Re: Flat Planel Displays Are WAY Better
 

CRTs are cheaper, but if you have the money, you should go with the LCD monitor. Crisper display, perfect geometry, takes up less space, and can be brighter.

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I like mine. I just wish I could figure out how to clean it.

Re: Flat Planel Displays Are WAY Better
 

It's easy. Your computer store should sell these alcohol wipes, which you buy in order to easily clean your monitor. Don't mind if you press down on it too far, you won't damage it.

Re: Flat Planel Displays Are WAY Better
 

A guy once told me to use alcohol wipes on my paint ball googles. "Go ahead it won't hurt them." I followed his advise and much to my surprise I had to buy new goggles.

Thanks Ash, I know your not being facious, but are you sure I can use alcohol wipes on a flat panel monitor?

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Certain types of plastic react very poorly to alcohol. Other types aren't affected at all. Your guy could very well have used them on his with no problem if he had the right kind.

I would want to know for sure what an LCD screens is made of before touching it with an alchohol wipe. If the outer surface is glass you should be ok, but if it's some sort of polymer or if the glass has an anti-reflective coating you could be in trouble. You should always refer to the manufacturers instructions. The LCD manufacturers, not the wipe manufacturers that is.

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I have a 18" flat panel monitor... (I know 18" sounds weird, but trust me! NEX Multisync LCD 1880SX")

I used CRT's for so many years, and I always gave the advice to people to go for a big crt rather than a tft if you have the cash, but the truth is now, I would advise this every time

image looks so much sharper, even better than a flat crt, no horrible black border, and unlike early ones, I can view at all angles, and it is bright.

It just looks better, and everything about it feels better.

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I've used the alcohol wipes for years on both my monitors without problems. But yeah, you should probally refer to the manufacterer.

With LCDs, it's a lot sharper, because you don't have to mess with the path of electrons hitting the correct pixels on the screen. The no black border is cool, makes me look at CRT monitors and wonder if that's what I really had to suffer with for years.

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Meh. You want one of those new transparent monitors.

Re: Flat Planel Displays Are WAY Better
 

What's the biggest screen available on LCD's these days?
Is there much difference between the manufacters in LCD's other then options? Any recomomdations on which brand is better?

Re: Flat Planel Displays Are WAY Better
 

If you have the cash, you can get any size!