BenQ FP781 user manual Comparison of CRT & LCD monitors, Summary

Benq LCD Color Monitor User's Guide

Comparison of CRT & LCD monitors

CRT monitor	Flat panel display
Advantages:	Advantages:
hMultiscan monitor.	hno geometry errors
hsame quality in all resolutions.	hno convergence errors
hproven connector standard	hexcellent brightness and contrast values
hanalog (infinite) colour depth	hflicker-free
hno pixel errors	hinsensitive to magnetic and electric fields
halso large proportions	hlow power consumption
hinexpensive	hlow heat build-up
	hsmall footprint
	hlow weight
Disadvantages:	Disadvantages:
hgeometry errors possible	hMulti-frequency monitor.
hconvergence errors possible	hbest quality only in its native resolution.
hlimited brightness and contrast val-	hAbsence of standards
ues	hlimited colour depth
honly flicker-free from 72 Hz
	hpixel errors
hsensitive to magnetic and electric
	hno large proportions
fields
	hexpensive
hrelatively high power consumption
hhigh heat build-up
hlarger footprint
hhigh weight

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.

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