RE: [APML] CRT vs Flat Panel for display of astrophotos

["Gene Horr" <genehorr@houston.rr.com>]

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From: astro-photo-bounces@seds.org
[mailto:astro-photo-bounces@seds.org]On Behalf Of Joseph O'Neil
Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 11:12 AM
To: Discussion of Film Astrophotography
Subject: RE: [APML] CRT vs Flat Panel for display of astrophotos


> <snip>     I will go out on a limb and say, yes, you can get flat LCD
sreeen
> monitors that match a good CRT monitor - BUT - it might be  a special
order
> (we had to order ours in special) - and, the price is going to be pretty
> high.  Whereas a "regular" LCD monitor you see in the  average store is -
> oh - say on average, double the price of a comparable CRT monitor, a
really
> good LCD monitor with a high contrast ratio will set you back maybe three
> times the price of a comparable CRT monitor.  Or more.

The last time we purchased it was closer to the 4X mark, but this matches
my experience.  The higher end products from companies like NEC and Sony
do approach a CRT in contrast.

Gene Horr
genehorr@houston.rr.com

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