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23rd September 2008, 03:29 PM
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What do you use and why?
I have a 19 inch dell CRT as it cost me a tenner and the picture quality is very good. 
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23rd September 2008, 04:05 PM
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I use a 22" Acer V223W LCD which I bought when my previous 17" LCD stopped working. Picture quality is really good, but nothing amazing. I'm happy with it though
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23rd September 2008, 04:08 PM
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I have a 17" dell lcd screen and a dell 17" crt. I really want to get a 22" acer lcd though. Only $230 on newegg.com.
I personally think the lcd screens look much better than the crt screens.
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23rd September 2008, 04:11 PM
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I must admit to being a bit of a fan of the old CRT's, it seems to me that you have to spend quite a bit to get a flat panel that is as quick as its equivalent CRT.
I have seen a brand new 19inch CRT in a shop in London for £40, thats hard to beat.
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23rd September 2008, 04:14 PM
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Ya that sounds like a real bargin. I volunteer at a hospital, I got three crts for free! 
So I dual screened mine.
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23rd September 2008, 04:59 PM
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I have a Packard Bell 15" CRT (I think it's 15, may be more  ) that I got given when a friend moved house, and they didn't need it any more. Hoping to get a 19" widescreen one at some point
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23rd September 2008, 06:03 PM
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I use a samsung 26" LCD TV - Resolution 1366x768, 5000:1 contrast, 3ms response time
I need the high contrast for graphic design
Looking to upgrade to a 32" Panasonic - Resolution 1920x1080, 30000:1 contrast, 0.001ms response time (probably will be in next few months)
There are no CRT's which could produce anywhere near this kind of quality. You say LCD's are expensive there not just CRT's are cheap and low quality.
Only problem with using LCD TV's as monitors instead of just a LCD monitor is they all use VGA, I haven't seen one which uses DVI yet. But you get HDMI etc |
24th September 2008, 09:01 AM
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That's what these are for.
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24th September 2008, 09:05 AM
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oooo I've been looking at HDMI to DVI adapters but never a cable. That's too cheap thought, I woudnt pay under £50 for a HDMI cable.
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24th September 2008, 09:07 AM
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It was just an example, I didn't mean actually get that one.
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24th September 2008, 09:20 AM
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I am using a Phillips 17in LCD and have been using it for about 3 years now,bought it new and its been a pearler.My dad actually told me the other day he wants to upgrade to an LCD from his CRT but he deoesnt want to spend a fortune.Seeing I have been wanting to upgrade to a 22in for a while now I am thinking of passing on the 17in to him and buying me a new LCD and banking another 3 year warranty lol.
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24th September 2008, 11:19 AM
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yeah yeah i understand, its always hard to find good quality cables online thought. Yeah 22" is much better the res is like 1050px which is awesome |
24th September 2008, 03:37 PM
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I have a LG Flatron 17", it is over 3 years old now and has been a great monitor.
For testing I have a 17" Dell monitor that was given to me when a friend upgraded to a 19" TFT, and that one works well, although it is 7 year old.
I prefer the TFT because it is a terrific picture and takes up a lot less space than a CRT.
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24th September 2008, 03:39 PM
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My college have just upgraded some of the pc's to 19" LG Flatron's and they are awesome monitors.
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25th September 2008, 10:13 AM
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I have 3 screens, all V7 17" TFTs. Bit slow but as I don't game I'm not bothered.
Once you have used more than one screen, you feel lost with just one!
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25th September 2008, 05:53 PM
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I prefer one super high res screen like the Apple 30" cinema screen.
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25th September 2008, 07:58 PM
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Asus VW192G 19" widescreen lcd.
I got it a couple of weeks ago to replace my old 17" crt.
I love it and it looks really good. I especially like the 1440x900 resolution and the screen real estate it gives me.
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25th September 2008, 08:04 PM
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Looks good Howard - especially with that black glass desktop!
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25th September 2008, 08:10 PM
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Awesome I envy the by 900, by 768 on a mac is poor, dock takes up half my screen lol
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25th September 2008, 08:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Albert Lionheart  Looks good Howard - especially with that black glass desktop! | It does mate, looks rather nice indeed
My dad's Dell LCD is 1440x900, there really is a lot of room on that screen, which is why I want one the same size hehe.
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Last edited by Daveskater; 25th September 2008 at 08:31 PM.
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