Do LCD Monitors last longer than CRTs?

RZetlin · December 14th, 2005

My KDS 17" monitor has finally kick the bucket.

When I turn on the monitor I get this static noise and a distorted screen. I bought the monitor 2.5 years ago. Before that I used a 17" acer monitor and that lasted 2 years.

I'm not too pleased having all these CRT monitors dying on me under 5 years.

I'm looking into the LCD monitors and I wonder if LCD monitors last longer than CRT monitors.

**cooliscool** · December 14th, 2005

Technically speaking, and LCD monitor should have more life (albeit if treated properly) than a CRT. However, 2 years is incredibly short life for any monitor.. those may have just been isolated cases.

I have a Compaq 17" which was manufactured in 2000 and it still works beautifully to this day.

D.D. · December 14th, 2005

just be careful for crts non-shielded speakers should not be placed too close to them. i killed my 17" trinitron monitorvery early because my non-shielded subwoofer was right next to it.

cooliscool is right. 2 years is very very short ...

**hushypushy** · December 14th, 2005

wow man, you must live next door to the magnet factory or something, 2 years is very very short.

LCDs supposedly live much longer, liek 10 or 15 years compared to a CRT's realistic 5 or so.

Mystical Itachi · December 14th, 2005

Hah, my Compaq FS740 17" Flat Screen still goin (almost 5 years)

Just love your stuff as if they were alive =) lol

Kraelis · December 14th, 2005

CRT screen.... colors sometimes darkening/lightening... but still alive for nearly 6 years.

However, I must agree... keep away them possibly magnetic objects. A friend at work had a metallic thermal mug once. He accidentally left it beside his monitor over the night and the rainbows simply never went away.

Mystical Itachi · December 14th, 2005

That had to suck lol

"taste the rainbow" lmao

Kraelis · December 14th, 2005

He did it twice... which made it suck even more.

Tried De-Gaussing it a gazillion times...

RZetlin · December 14th, 2005

It comes down to is it worth spending a little more money a LCD monitor?

Would LCD monitor handle resolutions of 1024x768, games, and watching movies?

The last two CRT monitors sure didn't survived.

What are good brands of monitors should I get? (For LCDs and CRTs).

**ChaosCode** · December 14th, 2005

Man crt's never die! I bought no joke my 21 inc crt 5 years ago USED and I droped it 2 time and its been moved 20 times atlest. it still works 100% Ill never get a lcd until it dies and I dont see that happening anytime soon. CRTS 4EVER!

**hushypushy** · December 14th, 2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by RZetlin

It comes down to is it worth spending a little more money a LCD monitor?

Would LCD monitor handle resolutions of 1024x768, games, and watching movies?

yes and no. here's why: an LCD monitor looks like ass outside of its default res. so if you want a 15" screen to have your 1024x768, go for it. LCDs are getting better for games--my monitor is 12ms response with 600:1 contrast and it plays games wonderfully. the problem is, due to the native resolution, you have to play games in that resolution, or else they look like ass. my monitor looks fine at 1280x1024, but if i play at 800x600, 1024x768, or even 1280x960 (or any other common resolution) it looks like total crap.

however, for watching movies, chatting on IRC, anything like that, an LCD is great. it's much easier on your eyes (no refresh rate!). also, LCDs do last a lot longer (scientific tests in progress as we speak).

i would strongly recommend getting a nice CRT, honestly. they should last around 5 years, and by that time you'll want a new monitor anyway. however, considering your CRT problems...you might want to try an LCD (just because of that).

I have a Samsung SyncMaster 710N and i really like it (except for games).

Aided Onslaught · December 14th, 2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChaosCode

Man crt's never die! I bought no joke my 21 inc crt 5 years ago USED and I droped it 2 time and its been moved 20 times atlest. it still works 100% Ill never get a lcd until it dies and I dont see that happening anytime soon. CRTS 4EVER!

Haha, that's funny. I have a used 17inch right now (found it in my parents rental house) and it works perfect. It was with a dead PIII 866 so you can guess about how old that is.
I will end up getting a crt sooner or later but then I think "were will my middle speaker for surrond sound?

Master Chief · December 14th, 2005

If you do your research you should be ok. I'm going into LCD this xmas. I'll be getting a nice 19inch with 8ms response time

. Just be aware that LCDs have their Pros and Cons, and that CRTs still have the best picture quality.

**FLaRe85** · December 14th, 2005

Got 2 of these and games look pretty awesome on em.

dukenukem · December 14th, 2005

Nec makes great crt's i love mine and i got it used and it's been running since 2002 and having no problems.For lcd's give dell,samsung,viewsonic and hyondai out since i have heard great things about those companies lcd monitors.

RZetlin · December 19th, 2005

I have been researching the prices of the LCD and CRTs.

Jeez, the starting price of LCD monitors is still over $300 cdn.

That's insane. I would have thought the prices of LCD monitors would have gone by now.

I have to settle for CRTs because of the high prices of LCDs.

I have narrowed it down the following:

Samsung DynaFlat 793DF 17" CRT
Mag 17" Flat CRT Monitor (AH-778)
ViewSonic A71f+ CRT Monitor, 17"

If anybody can recommend another model, please list it.

(F)ragnarok(F) · December 31st, 2005

well, i dont know which part of canada ure from, but here in toronto, only 19" LCD monitors r over $300, 17" ones r in high $200

ka0s · January 1st, 2006

If you can get your hands on an NEC Multisync CRT I would highly reccomend getting it. They might be hard to find nowadays but they are top of the line.

industrian · January 10th, 2006

My first monitor i got in 1999 is still working one thinks, albiet it's ultra-dark now for some reason >_>. I've been using a Viewsonic VP171B since July, and in all honesty I don't see myself ever going back to CRT. Especially since i have to haul my PC/Monitor about on a bus for 70 miles every four months.

**Dark Watcher** · January 10th, 2006

5 years? Our CRT should have been dead years ago...from 1998 and no problems.

Now watch us go home and it explodes..............

December 14th, 2005	#1 (permalink)
RZetlin General of Tangerines Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Defending the Sea Posts: 3,885	Do LCD Monitors last longer than CRTs? My KDS 17" monitor has finally kick the bucket. When I turn on the monitor I get this static noise and a distorted screen. I bought the monitor 2.5 years ago. Before that I used a 17" acer monitor and that lasted 2 years. I'm not too pleased having all these CRT monitors dying on me under 5 years. I'm looking into the LCD monitors and I wonder if LCD monitors last longer than CRT monitors. __________________ AMD Athlon 64 3700+ \| 2 GB RAM \| XFX Nvidia 6800 GS 256 MB XXX Edition \| Win XP Pro SP2

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cooliscool Natural medicine Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Redmond, Washington, USA Posts: 6,150	Technically speaking, and LCD monitor should have more life (albeit if treated properly) than a CRT. However, 2 years is incredibly short life for any monitor.. those may have just been isolated cases. I have a Compaq 17" which was manufactured in 2000 and it still works beautifully to this day. __________________ Fayt : Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 1.8GHz @ 3.0GHz [Allendale] (1333MHz FSB), 2GB Crucial DDR2-800 Dual Channel kit @ 800MHz 4-3-3-10, 512MB BFG nVidia GeForce 7950GT OC (650/1600), Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS, MSI P6N-SLi nVidia 650i (crap OCer), 200GB Seagate Barracuda 8MB Cache 7200RPM SATA2 (NCQ), 80GB Seagate Barracuda 8MB Cache 7200RPM SATA2 (NCQ), Lite-On DVD+-RW 16x w/ Lightscribe, Lite-On 16x DVD-ROM, Aspire X-Dreamer II case, Logitech MX518 GG Optical Mouse, Asetek Waterchill kit (distilled water + Red Line Water Wetter), T.I.M - Arctic Silver Ceramique

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D.D. band Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: HERE Posts: 4,574	just be careful for crts non-shielded speakers should not be placed too close to them. i killed my 17" trinitron monitorvery early because my non-shielded subwoofer was right next to it. cooliscool is right. 2 years is very very short ... __________________ 1. Small, Cheap, Powerful - you can have only two 2. Everytime you engineer something foolproof, the world comes up with a better idiot. 3. 「学問とは虚栄である。」 The PS3 Cell Processor Explained Page, IBM Research's Introduction to Cell Multiprocessor and Cell Processor Programming Guide

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hushypushy the only one you've ever SEEN Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 21,837	wow man, you must live next door to the magnet factory or something, 2 years is very very short. LCDs supposedly live much longer, liek 10 or 15 years compared to a CRT's realistic 5 or so. __________________ Dedicated to mediocrity and repetition since 1994. 2008 "How Not to Post" guide

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Kraelis Fallen Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Moonlight Spire Posts: 1,393	CRT screen.... colors sometimes darkening/lightening... but still alive for nearly 6 years. However, I must agree... keep away them possibly magnetic objects. A friend at work had a metallic thermal mug once. He accidentally left it beside his monitor over the night and the rainbows simply never went away. __________________ --KrÆlis Cross Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur =============== Athlon 64 x2 3800\| Asrock ALiveNF6G-VSTA \| Kingston DDR2 1 Gb RAM

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Mystical Itachi Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: USA Posts: 16	Hah, my Compaq FS740 17" Flat Screen still goin (almost 5 years) Just love your stuff as if they were alive =) lol

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Mystical Itachi Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: USA Posts: 16	That had to suck lol "taste the rainbow" lmao

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Kraelis Fallen Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Moonlight Spire Posts: 1,393	He did it twice... which made it suck even more. Tried De-Gaussing it a gazillion times... __________________ --KrÆlis Cross Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur =============== Athlon 64 x2 3800\| Asrock ALiveNF6G-VSTA \| Kingston DDR2 1 Gb RAM

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RZetlin General of Tangerines Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Defending the Sea Posts: 3,885	It comes down to is it worth spending a little more money a LCD monitor? Would LCD monitor handle resolutions of 1024x768, games, and watching movies? The last two CRT monitors sure didn't survived. What are good brands of monitors should I get? (For LCDs and CRTs). __________________ AMD Athlon 64 3700+ \| 2 GB RAM \| XFX Nvidia 6800 GS 256 MB XXX Edition \| Win XP Pro SP2

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ChaosCode disassembler Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Somewere Posts: 869	Man crt's never die! I bought no joke my 21 inc crt 5 years ago USED and I droped it 2 time and its been moved 20 times atlest. it still works 100% Ill never get a lcd until it dies and I dont see that happening anytime soon. CRTS 4EVER! __________________ CPU: AMD 3000+ 64 VIDEO: GeForce 6800XT RAM: 2 gigs ddr 400 SOUND: SB LIVE HHD: 240 Gigs http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/05/08/20...id=180&tid=172 save the kids from the RETARDS of the world!!!! Last edited by ChaosCode; December 14th, 2005 at 18:40.

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Master Chief Quad Core FTW!!! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: USA Posts: 766	If you do your research you should be ok. I'm going into LCD this xmas. I'll be getting a nice 19inch with 8ms response time . Just be aware that LCDs have their Pros and Cons, and that CRTs still have the best picture quality. __________________ Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.8ghz Abit IP35 Pro Corsair XMS2 2gig DDR2-800 (2 x 1gb) MSI GeForce 8800GT OC Realtek OnBoard 7.1 Audio Maxtor 200 GIG SATA HD Antec TruePower Trio 650w

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FLaRe85 I Need a Weapon Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 4,321	Got 2 of these and games look pretty awesome on em. __________________ .: Flaretech.Net :: Flaretech.Biz Web Hosting :: H3 Stats :: My Blog :. .: Mac Pro :: Dual Quad-Core Intel Xeon 5400s :: 6 GB 800MHz DDR2 ECC FB-DIMMs :: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 512 MB GDDR3 :. .: Macbook Pro 17" :: 2.33 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo :: 2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 :: ATI Radeon X1600 :. .: Home Server :: 2.41 GHz AMD Opteron 180 :: 4 GB DDR400 :: Windows Server 2003 Enterprise R2 :.

December 14th, 2005	#15 (permalink)
dukenukem Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: tucson Posts: 1,764	Nec makes great crt's i love mine and i got it used and it's been running since 2002 and having no problems.For lcd's give dell,samsung,viewsonic and hyondai out since i have heard great things about those companies lcd monitors. __________________ new pc=pentiumd 820 dualcore,250gb sata hdd,intel gma 950,19 inch lcd,lexmark printer,8in1 media card reader.

December 19th, 2005	#16 (permalink)
RZetlin General of Tangerines Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Defending the Sea Posts: 3,885	I have been researching the prices of the LCD and CRTs. Jeez, the starting price of LCD monitors is still over $300 cdn. That's insane. I would have thought the prices of LCD monitors would have gone by now. I have to settle for CRTs because of the high prices of LCDs. I have narrowed it down the following: Samsung DynaFlat 793DF 17" CRT Mag 17" Flat CRT Monitor (AH-778) ViewSonic A71f+ CRT Monitor, 17" If anybody can recommend another model, please list it. __________________ AMD Athlon 64 3700+ \| 2 GB RAM \| XFX Nvidia 6800 GS 256 MB XXX Edition \| Win XP Pro SP2

December 31st, 2005	#17 (permalink)
(F)ragnarok(F) Trying to stay alive Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: ... Posts: 2,936	well, i dont know which part of canada ure from, but here in toronto, only 19" LCD monitors r over $300, 17" ones r in high $200 __________________ Motherboard: Intel915GLVG -- CPU: Pentium 4 3.06GHz -- Monitor: ViewSonic VE910b LCD -- Video: Onboard -- Sound: Creative SB Audigy 2 -- Memory: 512 MB -- Disk Drives: Western Digital 250GB S-ATA -- OS: Windows XP -- DVD Rom University life sux....

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ka0s Kancho Assassin Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: NJ, USA Posts: 1,035	If you can get your hands on an NEC Multisync CRT I would highly reccomend getting it. They might be hard to find nowadays but they are top of the line. __________________ Shuttle SN41G2 XPC 1.6 AMD Duron -=- 512MB PC 2700 OCZ Memory 80GB WE Caviar SE -=- Liteon 48x24x48 CD-RW Optical Drive Abit 9600XT VIVO

January 10th, 2006	#19 (permalink)
industrian Suicide is Painless Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: ~ Posts: 4,259	My first monitor i got in 1999 is still working one thinks, albiet it's ultra-dark now for some reason >_>. I've been using a Viewsonic VP171B since July, and in all honesty I don't see myself ever going back to CRT. Especially since i have to haul my PC/Monitor about on a bus for 70 miles every four months.

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Dark Watcher Coffee Demon Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Darkness, Unknown Posts: 2,898	5 years? Our CRT should have been dead years ago...from 1998 and no problems. Now watch us go home and it explodes.............. __________________

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