Which monitor is best crt or lcd

[copperwire]

which monitors are better for playing psxx isos ?? crt monitors or lcd screens ???

[Kellicros]

This is more suitable to be in our hardware forum, I will move it there.

[BDA7DD]

This is a strange question. A monitor for playing PSX ISOs? What exactly do PSX ISOs and monitors have to do with one another?

It doesn't matter what games or programs you use on your monitor when making a decision between CRT and LCD. The only thing you need to worry about is overall image quality. If the quality is good in one game, it'll be good in everything else. Simple as that.

Now, onto the advantages and disadvantages of each...

First of all, CRTs are less expensive than LCDs. That's one of the biggest deciding factors, as a matter of fact. If you're gonna get a high-quality LCD monitor, expect to pay a lot.

On the other hand, CRTs are heavier than LCDs. If you don't move your monitor around a lot, this shouldn't be a problem, but if you attend a lot of LAN parties it's a pain to lug around a huge CRT everywhere you go. If you're short on desk space, large CRTs can pose a problem there as well, whereas LCDs take up much less space and can even be wall-mounted if you choose to do so.

Next up, there's the issue of life expectancy. For a CRT to wear out, it takes a lot of wear and a lot of time. LCDs, on the other hand, tend to produce dead pixels within a year after purchasing, not to mention that LCDs are much more fragile.

Then there's the image quality. CRTs are pretty good if you get a flat screen (ie. not curved,) but LCDs do produce better quality overall due to the fact that they're designed for digital output. It's kind of a waste to plug an LCD into an analog VGA port, so if your video card has a DVI port to plug your LCD into, USE IT. However, there is the problem of "ghosting" which occurs in older model LCDs. In high-motion situations (such as in FPS games,) things start to get blurry. Make sure the LCD monitor you're interested in buying has a high pixel erasure rate if you're gonna get it for gaming. For a CRT monitor, make sure it has high refresh rates (85Hz+) for even the highest resolutions (1600x1200+). LCDs don't have refresh rates due to their lack of a phosphor tube, instead they have pixel erasure rates, the time which it takes to change one pixel from pure white to pure black.

Last but not least, there's the visibility range. Monitor sizes are measured diagonally from corner to corner just like a television, but keep in mind that the "border" of the monitor is also included in this measurement. A standard 17" CRT monitor is really only around 15" once you subtract the border around it, where a standard 17" LCD monitor is a little over 16" since LCDs tend to have much slimmer borders than CRTs. So essentially, a 17" LCD is bigger than a 17" CRT, as strange as it may sound.

Well, I hope that information is helpful to you. Make your decision carefully and wisely, don't forget to keep your receipt, and read the warranty terms before buying, since monitors are pretty expensive and you don't want to be stuck with something you'll regret buying later.

[ammoQ]

Since the resolution of a LCD is fixed an most likely too high for emulations, a CRT is better for gaming.

[copperwire]

thanks for the info but i have a laptop 15" svga+ . My psx games don't look that sharp on this monitor ( even when it's just 3 days old) I don't get it. I tried plaing legend of zelda majora mask and the image was blurry. Is it due to my graphics plugin. I have a geforce 4 card and 256 ddr memory and a p 4 1.6 ghz processesor. Should the games be blurry or am I not using the plugins write. My lcd resolution goes upto 1400 into 1048. What should I do ?? I'm running windows xp and epsxe 1.52 Also , whenever I play pc games, a small screen pops up and says you have not set ur screen resolution to optimal and you may experience fuzziness. So now my pc games are a bit fuzzy. I looked into the screen properties and my resolution is set to max. Then why do I get this fuzzy graphics display. Has anyone ever played n64roms or psx isos on their lcd and experienced bad picture quality huh??? When I had another laptop, my snes roms played well, even better than a crt (sony vaio 1600 into 1400) . Has anyone experienced such a thing on their lcd ??

[Particleman]

I own both a CRT and a LCD. For gaming and emulation CRTs are the way to go. LCDs have a fixed number of pixels meaning that if you run at a lower resolution the image has to be upsampled to it's native resolution. For example if a LCD monitor's natural resolution was 1024x768, 800x600 and 640x480 will look blurry. The effect is kinda like Pete's full screen blurring or the Nvidia's directdraw overlay blurring, I guess since some people like this effect it could be a plus since you could get full screen blurring without a performance hit but personally I don't like it and it certainly makes stuff like your desktop look horrible at 800x600 or 640x480. If you get a half decent LCD motion blur is not a problem any more, most new LCDs have good pixel response times so streaking isn't a problem anymore. At its native resolution though, LCDs do look better than CRT's the image is as sharp as can be and it is really easy on the eyes. Since most LCDs have a native resolution of 1024 or 1284 you need a fairly recent video card if you want to be able to run all you games at its native resolution.

[ammoQ]

since your LCD has a fixed resolution (because every pixel has its own hardware), all resolutions lower than 1400x1048 can eighter use only a part of the screen or they must be scaled, which generates the blurryness you see.

[Quatro]

well look it this way, if you are only into gaming, ck CRT. LCD are for those classy people and are less durable compare to CRT.

[MasterYoshidino]

lcds arelight but are goofy at image quality at lower resolutions
try to finda a 40-50 or so lbs CRT monitor
they are usually flat screen with the back area truncated so it wont weight as much as 80+ lbs CRTs

[copperwire]

What i'm really interested in is whether anybody has played psx isos or n64 roms on an lcd and encountered problems doing so (only answer the question if u have played isos or n64 roms on lcd monitor). Was the image quality of the games sharp or not ???
BUT THANX EVERYONE FOR THE HELP COZ I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

[RZetlin]

Originally posted by copperwire
What i'm really interested in is whether anybody has played psx isos or n64 roms on an lcd and encountered problems doing so (only answer the question if u have played isos or n64 roms on lcd monitor). Was the image quality of the games sharp or not ???
BUT THANX EVERYONE FOR THE HELP COZ I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

This is an unusual question. Why would it matter?

By the way the discussion of ROMs is not allowed on this forum.

[copperwire]

I need to know if my lcd screen has problems or my plugins !! And this is not an unusual question either. I know for a fact that crt screens have no problem coz i've had many but this is my first encounter with a lcd.

[MasterYoshidino]

do you have a lcd that has a hi pixel kill rate???
w/o a good lcd monitor you will get disapointed at picture quality
also do not fiddle with display screen size... lcds have that prob i know as i used one but it only looks good
at the default resolution

[copperwire]

does this mean u have played games on the lcd screen and the picture quality was fine ??? I'm lookin into my pixel erasure rate

[Kane]

Yes, the quality will be fibne if you have a halfway decent LCD screen, and are running in it's native resoloution.

[BDA7DD]

Originally posted by RZetlin
... the discussion of ROMs is not allowed on this forum.

Why the hell is that? As long as we just DISCUSS them instead of linking to and trading them, there are no laws being broken. That's just friggin' retarded if we can't even discuss them.

[dhkimboa]

thanks for the info evil squall
it was very interesting to read your reply

[Iran]

for more info lcd displays check here http://www.displaymate.com/lcds.html generally lcd are not good for fast moving pictures cause of slow response time in drawing the images.

[dhkimboa]

hey guys
I have a question here.
which one is better samsung dynaflat or lg flatron ? both 17 inches

it's so hard to decide 'cause samsung dynaflat has a .0.20mm and lg has a .24 mm
anyway what is that ? pitch ?
can someone answer ? I was sure about buying a samsung but I don't know now.
is samsung dynaflat low radiation as well as flatrons ?

[copperwire]

which determines how sharp the picture will be ..... lower the number, sharper the image. that's what i heard. But there are other factors that determine that aswell as u can c ..