I really need to pick up a spare CRT monitor while I can. I still find them far more useful as main monitors (with one or two LCDs supplementing them.)
Unfortunately, as they become more scarce, the price seems to go up.
*best colour accuracy by far (LCD doesn't come close to CRT here) *best viewing angles and response rates *easily able to switch to required resolution without looking sucky in 'non-native' res *Trinitrons had best sharpness for a CRT and their later iterations were basically vertically and horizontally flat.
The only downsides: size and power consumption (and perhaps not as much sharpness as an LCD, but imperative for accurate graphics work)
Shame it has come to this "crap colour, poor response rate and colour shifts as u move your head, but look, oooh it's slim"-type market.
I always thought that CRTs (Trinitron CRTs in particular) - because of their superior qualities in these areas - would always have a niche following in the market.
Looks like I was wrong. Getting one second-hand is becoming the only option. Now we have sections of the market searching in vain for LCDs that offer accurate colour and I'm thinking to myself "why?".
well i bought myself a trinitron based tv a month ago,just wanted to own the last best trinitron,although i do find the bravia picture to better may be due to the bravia engine.my first sony tv was bought in 1984,which had a wooden cabinet kv-2032ME mk2,then in 1996 i bought my secoond sony tv KV-2167mk2 which was flat vertically,and in 2008 i bought my last sony crt which is flat,i find my older tv better in picture quality then the newer flat tv.all the processing makes picture bad,my parents feel the best was the 1984 model. but one thing is that its by far the best in crt.
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I really need to pick up a spare CRT monitor while I can. I still find them far more useful as main monitors (with one or two LCDs supplementing them.)
Unfortunately, as they become more scarce, the price seems to go up.
I have no idea why you were ranked low.
*best colour accuracy by far (LCD doesn't come close to CRT here)
*best viewing angles and response rates
*easily able to switch to required resolution without looking sucky in 'non-native' res
*Trinitrons had best sharpness for a CRT and their later iterations were basically vertically and horizontally flat.
The only downsides: size and power consumption (and perhaps not as much sharpness as an LCD, but imperative for accurate graphics work)
Shame it has come to this "crap colour, poor response rate and colour shifts as u move your head, but look, oooh it's slim"-type market.
I always thought that CRTs (Trinitron CRTs in particular) - because of their superior qualities in these areas - would always have a niche following in the market.
Looks like I was wrong.
Getting one second-hand is becoming the only option. Now we have sections of the market searching in vain for LCDs that offer accurate colour and I'm thinking to myself "why?".
Don't forget the radiation...
Wow, 280 million units? That's less than one per person in the USA alone. I really would have estimated their shipments to be much higher than that!
I'm still using one of these...damn shitbox.
I need HDTV!
well i bought myself a trinitron based tv a month ago,just wanted to own the last best trinitron,although i do find the bravia picture to better may be due to the bravia engine.my first sony tv was bought in 1984,which had a wooden cabinet kv-2032ME mk2,then in 1996 i bought my secoond sony tv KV-2167mk2 which was flat vertically,and in 2008 i bought my last sony crt which is flat,i find my older tv better in picture quality then the newer flat tv.all the processing makes picture bad,my parents feel the best was the 1984 model.
but one thing is that its by far the best in crt.
It must be really sad to have the first comment and have it become low ranked...