LCD vs old CRT

[jajaja]

hi guys. I have a simple question. besides LCD saves alot of space, is it true that LCD causes less damage to your eyes ? . thanks

 

[DeathFromBelow]

Focusing on an object a couple feet in front of you all day will always be unhealthy, but LCDs do seem to cause much less eye strain.

I hate using CRTs now that I've been using LCDs for a couple years. I can see the screen refreshing and it gives me a headache.

 

[jajaja]

alright sir. I guess that answers my question thanks

what happened to your LCD ?

 

[Justintoxicated]

I dunno I still like my good old CRT, you can't see screen refreshing if you set it to 85htz or over.

That said the CRT's at my old work I blame for screwing with my eyes, still have 20/20 vision but I have some floaters now after some crazy eyestrain!

So I went the extreme and bought a 37" LCD, I have to admit less eyestrain than my 22" CRT, the text size is also a bit larger which helps.

 

[CodeRed]

I dunno I still like my good old CRT, you can't see screen refreshing if you set it to 85htz or over.

That said the CRT's at my old work I blame for screwing with my eyes, still have 20/20 vision but I have some floaters now after some crazy eyestrain!

So I went the extreme and bought a 37" LCD, I have to admit less eyestrain than my 22" CRT, the text size is also a bit larger which helps.

I'm waiting for my next LCD to arrive and I'm using a 17" CRT in the meantime.. I can see the screen refreshing even at 85 hz now You can usually place an LCD further away from yourself, as compared to a CRT.. My screen is about a foot closer to my face and that's also annoying me right now.

 

[silent-circuit]

I used to love CRTs. I had a 21" HP P1110 that was an AWESOME monitor -- Sony Triniton tube, it would hit 1880x1440. Also have an NEC 21" with a Mitsubishi tube that does 2048xXXXX.

The issue? I bought a laptop and barely used my (old) desktop for over a year while at college. When I did sit down to game on it -- it was still faster than the laptop in most cases -- I'd get a headache in an hour or less. I couldn't see the screen refreshing, but everything looked blurry to me (I messed with all the convergence settings, followed guides, got in to the factory settings mode and altered some things, nothing helped) and I just couldn't focus on the screen.

As a result I went out and bought my Samsung Syncmaster 204B 20" LCD, and haven't looked back. I still have the CRTs -- I paid over $500 for the HP /years/ ago and over $250 for the NEC, so it's hard for me to part with them considering I'd be lucky to get $100 for either -- but they sit in the corner or on the spare desk, collecting dust, not even connected to anything. It's kind of sad, in a way.

 

[Scyles]

The answer is: depends. CRT's tend to get blurry after four years of heavy use. Focusing on blurry text can lead to eyestrain, as can low refresh rates. LCD's often have excessive brightness, which can cause a lot of eyestrain if you are viewing in the dark.

 

[conghelach]

hi guys. I have a simple question. besides LCD saves alot of space, is it true that LCD causes less damage to your eyes ? . thanks

You will have far less or no eyestrain with an LCD, I made the switch and glad I did, I could see flickering even at 85hz my eyes are very sensitive to this, no more headaches. LCD's are far more comfortable to view. Get one.