Comparison Of 15" LCD Monitors - Part I

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LCD Vs CRT: An Overview

Here's a chart listing the main differences between LCD and CRT monitors.

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Header Cell - Column 0 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