Why do old crt monitors have better picture quality than lcds?

Q. I have a 22" 1920x1080 lcd monitor on my computer. Well the other day I went over my friends house and he had a old CTX 17" crt monitor, and it was the clearest thing I ever seen. Perfect black levels, very crisp text, and the colors were much richer. Why does his crt have a better picture than my 22" 1080p full hd monitor?

A. It really depends on your LCD monitor, there are cheaper models with less mature technology, whereas CRTs have been around a long time and hence it's cheap to produce good models, and they don't (afaik) make them anymore.

Try look at high-end IPS monitors, which do have much better colour reproduction, viewing angles and then the price :P.

People moved to LCD, not because of image quality, but for energy-efficiency and how light it is.

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Why do I get better picture from my desktop computer with my old computer monitor?

Q. The old monitor uses 1440x900 resolution and a regular analog cable (aka DisplayPort) and my HDTV uses an HDMI cable and way higher resolution? I don't understand why the text is coming out all fuzzy on my HDTV, isn't HDMI on an HDTV supposed to look way better then a way older analog LCD monitor? (I played around with all the different resolutions as well)

A. maybe your monitor is for your computer

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Why do I get better picture from my desktop computer with my old computer monitor?

Q. The old monitor uses 1440x900 resolution and a regular analog cable (aka DisplayPort) and my HDTV uses an HDMI cable and way higher resolution? I don't understand why the text is coming out all fuzzy on my HDTV, isn't HDMI on an HDTV supposed to look way better then a way older analog LCD monitor? (I played around with all the different resolutions as well)

A. maybe your monitor is for your computer

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Why do I get better picture from my desktop computer with my old computer monitor?

Q. The old monitor uses 1440x900 resolution and a regular analog cable (aka DisplayPort) and my HDTV uses an HDMI cable and way higher resolution? I don't understand why the text is coming out all fuzzy on my HDTV, isn't HDMI on an HDTV supposed to look way better then a way older analog LCD monitor? (I played around with all the different resolutions as well)

A. it may be because you are not using a native resolution for your HDTV. Use the recommended resolution for your HDTV.

ie.. 1366x768

or it may be the cable or one of the connectors

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What is the difference between an LCD Monitor and an LCD TV?

Q. Why are LCD Monitors cheaper than LCD TVs? Both receive and process digital information so why the big price difference? Is it the resolution and clarity? Or is it just a rip off the industry doesn't want you to know about?

A. Those LCD panel for Monitor use is design main for text display. LCD display panel for tv use is design for image/picture. is not the same panel, some technical difference ! A low end standard LCD monitor price can be cheap, but a good monitor should be cost more than LCD tv ( compare to same size screen ). For TV..LCD display + tuner RF > IF> colour decode > Audio RF>IF> ..... Total many other parts and circuit design . Monitor need good Resolution LCD panel + VIDEOS display circuit , because of resolution ,LCD Display panel price always high,or even very high ! ( unless ,some cheap monitor use bad resolution panel ). maybe make is more sample for this... F1 engine and WRX sport saloon car engine, is engine, but difference design because of difference NEED !

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What should I look for in an LCD monitor?

Q. I want to hook up an LCD monitor to my laptop. I do mainly Excel/Outlook work so I am more concerned about crisp, clear text than color matching. Which specifications should I focus on? Any recomendations on a specific make/model? I am looking for a 19" or 21" Widescreen for under $250.

A. Getting a monitor at 19 or 21, or even 22 inches is very doable for under $250. I don't agree with the previous answer, since you don't seem that interested in high-powered gaming. I work from home on an Viewsonic Q19WB 19" widescreen monitor. It has a 1440x900 resolution, 5ms latency time, 700:1 Contrast ratio. I scored it for $120 after a $20 rebate from Buy.com in December.

I do a lot of the same tasks as you where text clarity is of utmost importance. I actually split screen with Excel or Word and other programs to cross-reference and extract data from one side to the other, and this monitor does the trick for me.

There are good monitors that pop up all the time on deal sites like Slickdeals.net that I would highly suggest you monitor if you are really interested in purchasing a monitor. You could get a huge bang for your buck there and get the monitor that you desire. Good luck!

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Does anyone know how to why I get red dots on pictures and text on my lcd monitor?

Q. I just switched to an lcd monitor for my computer and sometimes, certain colors change to these red spots, mostly on pictures. Also, if you minimize the picture or if the picture is big enough to scroll down and make the image disappear from the screen then bring it back up, the red dots will be gone.

A. You can try doing a factory reset of the monitor to see if that will work. You would find that by pressing some of the buttons that the LCD has and finding your way to that option. If that doesn't work, check the video settings under the Display Properties window. If you don't find anything, check for updates for your display drivers. You would have to open up the System Properties windows by right-clicking on My Computer in the desktop and clicking Properties OR hitting the Windows Logo key + Pause, then directing yourself to the Hardware tab and clicking on Device Manager. When it opens up expand the option by clicking the plus sign next to Display Adapters and right-click on the name of your video card that comes up and click on Properties. Go to the Driver tab and try to find an update for the driver version and download and install it. And finally if that doesn't work, then you may have a defective monitor and I suggest you return it and get yourself a new one! Sorry for the long answer; I hope this helps any!

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We just installed Windows 7 onto our computer and everything on the screen is wide. How to fix?

Q. We have a normal acer wide screen lcd monitor and a gateway computer. The resolution is set on 1280 x 1024. Once we installed Windows 7, everything became wide on the screen. (Pictures and text are stretched and squished). How should I go about fixing this? What should I do to fix it/where should I go on the computer to fix this?
Thank You!!!

A. Delete Windows and install Linux (it's free, legal and simple to use, free download too)
OR
Get a mac, no problems with that, you get what you pay for, and stuff you DON'T pay for can be good too.

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