Re: PC Advice Needed


"Dr. Anton T. Squeegee" <SpammersAreJerks@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:MPG.1e2068aafbc514b198974f@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> In article <1136038790.923168.170880@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> billmccarty@xxxxxxxxx says...
>
> Suggest getting rid of it in favor of a nice LCD panel. I'm
> partial to Samsung's 'SyncMaster' series myself (I use their 910t). You
> can get a nice 19-incher for around the same price as a similar-sized
> CRT,

Wow, LCDs must be very cheap or CRTs very expensive in your locality. Here
in the UK a 19" TFT is still a good deal more expensive than a CRT model.

At www.ebuyer.com the cheapest 19" TFT is a Samsung SM913M at £183.

A Samsung Samtron 98PDF 19" CRT can be had from the same site for only £80.


>and it'll draw a lot less power

True.

> and last a lot longer.
>

Well, that is by no means necessarily true IMO. I have many old CRT
monitors which are still going strong 8 or more years on, and if they fail
they can be fixed, usually quite cheaply. If TFTs develop a fault with the
panel electronics they're often unrepairable or uneconomical to repair.
Backlight problems can also be expensive as well.

I'd like to see LCD manufacturers coming up with standard, user replaceable
CCFL cartridge units which can be slid in from the side without dismantling
the monitor, and supplying reasonably priced CCFL replacements as spares.

It won't happen of course, so perhaps we might see more LED backlighting now
that white LEDs are so intense and have decent predicted longevity. That has
the potential to make LCD monitors have excellent lifespans by eliminating
the weakest components.

Dave


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