Monitors CRT or LCD ??

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I am trying to assemble a PC I have two weeks time..... I had long left using CRT's but when I saw a movie some 600x288 res. playing like HD movie at my friend's house.... I begain considering CRT as I suppose they won't give me jagged edges while gaming below naive resolution or playing demanding games at 800x600. Should I go for CRT (my eyes begin to water:aww: but now I'll play for not > 2hr) any which make ?? what size.??

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I will be buying a mercury 8600GT so can I just display things on a normal CRT T.V ?
 
Why I tipped over to an LCD:

1. no eye strain.

2. Lesser power consumption too.

Get a CRT ONLY of you are a graphics professional or someone who needs 100% accurate colors :)

For movie/games/internet, LCDs are better.
 
CRT would be bulkier and consume more power, but color reproduction would be much better than the average LCD.

Still wouldn't recommend buying a CRT for regular use, stick to a LCD :)
 
+For LCD .Invest in a good 19" Lcd if u got Budget, As 8600gt Can easily handle the 19" or for that matter 22"
 
but has anyone noticed that CRT can play many things below normal resolution without blurring or jagging ...... I'll watch movies also.
 
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and will the quaity of ow res. videos wil be same on both ?? I watch cartoons from Youtube.
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Shouldnt be that big a problem. Of course, if the source is very low res, no need to watch in full screen :P
 
No, I am asking which one will show better I read a few review and they said SD quality videos will look better on CRT.

Btw will my t.v connected to 8600gt act as monitor ???? Then I can got for LCD ;)
 
atish said:
No, I am asking which one will show better I read a few review and they said SD quality videos will look better on CRT.

Btw will my t.v connected to 8600gt act as monitor ???? Then I can got for LCD ;)
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1. SD wont necessarily look bad on an LCD, unless its very low res, but in that case, u dont do full scree nwith it :P

2. Conecting a TV as a monitor is not a good idea cos of the low res etc :no:

Go to a cybercafe/friend etc with an LCD and test it out for urself. Isnt that th best option if you still have doubts? :)
 
yeah good idea.... will check CRT at a friend's house tomorrow and report.Any CRT users here ?? ;)
 
I am a CRT user and the new LCD's make me bow down. The 8600GT will easily handle native resolution and if your so paranoid about that add 1k more and get yourself a 9600GSO.

Anways the future is HD, also there are plenty of rip available with x264 or h.264 get those.
 
atish said:
yeah good idea.... will check CRT at a friend's house tomorrow and report.Any CRT users here ?? ;)
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Play a low-res video on the lcd and one on the crt. you'll see the difference yourself :P . Personally if you want best colour and all, safely take CRT . But the future is LCD, believe me :P
 
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