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LCD (TFT)
Cathode Ray (CRT)
Brightness
(+) 170 to 300 cd/m²
(~) 80 to 120 cd/m²
Contrast
(-) 150:1 to 450:1
(+) 350:1 to 700:1
Viewing angle
(~) 90° to 170°
(+) more than 150°
Convergence errors
(+) none
(~) 0.0079 to 0.0118" (0.20 to 0.30 mm)
Focus
(+) Very good
(~) satisfactory to very good
Geometry
(+) perfect
(~) possible errors
Defective pixels
(-) up to 8
(+) none
Input signal
(+) analog or digital
(~) only analog
Possible Resolutions
(-) set resolution or interpolation
(+) many
Gamma (color tuning for the human eye)
(~) satisfactory
(+) photo quality
Uniformity
(~) often brighter at the edges
(~) often brighter in the middle
Color purity/color quality
(-) bad to mediocre
(+) very good
Flickering
(+) none
(~) not visible above 85 Hz
Affected by magnetic fields?
(+) not affected
(-) depending on cladding, can be very sensitive
Pixel response time
(-) 20 to 50 ms
(+) not visible
Power consumption
(+) 25 to 40 Watts
(-) 60 to 160 Watts
Space requirements/weight
(+) minimal
(-) require a lot of space, heavy
(+) Best (~) Decent (-) Negative
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