I had a 36 inch Sony CRT HDTV and no other 1080p LCD matched the clarity, obviously LCD have much bigger screens and they weigh a lot less but they were never as crisp and didn't (still don't) handle motion as well. I loved that TV but it was around 220lbs and when it went to HD it went into 16x9 mode which made it the equivalent of something like a 33 inch 16x9 so it was frustrating. CRT sets and monitors also gave off radiation which we don't have to worry about with LCD so I think on balance the change was for the good but I won't pretend that LCD picture quality held up especially early on.
LOL. I had that same TV, was a phuking beast to move, but had awesome picture quality.
Why can't CRTs be in the form of an LCD present day? CRT quality is amazing.
They tried to make thinner ones but they didn't sell well and they were nowhere near as thin as LCD's and plasma's at the time. That tech just can't be adapted to the thin lightweight sets people want these days.
They had progressive scan CRTs, Proscan being a an example.I have had stellar CRT's and they looked pale in comparison to my 1st 1080p LCD.
I see many pluses but they can't touch the flicker free cleanness of LCD.
Right but I still noticed the image not being as smooth as a LCD.They had progressive scan CRTs, Proscan being a an example.
That could possibly be, considering raster scan draws line by line. Still, most early LCD was plagued with macro-blocking and tracers until they went to 120Hz. That really changed the game for the technology, imo. I would have loved to see a 1080p CRT TV at 120Hz. I've seen some good monitors doing high frame rates, but I don't believe I have ever seen a brighter CRT HDTV do that high of a frame rate, and at 16:9.Right but I still noticed the image not being as smooth as a LCD.
I unlocked my old 19 inch 4:3 crt monitor and got 1600x1200/120hzThat could possibly be, considering raster scan draws line by line. Still, most early LCD was plagued with macro-blocking and tracers until they went to 120Hz. That really changed the game for the technology, imo. I would have loved to see a 1080p CRT TV at 120Hz. I've seen some good monitors doing high frame rates, but I don't believe I have ever seen a brighter CRT HDTV do that high of a frame rate, and at 16:9.
I had a 36 inch Sony CRT HDTV and no other 1080p LCD matched the clarity, obviously LCD have much bigger screens and they weigh a lot less but they were never as crisp and didn't (still don't) handle motion as well. I loved that TV but it was around 220lbs and when it went to HD it went into 16x9 mode which made it the equivalent of something like a 33 inch 16x9 so it was frustrating. CRT sets and monitors also gave off radiation which we don't have to worry about with LCD so I think on balance the change was for the good but I won't pretend that LCD picture quality held up especially early on.