Slightly OT: Old CRT displays vs. new LCD

Jim Leonard trixter at oldskool.org
Sun Dec 2 18:40:54 CST 2007


Brad Parker wrote:
> i could swear i used color sony's on sun's too.

Yep.  Most Sun monitors where I work are Trinitrons.

> but convenience (and weight) have won over.  I would only go back
> if I were looking at 32 bit deep images all day long.

...which is good, because you have to pay over $400 for an LCD that does 
better than 18-bit color.  (Many advertise 24-bit but only process 6 
bits per component internally)
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