CRT vs. LCD

[Bill Campbell]

On Tue, Dec 27, 2005, Leon Goldstein wrote:
>Collins richey wrote in the thread
>
>>Re: <OT> I love my wife...
>>
>
>>Awesome. I got the wifey a $6 replacement keyboard from Microcenter,
>>but she won't even consider letting me replace her old, fuzzy 17-inch
>>heat source with a bright, shiney, cooler lcd unit. Go figure.
>>
>I read (in Scientific American, I think) some time ago that men and 
>women "see" differently.

Yup.  They see colors other than red, green, and blue.  They also
see dirt that doesn't exist.

>This brings up an issue: my trusty old Panasonic S70 died after ten 
>years of service and I need a new monitor.
>I have looked at the various LCD's at the local vendors and find that, 
>for my eyes, only the Sony LCD's display text anywhere close to what I 
>consider acceptable, and it is still of lower quality than a CRT.  
>Unfortunately, the available selection of CRT's is limited, and what is 
>available does not impress me.
>
>So, I'd like to poll the list for recommendations of a 17" CRT or LCD  
>that has good text resolution and good reliability.
>As far as CRT's go, only NEC-Mitsubishi seems to sell aperture grill 
>monitors any more.  I would have to mail-order one of these, so if any 
>one can recommend a reliable merchant, that would be appreciated too.

I've been using a Nokia 445PRO 21in monitor for years, and have
been very happy with it.

We have a Dell P780 in the shop that I bought refurbished from Fry's a year
or so ago that's quite acceptable.

Bill
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