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 :rolleyes: 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 :-)
 
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!
 
The good old days of square LCD monitors :p

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.
 
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