What type of monitor do you use?

[aimeeandbeatles]

Poll coming.

 

[Aramazd]

1. LCD
2. Stop with the spammy threads plz.

 

[Agent327]

Flatscreen.

 

[Perfection]

I just stick an HDMI cable into my visual cortex

 

[Genocidicbunny]

Where does the other end go?
I do applaud you on implementing HDCP in your brain. Now even that belongs to the MPAA.

 

[Zelig]

I just stick an HDMI cable into my visual cortex

How do you get the audio from the HDMI cable?

 

[lndm]

Prefer CRT.

 

[Perfection]

Where does the other end go?

My computer, DUH!

I do applaud you on implementing HDCP in your brain. Now even that belongs to the MPAA.

Oh for Pete's sake I had some nerd Chinese kid figure it out all that hacker crap.

How do you get the audio from the HDMI cable?

I don't.

Prefer CRT.

Why?

 

[lndm]

Why?

You had to ask

At first it was the lack of contrast....and the slow response time was a PITA. Then there's the fact that I like to view from varying angles - that alone is enough to turn me off them. With better LCDs I still find that I prefer the CRTs electrical influence rather than the LCDs mechanical influence over the compression of dynamic range. Not only do I find the LCDs rendition to be a little brittle and sometimes dark, but I find them less relaxing to view at this time. Then there's dead pixels.

 

[Perfection]

When was the last time you actually bought a monitor?

 

[lndm]

About 2 months ago I bought a BenQ 22" LCD for a friend and set it up for them. It was a fairly good monitor and they had no complaints.

 

[Onionsoilder]

I'm not sure if mine's LCD or Plasma. I know for sure it's not a CRT.

 

[Aramazd]

I'm not sure if mine's LCD or Plasma. I know for sure it's not a CRT.

I doubt you have a plasma for a computer monitor, it would probably suffer from image retention or even burn-in. Also, I can't think I've ever seen a computer monitor (that's not a tv) that has plasma panel.

 

[Cutlass]

An LCD that I got maybe 2 years or so ago.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

I have a CRT that came with the computer. In total, me and mom got three monitors -- my CRT, her LCD, and the CRT she used before getting the LCD. (We keep that as a spare monitor.)

I find it unfair that she uses her computer half as much as I do, yet she gets the flatscreen LCD monitor!!! Eh, parents...

On my Aptiva IBM, the monitor was about the size of the book on my table (about 9 inches by 6 inches -- the monitor may have been a little off -- maybe 7 by 7)

 

[Cutlass]

I bought big CRTs when those were the thing. But big CRTs used to be expensive. I remember that my 17" CRT cost $600 back in the mid 90s. Good thing it lasted around 7 years.

 

[Aramazd]

I have a CRT that came with the computer. In total, me and mom got three monitors -- my CRT, her LCD, and the CRT she used before getting the LCD. (We keep that as a spare monitor.)

I find it unfair that she uses her computer half as much as I do, yet she gets the flatscreen LCD monitor!!! Eh, parents...

On my Aptiva IBM, the monitor was about the size of the book on my table (about 9 inches by 6 inches -- the monitor may have been a little off -- maybe 7 by 7)

Just a question. Why did you respond 2 days after you made the thread instead of in the OP?

 

[lndm]

I bought big CRTs when those were the thing. But big CRTs used to be expensive. I remember that my 17" CRT cost $600 back in the mid 90s. Good thing it lasted around 7 years.

More or less the same here. I now use a 21" Trinitron....although LCDs have been getting better. It would have to be pretty darn good though.

 

[Zelig]

I've got a 24" PVA LCD and the 24" Trinitron.

I'll be buying a second 24" non-TN LCD to replace the Trinitron at some point.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Just a question. Why did you respond 2 days after you made the thread instead of in the OP?

To let others have a chance to respond first.