Hello Aram, You also have to consider the price difference. A good 19" CRT monitor is still much cheaper than a 17 " TFT. And 19" is much more luxurious. Another thing is you cannot compare an old monitor (6 years) to a new one CRT or TFT. Dik ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Saalsaa" <SaalsD@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 3:51 PM Subject: [LRFlex] Re: OT - Computer Monitors > Hi Aram, > the only advantage I can see for the CRT is that the refresh rate is > usually faster and will handle games better according to my local computer > shop owner who is very much into gaming. But for sheer accutance and color > accuracy, the TFT monitors I have beat the heck out of my CRTs and one of my > CRTs was a very expensive high rez monitor. My Dell 1703 FP cost me about > $400 and is wonderful. If you do a search through some of the web sites > that rate monitors, you should be able to find all kinds of info on them and > ratings of quality display. > > Dave > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Aram Langhans" <leica_r8@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 7:37 AM > Subject: [LRFlex] Re: OT - Computer Monitors > > > > Interesting. Two replys for TFT monitors. Everything I have read and > also > > my conversation with an NEC rep says the CRT is superior than the TFT for > > photography. That is why I have not looked at TFT monitors. But with two > > testimonials from photographers, perhaps I should change my goals. > > > > Aram > > > > > > >From: Michaël PETRE <meushi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >Reply-To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >Subject: [LRFlex] Re: OT - Computer Monitors > > >Date: Mon, 31 May 2004 21:32:10 +0200 > > > > > >Aram, > > > > > >iiyama makes very good flat CRTs (19" and 22"), for another option you > can > > >also look at Sony. Like Dave, I have now moved to TFT (one Samsung and > one > > >Fujitsu-Siemens) and I'm not looking back. > > > > > >Mike > > > > > > > > >On May 31, 2004, at 7:02 PM, Aram Langhans wrote: > > > > > >>I see Costco is carrying a 17" Envision flatscreen (not flat pannel) > > >>monitor. I have been using a 17" Princeton for about 6 years now and > > >>think > > >>it is about time I upgrade since I am sure its phophors are getting a > bit > > >>old. Does anyone know if this is a good monitor? What brands should I > be > > >>looking at? > > >> > > >>Aram > > >> > > >>_________________________________________________________________ > > >>Learn to simplify your finances and your life in Streamline Your Life > from > > >>MSN Money. http://special.msn.com/money/0405streamline.armx > > >> > > >>------ > > >>Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: > > >> www.horizon.bc.ca/~dnr/lrflex.htm > > >>Archives are at: > > >> www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ > > > > > >------ > > >Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: > > > www.horizon.bc.ca/~dnr/lrflex.htm > > >Archives are at: > > > www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > MSN Toolbar provides one-click access to Hotmail from any Web page - FREE > > download! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200413ave/direct/01/ > > > > ------ > > Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: > > www.horizon.bc.ca/~dnr/lrflex.htm > > Archives are at: > > www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ > > ------ > Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: > www.horizon.bc.ca/~dnr/lrflex.htm > Archives are at: > www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ > ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: www.horizon.bc.ca/~dnr/lrflex.htm Archives are at: www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/