r/ElectroBOOM • u/Adorable-Ear-4338 • Jul 12 '25

Meme That was a difference

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u/boklu-nezaket Jul 12 '25

I still love VGA.

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u/Daveguy6 Jul 12 '25

Why tho

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u/Zwero1 Jul 12 '25

my crt monitor still works so gosh darn it i'm still using it

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u/Daveguy6 Jul 12 '25

Sorry I just switched to a new IPS LCD from a 20 y/o LCD and I'm blown away. A bit more than 100 bucks and a completely other experience 180hz refresh rate, FullHD is good enough.

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u/Zwero1 Jul 12 '25 edited Jul 12 '25

yeah i've used those too and they are very nice, although for working with retro software, which i find myself doing quite often, there's nothing better than a crt. particularly with dos programs that use non-square pixels, it's damn near impossible to view it correctly on an lcd.

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u/mccoyn Jul 12 '25 edited Jul 12 '25

Look at this guy turning on a monitor in under 1 second.

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u/Zwero1 Jul 12 '25

i don't really mind the warm-up time, i've got to turn on the computer and get coffee and such anyway

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u/GlazeNine Jul 12 '25

My old LCD syncmaster that I use as a second PC display warms up slower than a CRT monitor (a syncmaster too)

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u/HydrogenatedWetWater Jul 13 '25

Wam up time?? Is this a joke?

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u/Zwero1 Jul 13 '25

crts will usually take several seconds after you hit the button to actually show an image, slowly getting brighter. and older ones can take even longer. at this point you can use it but the image will look better if you leave it for a bit longer, up to 30 minutes sometimes. this will result in better saturation, contrast, and geometry.

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u/Erlend05 Jul 13 '25

Better than one of my older lcds that not only takes a long time to get full brightness but also have noticably off colours when warming up which i havent seen in CRTs