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Steve Siegel · July 23rd, 2006, 05:48 PM

My 15 inch Sony CRT monitor is about to die, so I've been looking for a replacement. I have yet to see a 17-20 inch LCD monitor in the $300-600 range that gives the resolution of my good ol' CRT unit. Any suggestions?

Glenn Chan · July 24th, 2006, 05:39 PM

You mean like computer monitors?

Dell in the US has traditionally had good deals on LCDs. Find out about these deals from hot deals sites for your country.

Logan Bright · July 26th, 2006, 06:35 PM

I just got a nice 20" widescreen LCD from Futureshop on sale for.. $299 or $399 Canadian. I used to have a 21" CRT, but I have not looked back from this purchase for a second.

I'm sure you'll be able to find a good sale on at a store near you in the US, especially for $600.

Steve Siegel · July 27th, 2006, 05:46 PM

Thanks for the replies, but the question was not about the availability of reasonably priced monitors. Of course, there are scads of them out there. I'm trying to find one with superior image resolution. In the ones I have seen, for example, small print is pixellated. CRT monitors don't do that.

Brendon Whateley · July 27th, 2006, 05:57 PM

Steve, it is very important that LCD monitors run at their native resolution. The most common problem seems to be people who run at other "standard" resolutions, since this causes the image to be resized for display. My desktop has dual 1600x1200 21" monitors and they are tack sharp. If I reduce the resolution to 1280x1024, they look horrible. 800x600 looks fine, since you don't get any funny resizing artifacts.

One note, just be careful when adjusting color with an LCD, since color changes slightly with viewing angle...

Jeff Zimmerman · September 16th, 2006, 01:28 AM

Stick with CRT's - Sure there hotter and weigh more but they kick butt. I recently went back to CRT after being on LCD for 2 years and I'm super happy with the quality. Plus I got two 19 inch monitors made by Dell for $30 a piece from CraigsList.org - LCD still can't compete with CRT's quality, refresh rates. Also they handle any resolution pretty well. Only reason to go LCD is for space.

July 23rd, 2006, 05:48 PM	#1
Steve Siegel Major Player Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA Posts: 840	Monitors for editing My 15 inch Sony CRT monitor is about to die, so I've been looking for a replacement. I have yet to see a 17-20 inch LCD monitor in the $300-600 range that gives the resolution of my good ol' CRT unit. Any suggestions?

September 16th, 2006, 01:28 AM	#6
Jeff Zimmerman Major Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Brighton, Colorado Posts: 386	CRT for LCD Stick with CRT's - Sure there hotter and weigh more but they kick butt. I recently went back to CRT after being on LCD for 2 years and I'm super happy with the quality. Plus I got two 19 inch monitors made by Dell for $30 a piece from CraigsList.org - LCD still can't compete with CRT's quality, refresh rates. Also they handle any resolution pretty well. Only reason to go LCD is for space. __________________ Jeff Zimmerman • Love what I do • Colorado + North America www.m3films.com

July 24th, 2006, 05:39 PM	#2
Glenn Chan Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 4,750	You mean like computer monitors? Dell in the US has traditionally had good deals on LCDs. Find out about these deals from hot deals sites for your country.

July 26th, 2006, 06:35 PM	#3
Logan Bright New Boot Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Posts: 24	I just got a nice 20" widescreen LCD from Futureshop on sale for.. $299 or $399 Canadian. I used to have a 21" CRT, but I have not looked back from this purchase for a second. I'm sure you'll be able to find a good sale on at a store near you in the US, especially for $600.

July 27th, 2006, 05:46 PM	#4
Steve Siegel Major Player Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA Posts: 840	Thanks for the replies, but the question was not about the availability of reasonably priced monitors. Of course, there are scads of them out there. I'm trying to find one with superior image resolution. In the ones I have seen, for example, small print is pixellated. CRT monitors don't do that.

July 27th, 2006, 05:57 PM	#5
Brendon Whateley Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 59	Steve, it is very important that LCD monitors run at their native resolution. The most common problem seems to be people who run at other "standard" resolutions, since this causes the image to be resized for display. My desktop has dual 1600x1200 21" monitors and they are tack sharp. If I reduce the resolution to 1280x1024, they look horrible. 800x600 looks fine, since you don't get any funny resizing artifacts. One note, just be careful when adjusting color with an LCD, since color changes slightly with viewing angle...