On Mon, 1 Aug 2005 22:07:47 +0100, "P.Jay" wrote:
Can any of you good people tell me is there a difference between an LCD flat screen and an Analogue flat screen.I have read that a Crt monitor is better for Photoshop etc. but I need to buy a new computer and I have seen Dell advertising a bundle which suits me but it comes with an "Analogue" flat screen ,so if anybody can tellme if ther is a difference and would it be suitable for Photo work.
Thank you
P.Jay
I’ve used the type of monitor that comes bundled with the Dell systems amongst others and the visual quality cannot match even a cheap CRT. They are fine for working with text but for something like Photoshop, a suitable LCD or TFT can cost as much if not more than the the PC system.
see below for some differences between digital and analogue HTH
Mike H
" LCD Displays – (Liquid Crystal Displays)
LCD displays are usually thin (front to back) and only moderately heavy , compared to CRT displays -a consideration when moving stuff around, and they don’t produce much heat.
LCD displays today are mostly TFT (thin film transistor) (otherwise known as "an active screen ") type instead of the older passive displays. Producing LCD displays with small dot pitch is more costly than with larger d.p. You will find that most of the inexpensive LCD units use d.p. 0.28 or larger. Interestingly, in most cases these are very adequate for general use. LCD’s with smaller d.p. can be helpful when doing a lot of detailed graphic work or CAD (computer aided design) such as architectural or technical drawings.
LCD Brightness is a consideration. Many of the inexpensive LCD’s have a brightness (average) of 200 cd./sq. meter. That is 200 Candelas. As the unit ages, this number decreases and the screen becomes increasingly difficult to see in a lighted room. 250 cd./sq. meter is probably a good minimum to start with. More are better (and more expensive).
Digital Vs. Analog:
Usual LCD displays are analog and most people find them quite satisfactory. Digital displays are less prone to "shimmering" or flicker, which is noticed by some people but not others. If you choose a digital display usually a special video card must be installed in your computer.
FLAT SCREEN – CRT monitors may be "flat screen " or not. Remember that it is a large vacuum tube and a "bulbous" screen is the conventional technology .LCD displays are inherently "flat screen".
Other Considerations
Here are some of those "other considerations" that you may also find helpful: What do you do most? (If mostly e-mail or plain text documents, who cares? Almost any monitor will do.) If lots of detailed image processing, you’ll want a monitor with high resolution capability -working on pictures at 800×600 is an exercise in futility -for the higher resolutions, bigger monitors are better -You’d hate to look at a 1600×1200 display on a 14" monitor. (Because a lot of windows simply counts pixels instead of adjusting for actual size -so with higher resolutions, your icons and other images get smaller)"
