What's the difference?

[Peerzy]

If the desktop has the room then a CRT is a good choice.

Yeah all my mates have TFT's and there shit for gaming you have to sit at the desk and do anything if you look at it from any angle you get horrible picture. I have a CRT because there cheaper, they do a better job, and i have the room.

[peat moss]

If the desktop has the room then a CRT is a good choice.

Vb , I don't mean to be off topic but thought this was worth posting .

http://www.gdargaud.net/Hack/DeadPixels.html

[Peerzy]

Vb , I don't mean to be off topic but thought this was worth posting .

http://www.gdargaud.net/Hack/DeadPixels.html

No dead pixals on a 2 year old CRT, which provides no ghosting and perfect gaming and movie watching. It is a flat screen but its not a TFT if you get me, hard to explain, its like a flat tv without the plasma tv size and cost.

[Virtualbody1234]

No dead pixals on a 2 year old CRT...

Now that's funny.

[Peerzy]

Now that's funny.

I win

[harrycary]

CRT=cathode ray tube. More commonly called a "picture tube"

TFT=thin film transistor. A type of LCD.

LCD= liquid crystal display. Commonly called "flat screens"

Don't confuse flat screen CRTs with flat screen LCDs. Two very different animals.

BTW, "dead pixels" do occur on CRT monitors. But, they are usually reminants on the shadow mask that occur during the manufacturing process. Usually tapping it with a screwdriver handle will clear the pixel.

my .02¢

[3RA1N1AC]

I was always told not to buy a lcd if you were a gamer . Buy a crt instead Is that true? Something about dead pixels and reponce time

that advice is based on the fact that LCD computer monitors (and tvs) are still relatively new and the technology needs some refinement. basically if you buy a flat panel display, your main reason would be because it takes up less space than a CRT.

if you want bright & accurate colors, a wide viewing angle, good refresh/response rate for reflex-intensive games, and you're not concerned with how much space it takes up, then stick with CRT for the moment. LCD screens will no doubt catch up with CRTs eventually re: the quality of a typical "entry level" model. but thus far the appeal has more to do with interior decor than with quality.

ALSO-- everyone doesn't have the same eyes. the difference in quality may not be as obvious to one person as it is to another person, and it may not even matter that much to some people who can tell the difference.

LCD= liquid crystal display. Commonly called "flat screens"

"flat panels," you mean?