res TFT's are much slower with the slowest being 16 ms and trust me from experience 16 ms is not good for gaming.

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Reply #9 - Jan 20^th, 2005 at 1:55am

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19" TFT will only do 1280x1024 I am afraid so if you want higher it wont be any good.

Stick with your original plan, get a decent CRT! there are also different pitches available with CRT's I got a Grille pitch on mine think that has somthing to do with why the image quality is so good.

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Reply #10 - Jan 20^th, 2005 at 5:52pm

NWISimmer Ex Member

Thanks for all your replies, i'm new to all this!
I'm definitely going with CRT.

Rob, London

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