which one is better ? CRT monitor or LCD monitor

India
September 25, 2009 1:12pm CST
hello friends, i am planning to buy a new TFT monitor.have not decided about the brand ...may be LG or Samsung or HCL....anything....it can be. As i dont like television i prefer to sit in front of computer. as i find it more interesting and entertaining. but keeping a CRT monitor is very much costly....as it generates a huge electricity bill.... that is why i want to change my CRT monitor. but the picture quality and color resolution I'm getting in CRT monitor will be good enough in TFT? can anyone help me to get the answer? if yes then which brand shall i go for?
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6 responses
• India
26 Sep 09
I will always prefer LCD monitor because it suits to yours eye. LCD monitor is more suitable for your eyes and it doesn't harm to yours eyes. You can do work continuously for long hours in LCD monitor. While if you will work continuously for long hours in CRT monitor then you will get pain on eyes and may also suffer headache. LCD montior even works on low voltage as it consumes very less electricity while CRT monitor takes lots of voltage so more electricity bill. Buy LCD monitor.
• India
26 Sep 09
thanks cyber4444 i also myself prefers LCD. though i want to take the opinion of urs.... thanks
• India
26 Sep 09
Well its better to buy a LCD(Liquid Crystal Display) rather than CRT (Cathod Ray Tube).As CRT screen loses it efficiency after 3-4years.It will not give as good display as it will give in the begining.Moreover it will waste lots of electrycity and damage your eyes.Right now I am using HP w2207 monitor.Its good as it is having 22inch screen and good quality display.
• India
26 Sep 09
hi thanks for ur feedback i also prefer lcd instead of CRT. anyway thanks for ur feed back thanks
• United Kingdom
26 Sep 09
I think that a TFT monitor is far better than the traditional CRT monitor. For starters you are saving on space and there's more room to do things. I think the resolution would be far better on a TFT monitor as the CRT monitors are quite old now and I'm pretty sure they are slowly being phased out. I think you can go for any brand though in relation to TFT monitors. Good luck. Andrew
• India
26 Sep 09
thanks Andrew i also prefer lcd instead of crt but though i want to take urs opinion regarding this . anyway thanks for ur suggestion thanks
@Tantrums (945)
• Philippines
25 Sep 09
I still prefer LCD of course. The primary advantage that CRT monitors held over LCDs was their color rendering. The contrast ratios and depths of colors displayed were much greater with CRT monitors than LCDs. While this still holds true in most cases, many strides have been made in LCDs such that this difference is not as great as it once was. Many graphic designers still use the very expensive large CRT monitors in their work because of the color advantages. Of course, this color ability does degrade over time as the phosphors in the tube break down. The other advantage that CRT monitors held over LCD screens is the ability to easily scale to various resolutions. This is referred to as multisync by the industry. By adjusting the electron beam in the tube, the screen can easily be adjusted downward to lower resolutions while keeping the picture clarity intact. The biggest advantage to LCD monitors is their size and weight. As was mentioned earlier, the size and weight of an LCD monitor can be upwards of 80% lighter than an equivalent dimension CRT screen. This makes it possible to users to have larger screens for their computers than was possible before. LCD screens also tend to produce less eye fatigue to the user. The constant light barrage and scan lines of a CRT tube tend to cause strain on heavy computer users. The lower intensity of the LCD monitors coupled with their constant screen display of pixels being on or off produces less fatigue for the user.
• India
26 Sep 09
thanks tantrums thank for ur feedback. i also my self prefers LCD but the thing is the price....i also know that the picture quality and resolution will be far better in CRT....but anyhow LCD is not so less comparable to that.... i will prefer Samsung as it is well known for it's color resolution throughout the world. thanks
@feodda (579)
• Philippines
26 Sep 09
for me, LCD is more better. You can save electricity more than CRT and save space.
• India
26 Sep 09
Hello friend. I will go for LCD for two major reasons, 1. CRT can damage your eyes if you sit longer infront of your PC, which LCD would not. 2. As you said electricity bill in case of LCD is almost 30% of that of CRT monitor. so LCD rocks......