what do you prefer ? and does crt hurt your eyes and give you headaches like me.. i heard lcd's are easier on your eyes.. has anyone noticed that lcds are easier on your eyes ?

Yes!!! I could argue this topic for ages, but for now I'll just say F*CKING CRTS!...We have them at school and since its mobo graphics, when I try and run them at 1024x768 or higher they only support 60Hz and it kills your eyes/brain.

CRT FTW! but only coz  i cant afford a lcd...

both have +'s and -'s. its to late to argue now though....snore....zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

I like my CRT - it's reliable and sturdy and doesn't hurt my eyes, because I found the refresh rate settings.

 

As a side note, I would rather not use an LCD because I have youngins in this house who would love nothing more than poking it to a point of damage.

Jevan:

Yes!!! I could argue this topic for ages, but for now I'll just say F*CKING CRTS!...We have them at school and since its mobo graphics, when I try and run them at 1024x768 or higher they only support 60Hz and it kills your eyes/brain.

I'm not sure if that means you're Pro CRT or LCD... but from what you're typing it looks like it's a video failing not a failure of the monitor itself.

MrWolf:

Jevan:

Yes!!! I could argue this topic for ages, but for now I'll just say F*CKING CRTS!...We have them at school and since its mobo graphics, when I try and run them at 1024x768 or higher they only support 60Hz and it kills your eyes/brain.

I'm not sure if that means you're Pro CRT or LCD... but from what you're typing it looks like it's a video failing not a failure of the monitor itself.

 

Depends how cheap his monitor is, or moreover how small it is.

J0SH:

what do you prefer ? and does crt hurt your eyes and give you headaches like me.. i heard lcd's are easier on your eyes.. has anyone noticed that lcds are easier on your eyes ?

its just cause its holidays and ive spent a bit of time using my pc.. my eyes have never got saw from looking at the screen before unless i was tired..

Im pro LCD. Yes, it's more the problem of the crap integrated graphics, however i've used LCDs at that refresh rate and they seem to be alot smoother on the eyes, albeit at the cost of performance etc. The CRTs at school are mostly 17", some 15" rofl. I currently own a 20" LCD.

Jevan:

Im pro LCD. Yes, it's more the problem of the crap integrated graphics, however i've used LCDs at that refresh rate and they seem to be alot smoother on the eyes, albeit at the cost of performance etc. The CRTs at school are mostly 17", some 15" rofl. I currently own a 20" LCD.

yeah.. i mainly wanna get lcd just because of my eyes.. yesterday.. they were caining.. i went out and then came back and in 5 mins of using the pc.. my eyes were hurting again.. so i kinda dont wanna go blind by  the age of 20 lol

my folks are looking at getting me one of those dell screens.. cant wait, if i actually get one

Jevan:

Im pro LCD. Yes, it's more the problem of the crap integrated graphics, however i've used LCDs at that refresh rate and they seem to be alot smoother on the eyes, albeit at the cost of performance etc. The CRTs at school are mostly 17", some 15" rofl. I currently own a 20" LCD.

yeah.. i mainly wanna get lcd just because of my eyes.. yesterday.. they were caining.. i went out and then came back and in 5 mins of using the pc.. my eyes were hurting again.. so i kinda dont wanna go blind by  the age of 20 lol

my folks are looking at getting me one of those dell screens.. cant wait, thats if i actually get one

I'm a multimedia student, so I really do notice the difference, i wouldn't use a CRT for any sort of multimedia design, the image quality just can't compare in any way. I used to do graphics on a CRT, and it was so bad that i refused to work anymore till i went back to my pc. I guess some people prefer it for the price, but at least for my purposes, CRTs are useless.

i've had an LCD for a couple years now, and i can't go back to CRTs. they make my eyes water and go all weird.

J0SH:

what do you prefer ? and does crt hurt your eyes and give you headaches like me.. i heard lcd's are easier on your eyes.. has anyone noticed that lcds are easier on your eyes ?

 

CRT are absolute crap for the eyes, mate if u dont want to go blind deadset get an LCD asap.

 

Ps. u still go blind just not as quick.

Eolen:

I'm a multimedia student, so I really do notice the difference, i wouldn't use a CRT for any sort of multimedia design, the image quality just can't compare in any way. I used to do graphics on a CRT, and it was so bad that i refused to work anymore till i went back to my pc. I guess some people prefer it for the price, but at least for my purposes, CRTs are useless.

i disagree, with a good screen colour config, you can get a desent CRT looking close to print colour quality (with pantone, not sure about ACS), its all about colour configuration with graphic design. as for anything else, your completely right, CRT is useless with video/animation/3d. i personally will never use CRT with my multimedia stuff just for the fact that it will effect the quality of my work.

its cheap and good enough for genral use.

I disagree with most things I've read here - my CRT is quite clear, esp. when compared to most LCDs I've seen. I can't vouch for the LCDs that cost an arm and a leg, but I have a dual CRT setup going and my vision is just fine :\