How much..

IwantanewPC · 23 Feb 2006 at 15:22

How much would I be looking to pay for a good quality 17" or bigger CRT monitor that's ideal for games?

Really I wouldn't want to be spending anymore than £80..

Can anyone recommend one or will I be needing to pay a lot more?

uknorthboy · 23 Feb 2006 at 16:41

Well I guess you could buy one from here at OCUK http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_CRT_Monitors_66.html

IwantanewPC · 23 Feb 2006 at 16:53

That looks good, but will it act as a TFT?

I mean the reason I want a CRT is if my comp can't handle a game I can drop it down a few resolutions so it runs better which you can't do with a TFT. Will I be able to do that with this?

Raikiri · 23 Feb 2006 at 17:16

IwantanewPC said:
That looks good, but will it act as a TFT?

I mean the reason I want a CRT is if my comp can't handle a game I can drop it down a few resolutions so it runs better which you can't do with a TFT. Will I be able to do that with this?

Yes you can, most TFTs will run at 800x600, 1024x768, 1152x864 and 1280x1024 if they are 17-19 inch 4:3 ratio screens.

fish99 · 23 Feb 2006 at 19:52

They do get a bit blurry at lower res's though. And you won't get one for £80.

Raikiri · 23 Feb 2006 at 19:57

Well he most certainly has some sort of screen, so he either already has a CRT and the 17inch one wont be much of an upgrade (I hope :eek:

) or he has a TFT which he thinks can;t do any other sizes apart from the native res.

hogfather · 23 Feb 2006 at 19:59

You can get some decent 17" TFTs for around 114 inc vat, worth a look imo.

ajgoodfellow · 23 Feb 2006 at 21:23

It's not clear but I think he's asking if he can run lower resolutions on a CRT monitor without loosing any quality - in this case the answer is yes. It's one of the benefits of a CRT monitor

IwantanewPC · 23 Feb 2006 at 22:00

I was just asking if I could get a decent 17" monitor for £80 or under.

Only reason resolutions was brought in to it was because the first guy gave me a link to a monitor that is a flat screen and I wondered if it'd just act as TFT.

ajgoodfellow · 23 Feb 2006 at 22:03

A TFT is a completely different technology to a CRT. As the CRT has a flat screen the display will be better than a "fish bowl" CRT

fish99 · 23 Feb 2006 at 22:24

Yeah TFT means it's an LCD, not just that the screen is flat. As said above many CRTs have flat screens these days, although CRTs are rapidly dying out. Of course the main advantage of a TFT is that they're thin so they use much less desk space, plus they use less power.

If £80 is all you have though, the best screen you can get (new) is a 17" CRT. Just about everywhere will have them for that price, including the Hyundai model OcUK have.

Could maybe look on a well known auction site for 2nd hand 17" TFTs - might just get one for under £80, but it will probably be out of warranty and old spec.

hogfather · 23 Feb 2006 at 23:01

oh, crt only! TFT is a flat scren, LCD.