Thread 105622579

i will settle the LCD vs CRT debate now.
i have used both. first i used CRTs back in late 90's and 2000's.
later, i used/still use LCD (except LED on my phone).

what always bothered me from the beginning of using LCD was how ugly it was when using lower resolutions like 640x480 up to 1024x768.
the smoothing in CRT was simply superior.
i also fondly remember how good CRTs looked when running 1600x1200. It was very good.

when you run a LCD on 1280x1024, its nice.
basically CRTs are best for low dpi and LCDs are basically good for higher dpis and resolutions.
also, running Counter Strike on 1024x768 85hz or more refresh rate was ultra comfy.

now you can stop talking about it

also, the lower resolution you ran the CRT on, the higher refresh rate you could have. 640x480 in many monitors exceeded 120hz.

>>105622612
this also coincided with the golden age of competitive fps gaming like CS and Quake

OP here I'm trans btw

>>105622579 (OP)
>i also fondly remember how good CRTs looked when running 1600x1200. It was very good.
They looked terrible in 1600x1200 with your average cheap CRT.
Everything's tiny and it all flickers horribly.

>>105622579 (OP)
Literally nonexistent debate

>>105623235
actual OP here.
the con was the lower refresh rate.
with a cheap monitor 1024x768 was best balance.

i really don't miss CRT mostly because they need the whole desk and i love space on my desk.

And yet not one company finds it profitable enough to make new ones. They even make new steam locomotives.

>>105623476
steam locomotives still have value in certain extreme conditions
CRTs have no value that you can not live without.
LCDs have the space factor and the intrinsic futurism factor. the image appearance is more pixelated but thats part of it.

>>105623655
The color black and not having smudgy motion are pretty good values.

>>105622579 (OP)
Crt is good for different resolutions, specially low resolutions. Also good for interlaced resolutions.

Lcd is good if the input matches the lcd resolution. Even a 640x480 on a lcd looks good if the res is the same (7 inches lcd for raspberry pi has that res). LCD sucks at deinterlacing.

>>105623235
My monitor can do 2048x1536 at 85Hz and has no perceivable flicker above 70Hz.

>>105623655
Cathode ray tubes are still used in a lot of applications, they just aren't used as direct view displays any more. A lot of audio equipment uses tubes, image intensifiers use them, x-rays use them, oscilloscopes use them.

>>105623476
It'll probably happen once used supply dries up. As it stands you can still find used sets in good condition for cheaper than they would be new.

>>105622579 (OP)
CRT tech is unmatched when playing games.
Tried a 3-chip DLP projector at 120hz, nice but whenever you move around fast it'll still be an un-focusable blur.

Haven't used those 480hz oled panels yet.
Playing games on a small monitor is boring though.

>>105623876
i'd guess it has to do with refresh rate advantage.

>>105623697
you can't beat an LED for contrast.