On Tuesday 17 November 2009 12:00:38 Andrew McNabb wrote: > On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 11:28:47AM -0700, Stephen Ward wrote: > > I'm interested in selling a 22-inch CRT monitor for about $90 (OBO). > > It's about 7 years old and in perfect working condition. After having > > kids, though, there's less room for large computery stuff. As there > > is no larger dwelling place on the horizon, I figured I'd try to pass > > it on to someone who could use it before it completely loses all > > value. (Dang LCDs.) > > You can get a brand new 22" 1680x1050 LCD for $130: > > http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11481870 > > CRTs just aren't competitive anymore--they're too heavy, bulky, blurry, > and flickery. But that's just my opinion. :)
But CRTs still do better color reproduction than LCDs, so graphic artists and photo detailers tend to prefer CRTs, especially Trinitron displays. -- Doran L. "Fozz" Barton <[email protected]> Open-source developer, sysadmin, consultant, and all-around geeky dude "Drunk gets nine months in violin case" -- Headline seen in newspaper
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