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• autoexec 4y ago
  A good CRT was arguably the pinnacle of monitors/TV in general. If the function of a monitor is to accurately represent an image then LCD was a total failure. I never seen an LCD screen that could accurately represent even a single color, let alone a whole image full of them. Filling the whole screen with a color like #FF7D00 always results in strong gradients, especially around the corners. Sometimes I think we were all fooled by marketing into thinking that HD resolution was the only thing that mattered just because LCD screens were less expense for companies to make/ship/stock when really we were giving up accurate color representation, faster response times, better viewing angles, zero motion blur, and extremely flexible resolution/refresh rates. I also resent the loss of the degauss button, which was way more fun/satisfying than it had any right to be, but maybe that's just me.
  • nikau 4y ago
    I take it you have never seen an OLED display?
    • hlidotbe 4y ago
      Which is not an LCD so I guess the point still stand
      • nikau 4y ago
        I don't see crt as pinnacle vs oled for any metric other than scaling for very low resolution retro games
  • terribleperson 4y ago
    There's a feeling that I've held for a good while now that the overwhelming success of 'HD' as an advertising term slowed display advancements by like a decade. I don't think CRTs had a future regardless, but almost all display development seemed to halt in favor of producing 720p/1080p displays and bringing down their prices.