When did lcds become crts?

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Okay, lets see. I have a mess of lcds.

A sceptre 19" lcd 800:1 contrast 300 cd/m brightness 2004 lcd with 8 ms refresh rate (Got it due to it being one of the first with 8 ms refresh)
15" 450:1 contrast 1080i tv (don't ask)
20" 500:1 contrast 500 cd/m brightness 480p tv
17" 700:1 acer lcd
2 20" 204b samsungs with 800:1 contrast
20" dell 2007
24" dell 2407
7" digital photo frame from cvs
7" under cabinet lcd
8" coby digital photo frame, 450:1 contrast, led backlight
alienware 17" lcd on a laptop
8" widescreen coby, 500:1 contrast, 350 cd/m brightness, led backlight
40" samsung ln40a550 lcd 30,000:1 contrast 500 cd/m brightness
iphone, ds lite and 4 color cordless phones

All I hafta say is, when did lcds become crts? I stopped buying lcds around 2006, started again late 2007/2008.

My old ipod nano had bad coloring, was dim as hell, and was blurry. The iphone is blinding (I always turn up brightness), sharp, colors are extremelly vivid. More so then the ds lite, which I thought was pretty decent, if a bit saturated.

The two coby digital photo frames put my dells to shame. Esp. the 500:1 contrast 100% color gamut led backlit one.

Don't get me started on the 40" tv...

So again, when did lcds become crts? My two cobys are as colorful and have as good blacks as a crt (but bad viewing angles), the iphone is colorful as a crt (but bad blacks and bad viewing angles), and I swear to god if the tv isn't a crt in disguise!

My old lcds honestly look like crap now. Which they kinda always did, but at least the old lcds all were gray together instead of black, the new lcds make me wanna smash the old ones :(
 
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Idk When They Changed But Im Looking At A Fine 32'' Vizio Lcd With Amazing Picture. I Still Like The Lcd Over Crt.
 
According to:
this article, LCD sales first exceeded those of CRTs in 2003, and regained the lead over CRTs in the third quarter of 2004, a lead that it would hold for good.

this article, color LCD displays for computer and television purposes were first demonstrated in 1988 by Sharp Corporation.
 
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What the heck am I looking at? Looks like a biased site tbh.

Can a technical person weigh in? Crts can have up to 50,000:1 contrast ratio, and 100% color gamut.

Anyone thinking 500:1 contrast lcds from 2003 were close are horribly wrong.

I've never seen an lcd so much as COME CLOSE to the color levels of crts, until this year.
 
For my new computer system I will be buying this monitor, with the following specs:
Screen Size 24"
Recommended Resolution 1920 x 1200
Viewing Angle 170?(H) / 170?(V)
Brightness 400 cd/m2
Contrast Ratio 10000:1
Response Time 2ms(GTG)
 
I would go plasma, so off angle viewing problems...or you could go the new OLED Organic Light Emitting Diode, verryyyyy expensive
 
If you're referring to the newfound quality of screens - I'm tempted to say late 2006/early 2007.

I've got a bunch of different monitors here - including 2 brand spanking new ones (LG Flatron 22" wide Monitor , Samsung .. 40" (?) LCD TV )

If I compare what *was* an amazing monitor way back when to what *is* an amazing monitor now -

The old one is all fuzzy, blurry, colors are flat... if I switch from the Flatron to my old Samsung 940 (2006) - it's horrible.

Manufacturing technique has improved, demand has increased dramatically. The more they make them, the better they'll get - you've noticed it firsthand.

The good news - it's only going to get better.

Droid said:
I would go plasma, so off angle viewing problems...or you could go the new OLED Organic Light Emitting Diode, verryyyyy expensive
Click to expand...

I never buy bleeding edge tech. I give it a few years to fester.

That's why I didn't get burned by HDDVD. :)
 
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