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What do you prefer?

LCD
CRT (Picture Tube)

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What do you prefer, monitor/TV wise. I prefer LCD monitors, but I am currently using a TV Tube Monitor

It's called a cathode ray tube...

oh, sorry, I always called it a TV/ Picture tube

Modern LCD monitors beat their CRT equivalents in almost all areas. Some high-quality CRTs still beat existing LCD monitors in color correctness which really only matters that much for media designers. They are also slightly cheaper.

For the typical consumer, the small form factor and availability make LCD monitors a better choice.

EDIT: If you are talking about televisions as well, Plasma screens offer some IQ advantages over regular LCD TV's but cost significantly more.
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I call them Big Box ____ (Tv or monitor) They weigh a ton and I can have at least 1/4 of the weight with an LCD

Tom

I hope OLEDS become popular soon.

EDIT: If you are talking about televisions as well, Plasma screens offer some IQ advantages over regular LCD TV's but cost significantly more.
Unfortunately plasmas can suffer a "burned in" image as well.

I hope OLEDS become popular soon.

We can only pray.

Wasn't there someone who was working on OLEDs that are transparent when not on and give off sun light when on? Those will be replacing my windows, baby.

LCD > CRT > HDTV > stufftv

LCD > CRT > HDTV > stufftv
*Bisjak>LCD>CRT>HDTV>No TV> stufftv

Fixed :D

Unfortunately plasmas can suffer a "burned in" image as well.

They have actually made significant strides in reducing that issue. It is barely a problem. However the more important issue, cost, is still a big problem.

A nice comparison between a large LCD TV and a plasma screen TV is the difference between regular DVD quality movies and Blu-Ray movies...it doesn't make a whole lot of difference. Really a matter of how large your wallet is.

OLED screens do look interesting and come with many significant benefits over existing displays; almost paper-thin, no need for backlight, more even lighting, uses less power, generates less heat, etc. Main problem is that the manufacturers will have to retool entire production lines to get the product out to consumers...like most technology this means the early adopters will get nailed with really high prices.

Most reports I have read state that consumer-grade OLED screens should be available by 2011...at a price. My guess is that they will become a viable option around 2014.

In terms of resolution, contrast and functionality, a 30" monitor is probably the best you can do. Projectors can make larger screens but often lack a decent resolution and the contrast ratio is comparatively poor. CRT's are bulky, generate a lot of heat and typically don't match the performance of an LCD monitor. LCD TV's simply lack resolution...most only use enough data to adequately fill a 19" computer monitor and use scaling to fill in the rest.

I hate using projectors at school. Color is off and teachers don't know how to use them.

I hate using projectors at school. Color is off and teachers don't know how to use them.

For some strange reason my school bought those top of the line projectors. I was messing around with one the other day and it was just..wow. I looked it up and it was like $3000 dollars. for each classroom

We also have a big ass one in our health class thats a monster. Our school just likes projectors I guess. Teachers make very good use of them and some have two (Or in the case of our beloved physics teacher, three and an overhead)

Also, I believe that OLEDS are already being used in cameras and the like. Search OLED on newegg and there's quite a few products that boast an OLED screen.
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For some strange reason my school bought those top of the line projectors. I was messing around with one the other day and it was just..wow. I looked it up and it was like $3000 dollars. for each classroom

We also have a big ass one in our health class thats a monster. Our school just likes projectors I guess. Teachers make very good use of them and some have two (Or in the case of our beloved physics teacher, three and an overhead)

Also, I believe that OLEDS are already being used in cameras and the like. Search OLED on newegg and there's quite a few products that boast an OLED screen.
My old Creative Zen V Plus has an OLED screen in it.
It was awesome.

My old Creative Zen V Plus has an OLED screen in it.
It was awesome.

OLED is really epic. Only problem is that over time the color fades. It takes like two years for heavily used stuff to degrade to nothing though.
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