Diezel From Netherlands, joined Oct 2002, 646 posts, RR: 12 Reply 1, posted (5 years 4 months 1 week 6 hours ago) and read 2268 times:
LCD or whatever comes next is the future. I think that that most of the people viewing this site are using a LCD monitor allready. So you are probably better off buying a good LCD screen.
Dvincent From United States of America, joined Jan 2007, 1719 posts, RR: 12 Reply 2, posted (5 years 4 months 1 week 6 hours ago) and read 2264 times:
Yes, CRT monitors lose "quality" over the years, especially if you have the brightness/contrast turned to the max. The phosphors that the electron guns strike dim over time, though high end monitors are less susceptible to this. Keep in mind that the backlight on LCD monitors dim over time as well, though newer backlights last much longer than older ones.
The solution is run at the proper brightness level for your ambient lighting. No point in putting out extra power when you don't need to.
The color guns also drift and require recalibration every once in a while.
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