"Boxer_4" (Boxer_4)
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From InfoWorld, October 27th, 1997.
facw
> Boxer_4
05/03/2020 at 22:23 |
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I don’t miss CRTs, but to be honest, I would not be at all upset if LCD makers added a button for simulated de gauss.
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Boxer_4
> facw
05/03/2020 at 22:59 |
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Personally, I still like a good CRT for certain applications - mainly viewing older content and period correct use with older computers. Modern LCDs are far superior in modern applications though .
Also, some nostalgia:
Eric @ opposite-lock.com
> Boxer_4
05/03/2020 at 23:01 |
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Was that their marketing name for Sony Trinitron tubes?
Also, those things were so ridiculously heavy. The only upside to CRTs was their high resolutions and even brightness, otherwise I strongly prefer modern LCD panels. Laptop screens were still pretty sketchy back then.
MiniGTI - now with XJ6
> Boxer_4
05/03/2020 at 23:58 |
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I seem to recall Mag monitors being kind of terrible, do I remember that right? I had a 15” Sony in college in the late 90s I thought was pretty great .
Man it’s weird thinking back to that time - I don’t think I knew anyone with a laptop until at least my junior year (1998) and even then it was a tiny handful. WIFI was barely invented and actually having Ethernet in your room was kind of a novel thing at the time.