Acer LCD Color Monitor User's Guide
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Comparison of CRT & LCD monitors
Summary
Ultimately, it cannot be said that LCD monitors are superior to CRT monitors or vice-versa either.
Rather when choosing which device to use you need to weigh up the advantages and disadvantages
in order to decide which technology to use.
In the public and presentational arena, LC displays are definitely preferable over CRT monitors. In
relation to the display workstation order, the small footprint is also an important argument and in
this respect more favours flat panel displays. On the other hand, when it comes to particular colour
depth, or you need a large viewable diagonal, the choice of a CRT monitor is still unrivalled.
CRT monitor
Flat panel display
Advantages:
Multiscan monitor.
same quality in all resolutions.
proven connector standard
analog (infinite) colour depth
no pixel errors
also large proportions
inexpensive
Advantages:
no geometry errors
no convergence errors
excellent brightness and contrast val-
ues
flicker-free
insensitive to magnetic and electric
fields
low power consumption
low heat build-up
small footprint
low weight
Disadvantages:
geometry errors possible
convergence errors possible
limited brightness and contrast
values
only flicker-free from 72 Hz
sensitive to magnetic and elec-
tric fields
relatively high power consump-
tion
high heat build-up
larger footprint
high weight
Disadvantages:
Multi-frequency monitor.
best quality only in its native resolu-
tion.
Absence of standards
limited colour depth
pixel errors
no large proportions
expensive
