Slightly OT: Old CRT displays vs. new LCD

[Doc Shipley]

Chuck Guzis wrote:
> I was just doing some work on my  Beige G3 attached to an HP 98789A 
> 17" monitor sitting next to a PC with a brand-new wide-screen LCD and 
> a NVidia DVI-output AGP card.
> 
> What struck me was how smooth the color rendition was with the CRT (I 
> think it's a Sony under the HP badge) compared to the LCD.  Sure, the 
> LCD has more pixels and is very sharp, but the HP analog tube seems 
> to be much more pleasing to the eye.
> 
> Am I imagining this or have others noticed the same thing?  Is this 
> another case of vinyl-vs-CD?  I don't own an LCD TV and after this 
> experience am not tempted to get one.
> 
> I figure this is fair game for the list, as the G3 is over 10 years 
> old and the HP monitor much older than that.

   Put it this way - 3 years ago I replaced my Dell laptop, which had 
their premium 15" 1400x1050 screen, with a PowerBook.  I was thinking 
I'd have to go with a 17" screen, as the 15" Mac only does 1280x856.

   After looking at the PowerBooks, I bought the 15".  The Mac screen is 
much clearer, colors are more consistent, edges are sharper, and smaller 
fonts are *less* pixelated at 1280x856 than the Dell at 1400x1050.

   Samsung's high-end LCDs, Dell's xx0700FP[W] line, and Apple's 
displays are very, very close to the quality I got used to with the SGI 
GDM-5011 tubes.  The rest are pretty much  "ehh..."


	Doc