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Anyone still using a CRT? I'm going to be setting up a 2nd PC for local Quake3/UT99/Half Life multiplayer.

Not used a CRT and wondering how it would now compare having used TFT's since the 17" Hitachi. What would be a good CRT to get? Where's the best place to get one?
 
hornetstinger said:
Doubt anyone is. With high refresh LCD, freesync/g-sync, far larger than any CRT monitor, low energy consumption, totally perfect geometry/convergence, slimness, weight, low in heat dissipation, digital inputs, ultra wide and curved monitors, I think anyone still using them is just because viewing them through rose tinted glasses.
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I know a few years back there was still a few people using them and you could pick them up for next to nothing. Had a quick look on eBay and there doesn't seem to be many about now (not surprising with TFT's being standard tech for so long). I've got a 34" 21:9 on my main rig but was looking to set up a CRT on the 2nd machine, just for nostalgia really!
 
Blackjack Davy said:
Apart from excellent colours perfect blacks and near instantaneous response times you mean?
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I remember the Hitachi being one of the first "gaming" TFT's with a response time of 16MS. Upgraded from my Sony CRT and the response time always bothered me, I've stuck with TFT's ever since but really would like to try a CRT for some Quake/UT and to see how the response compares to all the TFT's I've had since.
 
sadbuttrue said:
If a CRT has been used even moderately for the last 20 years it's going to have issues, so don't overpay without checking it first. Some can command quite a premium these days.

I was a die-hard CRT user, having had 3 Sony FW900 monitors over the years. I've joined the wonderful world of motion blur LCDs and given up competitive gaming as a result.

Scroll down to the VGA monitor list - all of these will do high refresh rates.

https://www.reddit.com/r/crtgaming/wiki/speclist
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Thanks for the link, I'll keep any eye out for any of those :)
 
ubersonic said:
Good CRTs are becoming rarer and more expensive over time as supply goes down and demand goes up, I.E a used Sony FW900 will cost you over a thousand pounds on eBay these days.

One of the main reasons for this is that games made prior to around 1996 didn't normally have an option for the user to select a custom resolution, they simply either played at a fixed resolution or had a specific list of usable resolutions. This means that on a TFT screen any retro game of this type will look awful due to running outside the native resolution of the screen and causing pixels to be displayed incorrectly. As a result of this retro PC gamers have caused quality CRT screens to become as valued as some retro consoles. I personally use a CRT screen on my modified Pentium 3 era Compaq system running Windows 98 that I use for all my old gaming because the 80's/90's games simply look much better than on a modern screen.
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I've emailed around in work to see if anyone's got any old CRT monitors they're looking to get rid of. Our Operations manager threw away an FW900 when he moved house a few years back :(
 
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