Community poll forum: Will you buy an LCD monitor?

This 17" CRT is working fine for me.

im using an Olevia 27 inch widescreen HDTV as my monitor.. and i love it.. the quality is amazing

I suggest you spend your money on a 20.1 '' Wide Screen View Sonic monitor, bro has one , loves it!

Don't sweat the small stuff.

I created a site re: monitor pain issues, and the Samsung 151s LCD really set off my problems with a vengeance.

Furthermore, I created a survey, wherein at least 2 others besides me also cited Samsung health issues.

So everyone's computer monitor experiences are like the tale of the blind men who are all testifying about different parts of an elephant & jumping to different conclusions.

I'd forgotten to post the URLs. The issue is complex because it's related to BOTH toxic monitors AND the health situation of monitors' owners.

Anyway, here's my guestbook survey, wherein 2 people (besides me) complained of Samsung - and my site/story is linked to it:

http://www.lemnet.com/guestbooks/show/?user=monitorp&book=1a

The only disadvantage with LCD is the problem of "dead pixels".
As things stand at the moment manufacturers (including all the 'top names') are allowed to supply screens with dead pixels - without this being considered a fault and the purchaser not being able to obtain a replacement.
To make things more complicated there does not seem to be an agreed standard covering the number allowed.
Dead pixels result in a very bright white spot on the screen and although there may be very few, if you have them, the eye is drawn to them constantly.
I spent a very long time looking until I found a manufacturer (Optronix) who guarantees 100% "No Dead Pixels" and although wasn't a 'top name' brand the spec and performance are as good as any I've seen.

I recently upgraded my PC and at the same time went from a CRT to an LCD monitor. I have an Acer AL1914 19".

I'm delighted with it. Previously I had a 17" CRT.

The main benefits, apart from taking up a lot less desk space, are less glare and bigger display area.

My old CRT was not bad (.26 dot pitch) but I found an improvement in sharpness and less flicker.

If you are going for an LCD I reckon it's worth the extra to go to 19"

already have an lcd monitor and love it. 19.1 viewing and there are several things that contribute to why I like it better than a crt screen monitor. the first reason is that there is virtually no heat given off by the lcd vs. the crt monitor. light reflection from above or behind you has no glare showing on the lcd. light reflecting on the lcd monitor has no reflection showing back and this is contributed to the light coming from the back of the screen.

As the owner of an LCD monitor for over 2 years now, I can say that the older LCD monitors didn't do so well with 3D graphics, primarily because their refresh rates were somewhat low compared to those of CRTs. However, the most recent few generations of LCDs do just as well as any CRT I've ever seen in terms of gaming performance. The only problem you might experience in terms of graphics is jagged edges if you're running a 3D game at less than your monitor's native resolution. However, this problem would only occur if you had a weak video card (one that did poorly on a 1280x1024 resolution, which is the typical native resolution of many LCDs) which I assume is not a problem since every gamer I know has invested a considerable sum of money into their video card.

I have both a CRT and an LCD both work fine the CRT is in a laeger location. When looking to put a computer onto a desk I found that a CRT was to large and would not fit. At this point I purshased a 17" LCD and that works as well as the CRT. If space is a problem then my vote would be an LCD.

I have had a 17 inch Dell Ultrasharp LCD monitor for about 6 months for my office computer, and a 15 inch IBM LCD for my home computer for ~18 months. I have occasional periods of time, perhaps weeks, when my computer work is long and "intense". Typically, I am working on a computer every day... I am a University professor, academician, researcher, statistician, writer. The LCDs are wonderful with regard to eyestrain and general fatigue, MUCH better than with the CRTs. The ease with which the LCD can be rotated when working and consulting with students and collegues, along with the "small footprint" the LCD imposes upon the desk, are other significant advantages. Those are the truly significant advantages of an LCD for me. All in all, again for me, the LCD monitors have made my work MUCH less tiring, has definitely eliminated eyestrain, and generally has made my work easier.

I bought a 15 inch lcd . Its called a superscan and I love it. I do not have hdtv but the picture most times sems like it. About the only negative is viewing angle and for the most part it is just fine and I will buy another in the future in a much larger size. This one was for the kitchen counter and is perfect of it.

This was and still is an excellant LCD monitor, it was introduced some 5-10 years ago I believe. It still performs famously, I love it

I purchased one when my huge 19 View Sonic hit the dust. Luckily it was still under warranty so I didn't have to spend a whole bunch of money. I got a 15 inch, wish I had gone larger. But what I love about the thing is I could carry this monitor down to the lower level of our home where I have my computer all alone. I can lift it if need be. I am a 73 year old woman and most times need help with lifting my electronics. Not this screen. When my other View Sonic goes I am going to replace with a 17 or perhaps 19 depending on cost at the time.