I got sony but 17' only




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They may be cheap now, and yes that is a great price. Soon you won't even be able to buy a CRT any longer because LCD monitors will become standard completely. I remember reading an article long ago that said LCD will become standard in the year 2003. Well here it is and they're still around. They're a good alternative, but they come with pros and cons.

Pros to CRTs:
- Older technology, but greatly improved over the years
- Higher resolution
- Higher FPS (frames per second)
- Smaller pixels
- More reliable
- Longer life
- Cheaper price

Cons to CRTs:
- Uses more power
- Big and bulky

Pros to LCDs:
- Smaller, and good for transportation
- Use between 60% - 80% less electricity than a CRT

Cons to LCDs:
- More expensive
- Lower resolution
- Less picture quality
- Less FPS
- Larger pixels
- Less reliable (you must have at least 5% of your pixels burnt out for the warranty to allow an exchange)
- Shorter life, and plasma ones too - shorter life

There may be more pos and cons to both, but I didn't bother writing them down.

well, it's long, but ok as far as I see



Is it realy that much? Thought it wasn't a big difference. However most people can afford the CRT, despite the fact it consumes lots of power, so it don't weights very heavy


I think that is the only real pro for LCD. Handy if you don't have a lot of room. But again, if you have some money you have probably also enough room for a CRT (which has so many advantages)

If I would need a new monitor I would take a CRT for sure. It is probably not the future, but right now it's the best, and that's imo the only thing that counts