Monitors - when did you convert to TFT?

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Thought I'd post in GD instead just for kicks

When did you get your first TFT at home?
When did you get your first TFT at work?

For home, I first considered a TFT in 2001, but they were £300 for a 15" and £500 for 17" back then. Finally got myself a 19" Viewsonic VP191S off OcUK for £480, so not cheap, but the thing was a beaut. No turning back, especially with the CRTs being so goddamn heavy! Coming from a tech support background, I also liked the fact that TFT monitors have a much lower failure rate than CRTs did.

At work, we were still lugging CRTs around. 2009 was when we finally left the dark side Years behind the general population. You would have expected this if it was the NHS, but this was private sector!

Dell Ultrasharp U2412M user now

 

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Just realised in my OP I didn't give the year number for my Viewsonic (1st home TFT)... it was year 2004.

But yeah 2004/5 does seem to be around the average from the responses here.

For those who mentioned laptops like in post #2, I think that would count as a TFT due to the laptop screen's technology!

 

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The good old days of square LCD monitors

You struck a chord there as I only have 1 eye. 4:3 setting was much preferred due to this, and the largest monitor ever available was 20" (by Viewsonic). My only option nowadays for above 20" is 16:10 setting which Dell still do e.g. Ultrasharp U2412M. Otherwise everything else is 16:9 which isn't great for 1-eyed vision.