Reader1234

I have been playing on my CRT for the past 5+ years and I have no complaints. The wife is asking what do I want for my birthday. I use a 22" LCD at work and I do enjoy the extra space. My question is what issues did you run into when you swapped out for a LCD? Were they little problems? Did they drag on? Did you or do you still have second thoughts? I am currently running 7600GTs in SLI. My CPU is an Athlon 64 3200, with 2 GB of ram.

MagnaCentipede

For office work, LCD is fine. For image processing and gaming, CRT is a vanishing hero.

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marstein

I use a 23" LCD now plus a 20" LCD upright. It's great. Check your budget and get the biggest LCD you can afford. You can always scale down to a lower res.

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El_Gringo_Grande

I am keeping my 21" CRT for as long as i can. I have the dell 24" at work and it is very nice for work.

1 is games, especially the older ones that can't run at the LCDs native resolution. They look ok but not great.

2 is black levels. LCDs cannot come close to CRTs black levels. I watch movies on mine at times and the gray blacks you get on a LCD annoy me.

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I have a 24" Dell and I love it. Go with the biggest you can get.

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DrunkenPirate

I still have a IBM P72 19 inch CRT for gaming and I love it, going to keep it as long as I possibly can.
The only complaints I have about LCD's have already been mentioned. (grey-black)

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BleedingKnee

I have a 20.something inch Samsung SyncMaster 204B that runs 1600x1200. Moving from a CRT to an LCD was a most enjoyable step for me.

I had zero problems, excluding the fact that I had to up my video card in order to support the bonus resolution. I do not know how well dual 7600 will do. While my LCD is nothing short of awesome on 1600x1200, like most LCDs, it looks like crap on all other resolutions.

You'll enjoy the extra desktop space and the modern look of an LCD. My LCD came with a tilt, swivel and rotating base - I find all of those to be great. Also, my wife liked the LCD so much she had to get one too.

I say do it!

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Hambergler

Occasionally I do get tempted by a sexy lcd at the bar, but I never take it home with me. I stick with something I can live with day to day, looks aren't everything.

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Bernout

For me this is a no brainer especially given how cheap LCDs have gotten. You only need to look at a CRT and LCD side by side to appreciate how much better the LCD looks. In fact, I ran a dual desktop for a while with one of each until I broke down and bought a 2nd 19" LCD. My primary is now a Dell 24".

My recommendation to you follows what others have mentioned. Get the biggest LCD you can afford. You won't regret it.

The extra bonus also comes in if you got to LAN parties at all. The lighter weight is very nice not to mention how much less desk space it uses. If your video card supports the digital output then you will want to use that for sure. It does make a difference over using the old analog connector. You shouldn't have any issues beyond that.

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Tarthkin

I currently have a 17" CRT next to a 20.1" LCD in a duel monitor setup. i bought the LCD last Sept and havent looked back. The extra space that the widescreen gives is very noticeable and besides the overall brightness of the screen, which i really dont think is a bad thing, i have no complaints.

The difference in gaming is also huge. I used to wonder how people could see such detail given that my CRT was kinda dark, but now with my LCD i can see details i could only have dreamed of before.

And of course the smaller overall space needed for an LCD on your desk is an added bonus

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msdz

I would cry my eyes out if I had to go back to my 17" CRT after using my new 22" Widescreen LCD.

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Iamthefallen

I was nervous about image quality and any ghosting when I made the jump from my CRT to LCD. But the only issue I have with my LCD (Acer 22") is that games need to run at the full resolution of 1680x1050 to look good which may result in lower frame rates unless your video card can keep up.

I'd say there's no contest though, LCD is the only choice.

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ScratchMonkey

I've been considering a 24" LCD. The Samsung looks good. Is there another I should consider? What specs should I be looking for?

I don't want less than 24" because I want the high vertical resolution (1200 pixels) as I do a lot of text work (ie. programming, IT admin, documentation).

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Switch

Remember that your native resolution will change and if you were playing at a lesser resolution for performances sake on your CRT, you may have to go up on resolution just to stay native for your LCD wide screen.

This may stress your video card if you were just squeaking by on performance with your previous monitor resolution.

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TheSkudDestroyer

I was gaming on a 17 inch crt for a long time. No complaints.

I've been gaming for 4+ months on my 19" LCD. Same Resolutions.

The only thing that bugged me about my CRT was glare because of lights. Although easily corrected... I just feel like LCD has me sold. It's lightweight and bright.

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