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skaven · 01-06-2005, 08:51 PM

If I were you I'd go with the LCD. The image is sharper than you'll get on a CRT, and since you won't be doing much gaming, ghosting won't be an issue (not that modern LCDs have any issues with ghosting these days). Plus, a 19" LCD has the same viewable screen size as a 21" CRT, so you're getting a bonus as far as desktop real estate goes.

The only issue I can think of that you might think about is resolution. A CRT can gracefully handle pretty much any resolution you throw at it, whereas the LCD will look blurry at any resolution but 1280x1024. If you prefer using 1600x1200 or 1024x768, then go with the CRT. However IMHO, the clarity of an LCD more than makes up for its relative pickiness regarding resolution.

01-06-2005, 08:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
skaven Insane Location: Austin, TX	If I were you I'd go with the LCD. The image is sharper than you'll get on a CRT, and since you won't be doing much gaming, ghosting won't be an issue (not that modern LCDs have any issues with ghosting these days). Plus, a 19" LCD has the same viewable screen size as a 21" CRT, so you're getting a bonus as far as desktop real estate goes. The only issue I can think of that you might think about is resolution. A CRT can gracefully handle pretty much any resolution you throw at it, whereas the LCD will look blurry at any resolution but 1280x1024. If you prefer using 1600x1200 or 1024x768, then go with the CRT. However IMHO, the clarity of an LCD more than makes up for its relative pickiness regarding resolution.