iMaurice Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 i went to this university today to hear this quartet play and stuff, and when i was there, i saw a room that said something like 'music technology' and the first thing that came to my mind is macs, so i looked inside and they had a powermac g5 in there, and i look up, and it was connected to an ugly 20" crt lol i couldnt believe it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dponmac Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 I want the last 34 seconds of my life back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urig-herb Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 I like my hackintosh with 20" CRT. Edit: 21", of course (from SGI) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technobob Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 Just because it's a CRT it does not mean that it's a crappy monitor, I have seen some CRT's that put the best LCD's to shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rohde Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 CRT are still the best when it comes to crisp pictures and overall pictrue quality IMO. I've yet to see a flat monitor that has the same clarity as a good high-end CRT. I haven't seen Apple's Cinema Displays though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iMaurice Posted March 15, 2006 Author Share Posted March 15, 2006 lol you would have had to see it to see what im talking about you look at the powermac, it looks hot you look up, expecting a plasma display and you see this really ugly crt display (not that its an ugly display, just that it was ugly and crt ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouch Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 I want the last 34 seconds of my life back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
labria Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 CRT displays (good ones) are still unbeaten in qulity of the picture by the LCDs. And they can handle any resolution, while an LCD is only good at the "optimal" one... I still use CRTs when possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domino Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 I want the last 34 seconds of my life back. Shouldn't this be in the Thunderdome? Btw, compare the price between a LCD and CRT that has 2000+ res @80+ refresh. I love My 21" true flat and I would never trade it with the current LCD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Bond Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 I want the last 34 seconds of my life back. Priceless... I actually prefer using a CRT more than LCD. It might just be me, but I always find it much easier to work with apps like photoshop. That's at the expense of all the space it takes up on my desk though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henchman Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 lol you would have had to see it to see what im talking aboutyou look at the powermac, it looks hot you look up, expecting a plasma display and you see this really ugly crt display (not that its an ugly display, just that it was ugly and crt ) So, what you're saying, is that if I go buy a Mac G5 case, and load it up with PC parts, it rocks? You base you opinion on looks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluedragon1971 Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 Many professionals in the desktop publishing and photo editing world wouldn't think of using anything but a CRT. LCD's simply don't have the long-term color accuracy that CRT's have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUBMarcos Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 I want the last 34 seconds of my life back. I thought the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
U.C. Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 Some new LCD's have some technology. My freinds old one does. It makes any resolution look optimal on his LCD. It was some cheap ass brand ....samsung or LG. Not sure. My laptop LCD ownz my CRT anyday, but only on OSX. Macs seem to have better and sharper colors. Dunno why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixding Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 have no idea what he is talking about at all, since I'm not a native speaker, anyone can kindly give a explanation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veeoh Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 what I think he was implying is that the original poster made a big thing of the 20" CRT monitor being the ugliest thing he had seen when it really wasn't that bad and he had wasted the 34 seconds reading the post. Or I could be wrong Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toleman Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 I want the last 34 seconds of my life back. lol i {censored} my pants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogabean Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 I actually prefer CRT over LCD myself. I wouldn't trade my two 21" CRT's for any LCD. My G3 Tower is connected to a flat screen 22" CRT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romaincs Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 I love's CRT too ! they are free, you can found them in quite state at your cumbersome's trash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac sussed Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 I like the 34 seconds joke .... On a serious note. LCD's do the same job, who cares about crispness, thats just so anal. Lcd's are better for the eyes and they have a MUCH lower carbon footprint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 I have a CRT monitor and I don't really mind it. My iMac's LCD is MUCH better quality, but the CRT gets the job done. I love's CRT too ! they are free, you can found them in quite state at your cumbersome's trash My dad's old job was throwing away a bunch of CRT monitors so I went ahead and grabbed this one. It works quite nicely for being trash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metrogirl Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 The big - and unadvertised - drawback of LCDs is that the fluorescent lamp slowly loses brightness no matter what you do. It's a gradual process so you might not realise it but it is really obvious if you put a new monitor next to an older one. Whereas CRTs will go on for years, the full-output quality of an LCD may be as low as two years. That means you're paying a high premium for that sexy panel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domino Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 The big - and unadvertised - drawback of LCDs is that the fluorescent lamp slowly loses brightness no matter what you do. It's a gradual process so you might not realise it but it is really obvious if you put a new monitor next to an older one. Whereas CRTs will go on for years, the full-output quality of an LCD may be as low as two years. That means you're paying a high premium for that sexy panel. They will never advertise that fact unless they perfect it. The plasma screens are the same way. They last only 4yrs, then you start to see the difference in quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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