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If you've never used or seen a CRT display, you don't know what you're missing. A modern ultra-high resolution CRT monitor would absolutely sell today.
by 1970-01-01 5y ago
If you've never used or seen a CRT display, you don't know what you're missing. A modern ultra-high resolution CRT monitor would absolutely sell today.
- wodenokoto 5y agoI grew up with crt both as tv and computer monitor. The last crt I regularly used was the shared tv in my dorm, which I moved out of in 2008. I absolutely have no memory of them being superior.
- twiddling 5y agoI remember the weight and desktop real estate they consume.
- Slaminerag 5y agoWe had 21" CRTs back in the 90s for full page displays. I remember someone at a client injuring their back moving one. One of my former coworkers broke a desk by putting a CRT on it. I had a 27" TV that I could barely lift. Now I can easily move 55" TVs. I haven't gotten stronger in the past 30 years.
- twiddling 5y agoI had a Sony HD CRT widescreen that weighed 245 pounds. The image was incredible , especially the blacks.
- 1970-01-01 5y agoDigital Foundry did a write-up on it: https://www.eurogamer.net/digitalfoundry-2019-modern-games-look-beautiful-on-crt-monitors https://www.eurogamer.net/digitalfoundry-2019-modern-games-l...
- wodenokoto 5y agoLeft and right panning is also an issue in cinema. Are we sure this is a lcd issue and not a frame rate?
- giobox 5y agoWhile I love the CRTs I have on some old hobby builds, I’m extremely doubtful a “new” CRT could be manufactured at a price people would want to pay. It would sell to a niche if it was affordable; I just don’t think the manufacturing infrastructure exists anymore to make this at a price people would pay. Let’s not forget the weight either - a modern CRT running something approaching a size and resolution we expect in 2022 is going to easily exceed 20kgs. Apple’s last 21 inch CRT before the switch to an all LCD line was 35 kgs.
- danamit 5y agonah they were SO BAD dollar for dollar compared to LCD. I am not nostalgic for the days when 3 hours of using your PC felt like frying your eyes with lasers.