Crt or lcd for gaming 2009

The most striking differences in this example can be found in the hair and skin color. On a CRT, it looks more hazy and cloudy. If you were playing Streets of Rage 2 on an LCD display, you might mistakenly believe that Blaze has some sort of skin condition. On a CRT, the shading on the skin just looks much better. This example from Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is much like the earlier example with Dracula.

This portrait from Final Fantasy 7 looks like a blocky mess on modern displays. However you failed to mention arguably the greatest advantage a crt has over modern lcds though…and that is motion quality. Each frame gets blurred across your retinas creating motion blur at 60fps. This blur can be seen even on your phone as you scroll through text at a moderate speed.

Playing Sonic on an lcd is much harder on your eyes because of the fast scrolling, a crt smooths the gameplay out dramatically. Go to motion busters. Those comparisons are worthless. Instead you have nearest neighbour upscaled images. I've also been told the CRT produce darker blacks.

MrGaribaldi said:. My suggestion, find a screen with a response time of 8ms or less from a reputable company and you should be safe. CRTs do produce darker blacks but that's not reason enough to get one over an LCD screen, mainly because of the weight. For gaming, look for an LCD with a response time of less than or equal to 5ms. That is the sweet spot for gaming LCDs and ensures ghosting-free gaming. So from the above list, the Samsung LCD is the best with gaming in mind.

But if ur looking for a value-for-money LCD, the Hanns. G one can't be beat. I've personally recommended it to a lot of people, including a certain TimeParadox. Search for him here on TS if ur looking to get the Hanns. G, otherwise get the Samsung monitor. And MetalX, brands do affect the quality of output, since no-name LCDs have crappy colour output and cause bleeding edges more than often. I have seen a lot of those so I'm pretty sure of that fact.

As for one i find Samsung and LG to be the best in LCD monitors so if you are to buy one, you should think of those first. I prefer the LCD for normal school work, typing documents and stuff. However, when gaming, I still prefer the CRT. I also feel when playing e. My LCD seems to emit brighter colors somehow. When I compare e. Anyway, I still prefer my good old CRT. I'm not sure how it is over there, but locally, it's quite easy to get a 2nd hand CRT for free from people where the monitor is just in their way.

Not something you probably want, but if you really can't decide, might be a good place to start. Exonimus said:. However, it might be less. These devices are cheaper, consume less power, and can be produced to much broader dimensions without also investing a near-equal amount of space for their sheer depth.

Due to the way the underlying display technology works, CRT monitors still hold some advantages over even the best OLED screens available today. They enjoy almost zero input lag, regardless of refresh rate.

For those intrigued by the specifications of what many consider the best gaming CRT ever made, the FW had a viewable screen size of The most noticeable factor, and one that appears to have the hosts excited about where screen technology will go or bring us back to in years to come, is the reduced motion blur of CRT.