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Subject: Re: lcd monitor manufacturer recommendation request
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Lawrence Sica <lomion@mac.com> writes:
> Depends on what you are reading.  In most cases LCDs have caught up to
> a CRT.  It's really a holy war for some, kind of silly in the face of
> advances.

The only advantage a CRT has over a properly calibrated modern LCD panel
is "blackness": backlit LCDs can't display truly black pixels, because a
little bit of the backlight will still shine through.

This is usually not noticeable except when playing certain games or
movies in a dark room.

I believe there are LCDs with individual lighting for each pixel, but
they're probably not within the OP's budget.

DES
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