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General Discussion => Technology and Development => Computer Usage and Setup Help => Topic started by: Demon on November 22, 2006, 01:04:00 pm

Title: LCD vs CRT
Post by: Demon on November 22, 2006, 01:04:00 pm

My choice would be an LCD monitor 'cause they're much easier on the eyes.

Title: LCD vs CRT
Post by: JincS on November 22, 2006, 01:09:00 pm

LCD for size, CRT for quality. Just my opinion.

Title: LCD vs CRT
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on November 22, 2006, 02:08:00 pm

LCD for space it takes compared to CRT, the fact max size for CRT seems to be 19inch

Title: LCD vs CRT
Post by: spengo on November 22, 2006, 07:12:00 pm

It used to be CRT for quality, but now it's definitely LCD for both. LCD pwnz0rz.

@xlibman I have in fact seen a 21" CRT... it was monstrous

Title: LCD vs CRT
Post by: Spellshaper on November 23, 2006, 02:50:00 am

I myself still have a CRT, and it's ok... save for the random screen failures I am getting. ._.
CRTs do provide a better screen quality, but are bulky and heavy.
LCDs on the other hand are easier for the eyes and not as heavy and big, but only work good when set to max. resolution, else the OSD has to do interpolation. Which is crap.

So over all, I still like LCDs better. Must get one. Screen slowly failing. help my comp! ^^'

Title: LCD vs CRT
Post by: stoner_wall_programs on November 24, 2006, 05:51:00 am

I prefer LCDs, only because that's the kind of monitor that I have, and am very attached to my monitor. :)

~Egan

Title: LCD vs CRT
Post by: Netham45 on December 01, 2006, 07:31:00 am

I like LCDs, because all of the CRT's in my house flicker when I turn my dishwasher on, but I like CRT's because they have a higher max resolution, and change that easier.

I guess this is why my pc has 1 LCD monitor and 1 CRT monitor.

Title: LCD vs CRT
Post by: spengo on December 01, 2006, 08:38:00 am

uhh.. my lcd is 1680*1050, don't think I'd need higher than that unless I had a 20" screen or something. :) Rofl @ dishwasher though. XD

Title: LCD vs CRT
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on December 01, 2006, 04:01:00 pm

that must be crazy a game running at 60 fps on 1280x1024 or higher with high details textures XD

Title: LCD vs CRT
Post by: spengo on December 01, 2006, 06:44:00 pm

mm... well cs:s and bf2 and all the shader model 2 games I run at about 1280*1024 or whatever the crap the closest widescreen setting is to that. All the settings maxed except like anti-aliasing and anisropic filtering and that super fancy jazz. Oblivion on the other hand... :/

Title: LCD vs CRT
Post by: graywolf on December 02, 2006, 06:42:00 am

Yah, Oblivion takes up all you computer's resources. But if you have your resolution maxed out, it should look pretty good.  :)

Title: LCD vs CRT
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on December 02, 2006, 07:13:00 am

I dont have a very powerful vid card, its better than intel extreme graphics 2 cards tho but for example Halo 1 will run at 20 ish fps with everything maxed out, but if ppl come online or if i play campaing mode it start running slower

Title: LCD vs CRT
Post by: graywolf on December 02, 2006, 07:20:00 am

So you probably have some nvidia FX or ati radeon  ;)

but yah thats kinda slow. maybe you should upgrade...

Title: LCD vs CRT
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on December 02, 2006, 07:28:00 am

ATI Radeon 9250

128 MB actually

but its the max my PCI motherboard support :( , when i move to my appartment I'll have more space so I'll get a more powerful PC but just for gaming

Title: LCD vs CRT
Post by: graywolf on December 02, 2006, 10:29:00 am

I'm gonna work this summer and get a MacBookPro  :P

Title: LCD vs CRT
Post by: spengo on December 02, 2006, 11:44:00 am

Graywolf, you know that ati radeons are some of the top end graphics cards right? Nvidia Geforce and ATI (amd) Radeon are the big name graphics cards always buttin' heads to be the most powerful. Right now Nvidia's got the lead since they released their first dx10 cards early. Before that ATI was winning with the Radeon x1950XTX or whatever. Also, you can't game on a macbook. ;)

I use radeon x700 so ya that's kinda old now, but it's still pretty nifty spifty. I run most of the new games on the "high" setting so it works for me. Maybe next summer I'll upgrade to one o' them dx10 cards... if I have money. :P

Title: LCD vs CRT
Post by: graywolf on December 02, 2006, 01:08:00 pm

o.o

I didn't mean to say ATI/Nvidia cards are bad since I have a Nvidia 7800...
Kevin said that his computer is slow (hence the upgrade) and his card was better than Intel... so I guessed he had some kind of Nvidia/ATI.

And yah Macbook is not for gaming, but I want a laptop and its pretty good (specs).

Title: LCD vs CRT
Post by: Spellshaper on December 03, 2006, 12:35:00 am

If I'll get a lappy it'd have to be able to run most current games at decent speed...
I'm saving up for one... and I think I'll also get one of those hydrogen generators you can glue to the bottom of your lappy *_*
10 hours of gaming without recharging w00ts!

Title: LCD vs CRT
Post by: tifreak on December 03, 2006, 05:13:00 am

QuoteBegin-xlibman+2 Dec, 2006, 18:28-->

QUOTE (xlibman @ 2 Dec, 2006, 18:28)

ATI Radeon 9250 128 MB actually but its the max my PCI motherboard support :( , when i move to my appartment I'll have more space so I'll get a more powerful PC but just for gaming

 Maybe it isn't the motherboard... stop dlin all them... movies... and it will go faster...  :rainbowdevil:XD

Title: LCD vs CRT
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on December 03, 2006, 05:41:00 am

LOL you <_<

nah my motherboard only support PCI, not even PCI express

Title: LCD vs CRT
Post by: spengo on December 03, 2006, 05:46:00 am

Ah okay, I thought you were implying radeons were the bad. I got it now! \o/ Mostly xlibman's problem is his mobo doesn't have AGP or PCI-E. There aren't very many PCI graphics cards anymore. :/

Title: LCD vs CRT
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on December 03, 2006, 06:30:00 am

well if i heard the one i got is the most recent and most powerful one avaliable. When i move to my appartment i may get a fresh new PC

Title: LCD vs CRT
Post by: spengo on December 03, 2006, 09:23:00 am

That'll be cool! :D So like, your own apartment and stuff? Much woot.