Anyone miss,,,,,CRT?

Sunbed · 2 Aug 2011 at 15:09

Can you still buy the FW900 anymore?

Pate · 2 Aug 2011 at 15:19

Just read about that 24" screen. Sounds nice!

Realistically though, would a decent 24" LCD do the same thing these days?

peterattheboro · 2 Aug 2011 at 15:23

I miss my 19" fishbowl.

billyboyd · 2 Aug 2011 at 15:33

Sometimes.

I play a lot of old games which don't look too hot on today's "one decent rez only" monitors.
But being in a small box room i certainly don't miss the size of them or the heat they put out.

Number_25 · 2 Aug 2011 at 15:37

They never used to go wrong.

Warbie · 2 Aug 2011 at 15:39

Sundance said:
Can you still buy the FW900 anymore?

They're quite often on ebay - sometimes for stupidly high prices - and you have to be careful as there are some duds floating about. There's rebranded versions about too which look the same but without the nice silver finish.

kenmare said:
Just read about that 24" screen. Sounds nice!

They're the best monitors i've seen. 16:10 24", flat screen, support up to 2304*1440, 160hz at lower resolutions, plus all the other benefifts (and downsides - you have to look after it) of CRT.

Armadillo · 2 Aug 2011 at 15:53

I'm still using my diamond pro crt

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Cooper · 2 Aug 2011 at 15:59

Armadillo said:
I'm still using my diamond pro crt .

I hate you....i wish i still had my 19' Diamond Pro, especially for use with MAME, retrogames on LCD's look utterly crap compared to a CRT (any CRT!!).

Final8y · 2 Aug 2011 at 16:13

Still got my ViewSonic Professional Series P227f.

I wish they did 30" 2560x1600 Plasma monitors as Plasma is as close as it gets to CRT.

whitecrook · 2 Aug 2011 at 16:20

Final8y said:
Still got my ViewSonic Professional Series P227f.

I wish they did 30" 2560x1600 Plasma monitors as Plasma is as close as it gets to CRT.

Yes.

Warbie · 2 Aug 2011 at 16:21

Final8y said:
I wish they did 30" 2560x1600 Plasma monitors as Plasma is as close as it gets to CRT.

I wish they still made CRTs fullstop. CRTs are donkeys years old and better current LCD/LED tech when it comes to picture quality - imagine what we could have now with today's resources.

Here's hoping OLED brings the best of both worlds

whitecrook · 2 Aug 2011 at 16:23

Warbie said:
You sold a FW900 for £5 Was it in poor condition? If not you got robbed blind.

I've yet to see an lcd that comes close to matching my FW900 for gaming - especially in fps in which it's leagues ahead. I'll be waiting for OLED before changing tech.

Actually 5.50. Was some scratches on the front plastic / glass coating.

For gaming it was awesome. Shifting CRTS is a major pain in the ass, if no one baught it it was going to the bin. 99p no reserve F T W .

Final8y · 2 Aug 2011 at 16:23

whitecrook said:
Yes.

And not forgetting 2x 20" 1600x1200 Plasma in Portrait for the sides

Kosmiche · 2 Aug 2011 at 16:28

I also miss the "Turbo" button

Press it and you can play crysis 2 at max settings!

Killerkebab · 2 Aug 2011 at 16:30

My CRT was HD... 2048x1536

Gackt · 2 Aug 2011 at 16:38

Nope, I don't think CRTs had great quality and I love my 42" monitor, thanks.

Warbie · 2 Aug 2011 at 16:42

whitecrook said:
Actually 5.50. Was some scratches on the front plastic / glass coating.

For gaming it was awesome. Shifting CRTS is a major pain in the ass, if no one baught it it was going to the bin. 99p no reserve F T W .

Damnit. I would have given you at least £100 - lots more if it was in good condition!

Rikki · 2 Aug 2011 at 16:43

Dell 21" Trinitron RIP

Great for Counter Strike Source, photoshop and everything else.

Kosmiche · 2 Aug 2011 at 16:43

Is it totally impossible to have a monitor with the image quality of CRT but with the slender frame of a tft?

What about a frame thats slightly fatter than a normal tft, I would glady pay for the quality.

Warbie · 2 Aug 2011 at 16:48

Eames said:
Is it totally impossible to have a monitor with the image quality of CRT but with the slender frame of a tft?

This is what OLED is meant to offer.