Re: Unsharp/Old/Vague Monitor causes Tired eyes ;)
From: Raptor (bogus_at_none.com)
Date: 01/21/05
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Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 19:17:15 -0800
Terry Russell <trochilus@oRpEtMuOsVnEet.com.au> wrote
> > I'd go back to a CRT monitor only under duress.
>
> http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&q=phosphor+burn&meta=
> doesn't everyone have a few old boxes for OS, server etc tests
> that can inherit the old monitor ?
I keep a couple around for emergencies. But generally I only use one LCD
monitor.
A KVM hub allows me to switch from box to box as need arises, with only a
few keystrokes. I did this when using a CRT monitor, and found the different
video signals from each box a problem for syncing--I could usually sync to
all, but one box would give me video too narrow, another dimmer than some,
etc. That problem vanished with an LCD monitor.
In fact, everything looks so similar when I switch from system to system
that I have to use color schemes to remind me what I'm looking at.
One really FUNNY thing being a multicomputer user is copying something to
clipboard in one system and expecting it to paste in another. I do that at
least once a week.
> use the brightness/contrast controls
> tweak any pots available
> open the case and tweak pots, if you have more
> fingers than you need.
>
> new 17" CRT monitors $A149 single item retail,
> tax inclusive, less for tax-ex and multiples discounts
>
> 2x19" CRT or 4x17" for the price of one 17" TFT
> 4x17", plus the old 17", is a lot of visual desktop space
> a few old video cards, $50 of wood, some screws
> half an hour with a power screwdriver
> you have a wall of monitors and some new shelf space
> you haven't reduced your physical desktop space at all
> and for less than one flat screen or the price of new glasses
Price is still one advantage, though I don't think the spread is all that
great anymore. For me, a 14 inch TFT is as good as a 17 or 19" CRT simply
because it is so stable and crisp, and can be used closer to the viewer. I
didn't pay much over $200 for mine, IIRC.
> not that I mind TFT, they drive the prices of crt down,
And will continue to.
> and none I have seen can be cranked to "bright enough"
The solution to this is lower ambient lighting levels. Most environments are
lit too brightly, IMV.
Raptor
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