tuna74 14 minutes ago

The most interesting part of the article is the difference between different connection types/signals and the discussion around artistic intent and how the artwork is supposed to be viewed.

Also, with 4K+ high refresh displays we are getting closer and closer to emulate the look of CRTs!

leakycap an hour ago

I still have two CRT displays and it's a joy to use them when playing an old game or typing something up.

It is insane how much space they take up. Landfills must be full of these huge things.

D13Fd 33 minutes ago

I don’t know. I grew up on CRTs and have never missed them one bit. I have to disagree with the idea that CRT images were somehow better overall. A high-DPI LCD or OLED screen with decent color range runs circles around any CRT, IMO.

People also forget that most video game CRTs ran at a headache-inducing 60hz, which had an unpleasant strobe effect.

  • aidenn0 20 minutes ago

    A good CRT makes a better image than any LCD screen I've ever seen. There are plenty of caveats: an aperture-grille CRT will look better when ambient light is high, but will wear out a lot faster than a shadow-mask. My last CRT monitor could handle 1600x1200@75Hz and the IPS panel I replaced it with was a huge downgrade in image quality.

    The IPS panel was cheaper (19" vs 27" diagonal), larger, lighter and widescreen (both were 1200 vertical lines).