Flat panels worse than crt?

Quote from Scientist:


Please take no offense to this, but the Apple stuff of recent years (all that transparent plastic fiddle diddle etc) has been widely ridiculed and referred to as pretty but impractical "wanker ware" by people in computer expert circles, and that's not only M$ users (which is llama ware), but also UNIX/Linux users, Sun users etc. Particularly the latter two like taking the mickey out of it.

There are many good reasons for it. But to illustrate the reasons for the Apple LCD, it's mainly the huge bezel (looks hell great if you're a designer wanker but is impractical if you wanna use more than one), space-wise.

To illustrate my point, compare the apple wanker monitor to, for example, a Samsung 191T triple:

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As you can see, although the system is running Llama-ware, it still doesn't look llama-like or even wanker-like, at least hardware-wise.

Again, please do not take any offense to my comments. I'm only being honest and straightforward. :)

Sincerely,
Scientist.
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"wanker ware?" that is pretty funny. I prefer CRTs myself because current technology doesn't allow for high resolution LCDs. This last statement isn't entirely true but to understand what I am saying, compare the prices of CRTs and LCDs with the same resolution. Huge difference in price...
 
Oxonian Trader said:

LCDs DON"T COMPARE to CRTs. The resolutions you can get out of a crt these days is unbelievable while LCD resolution still has a ways to go. I know a trader who switched from three LCDs to just ONE monitor with no loss of screenspace. Granted, the text size was very very small on the CRT as compared to the LCDs but traders get used to small text size, I imagine! Also, CRTs are SO much cheaper as they are consdiered "old technology."


I think the statement above is an overgeneralization. As has been mentioned elsewhere in this thread, if you have the right configurations, etc., LCD's can work great, as mine do. I've got digital connections so that may make a difference too. Do your own research and make your own conclusions.
 
Quote from formikatrading:

Oxonian Trader said:

LCDs DON"T COMPARE to CRTs. The resolutions you can get out of a crt these days is unbelievable while LCD resolution still has a ways to go. I know a trader who switched from three LCDs to just ONE monitor with no loss of screenspace. Granted, the text size was very very small on the CRT as compared to the LCDs but traders get used to small text size, I imagine! Also, CRTs are SO much cheaper as they are consdiered "old technology."


I think the statement above is an overgeneralization. As has been mentioned elsewhere in this thread, if you have the right configurations, etc., LCD's can work great, as mine do. I've got digital connections so that may make a difference too. Do your own research and make your own conclusions.
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Never said they couldn't work great but that they just don't compare with CRTs. Admittedly, LCDs save energy. But, if you can do the same thing with 1 CRT that you can do with 3 CRTs then maybe you aren't really saving money! High resolution is available with LCDs but at crazy prices not to mention that LCDs don't usually last as long as CRTs. So, given that information, people are free to make their educated decisions on this matter. Obviously, you know where I stand...:)
 
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I was VERY disappointed when I first fired up my 19" flat screen after using Trinitrons. After getting the cleartype font stuff properly set and setting my resoluton back to native, it didn't bother me too much. Now, after 8 months or so I prefer to use the lcd, even though the font may not be quite as clear.

BTW here is a link for adjusting cleartype using XP...

http://www.microsoft.com/typography/cleartype/tuner/1.htm
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wow! thank for the link , everything is so clear now. no more fiddle with font size setting for me.
 
I thrashed through this question about the begriming of the year, whether to get more CRTs or switch to LCDs. One thing I worried about was resolution. But I run fairly big charts anyways, so I simply bought more screen space in LCD than I would have in CRT, and that problem was solved. I went Samsung 191Ts, and I am quite happy with them. They run cooler than my CRTs did. And, although I never noticed the flicker on the CRTs, my eyes do not get as tired from watching LCDs all day.

If you are trading full time and have capital to invest in your business, I encourage you to consider LCDs.
 
Well I finally got my nvdia cards working (It seems my new computer may have a messed up agp slot.

I have 2 lcds next to 2 of my beloved sonys. I have the native resolution set on the lcds and consequently I had to run the crts at that res also.

The winner for charts by a fairly convincing margin is the Lcd. They make my sony's look old and tired. Perhapsthey are. But for text it just seems more comfortable looking at the Crts.

So far for trading I would give the edge to the lcds.

But I will report back on monday tues after I spend some time with my screens.
 
Quote from jem:

Well I finally got my nvdia cards working (It seems my new computer may have a messed up agp slot.

I have 2 lcds next to 2 of my beloved sonys. I have the native resolution set on the lcds and consequently I had to run the crts at that res also.

The winner for charts by a fairly convincing margin is the Lcd. They make my sony's look old and tired. Perhapsthey are. But for text it just seems more comfortable looking at the Crts.

So far for trading I would give the edge to the lcds.

But I will report back on monday tues after I spend some time with my screens.
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Which LCD's did you get?

Thanks.
 
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