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Old 06-17-2003, 11:07 PM
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Whats the best crt monitor for the money..and is crt or lcd better and why?
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Old 06-17-2003, 11:50 PM
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CRT's are still better than LCD's in image quality. LCD's are great because they save a boat load of space on your desktop.

Samsung SyncMaster CRT's are great, inexpensive monitors.
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Old 06-17-2003, 11:54 PM
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i hear that lcd's are easier on the eyes, they lower your power bill, don't produce as much heat, etc.
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Old 06-18-2003, 12:27 AM
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I got rid of my LCD and went back to a monitor. The Image quality just wasn't there for me on the LCD.

As far as LCD's being easier on the eyes.. yes they are if your used to using a low quality monitor under 60hz office lights. LCD's have no flicker associated with low refresh rates thus they ease eye strain. However, if you have a good quality monitor set to a high refresh rate, you avoid the eye strain.

As soon as the image quality on LCD's increase, I'm gonna switch back. Until then, I'm gonna stick with a good quality monitor.
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Old 06-18-2003, 01:55 AM
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The best of anything you can buy is still the HD projector. What do those run now, like 20 grand still? Resolution for resolution projectors are sharper than anything else. Connecting to the computer would be a pain but is definately possible. Hmmm. I think I'm off-topic. Oh well. Try and stop me! >
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Old 06-18-2003, 02:17 AM
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it depends on if you play alot of games or not
if so, stick with an CRT, otherwise you will regret it

NEC, Sony are good choices for good quality CRTs

Samsung for decent yet inexpensive ones
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Old 06-23-2003, 03:08 PM
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I like Samsung's Syncmaster CRts better than pretty much everything else I've seen - my wife and I both use Samsung monitors at home and they have superb image quality for the money. If you've got the cash, Sonys are even better - they're the top of the line as far as I'm concerned. But I would say best bang for the buck in my mind would be Samsung.
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Old 06-23-2003, 03:14 PM
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NEC is top of the line
better than Sony

Samsung is good for a budget monitor
basicaly all consumers like it
while gamers favour viewsonic, NEC, and sony
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Actually, Samsungs are excellent for gaming or anything else you want to use them for. Image quality is among the best. In fact, if you do a little searching on the net, you'll see that they rate either first or in the top 5 of all monitors.

At 150 bucks, you can't beat the 19" SyncMaster 955MB. I've used a SyncMaster 900p for about 3 years now and it's performed awsome. I have a 955MB on order and should get it in a few days.

955MB info....

$150.00 at techonweb.com
https://www.techonweb.com/shop/produ...true&id=789397

$148.43 at Provantage.com
http://www.provantage.com/buy-220200...n-shopping.htm

Both are authorized Samsung dealers and have high ratings.

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The Samsung
MagicBright Series not only features
the brightest tubes in the industry,
they also offer three additional
settings. You can now set the perfect
level for your specific application
instantly. You can switch between
Text, Internet and Entertainment
modes at the push of a button. You
can even set two different windows to
two different modes at the same time.
CRT Size 19"
Viewable 18"
Type MagicBrightTM
Dot Pitch (mm) 0.20 (H)
Surface Treatment Smart IIITM
Deflection 90 degrees

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FREQUENCY Horizontal (kHz) 30-85
Vertical (Hz) 50-160

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BANDWIDTH Maximum (MHz) 185

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RESOLUTION Maximum 1600x1200 / 68 Hz
Recommended 1280x1024 / 75 Hz

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SIGNAL INPUT Connector 15-pin d-Sub
Sync Signal Separate H/V

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PLUG AND PLAY DDC DDC 2B/2Bi

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POWER Consumption 100 Watts
Voltage AC90~264VAC, 50/60Hz Universal Power

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MICRO-PROCESSOR Factory Saving 8 modes User Saving 8 modes

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CONTROLS Brightness, Contrast, Position, Size, Zoom, Parallelogram, Rotation, Pincushion, Trapezoid, Pinbalance, Linearity, Color1/2, Clear Moire, Degauss, Recall, Video Input Level, Display Timing, Menu Duration, Languages, Menu Color, Halftone, OSD Lock/Unlock, Highlight Zone (Position, Size, Contrast, Color, Zoom, Sharpness), MagicBright (Text, Internet, Entertain)

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FEATURES MagicBrightTM

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INCLUDED 15-pin d-Sub

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OPTIONAL USB Hub

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WARRANTY Parts/Labor/CRT 3/3/3
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Old 06-25-2003, 12:54 AM
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what do u guys think of this crt? SamsungĀ® SyncMaster™ 753DF 17" Flat CRT Monitor it is on sale so that is why i am asking
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