looking for widescreen crt

Chrysalis · 20-12-2006, 14:46

any ideas where anyone might still sell one? my reasons are below.

lcd is basically a poor mans plasma, bad viewing angles, ghosting and colour reproduction and the sharpness makes pictures look blocky hence the need for hdtv, hdtv on a lcd probably on par with pdtv on a crt. I am not bothered about gained space in the corner of my room and dont need a digital tv since sky digi box does that for me.

Wish I brought one for Â£150 when sainsburies were doing a deal last summer as since then hardly anyone sells any.

Only need something between 21" and 30"

Delta Whiskey · 20-12-2006, 14:53

E-bay have some.

http://electronics.search.ebay.co.uk...ZR8QQsacatZ293

DW

Nikesh · 20-12-2006, 15:05

It's gonna be hard to find CRT's now. I walked into Dixons and Currys last month and they weren't selling any!

bob_a_builder · 20-12-2006, 15:41

I'm pretty sure this 'no more CRT's' is just a marketing ploy to sell higher margin products.

I was in Saudi last week, in their equivilent of Comet, as well as loads of massive rear projection, lcds, and plasma, there were tons of different CRTs' - a whole bank about 80 - 100 feet long, stacked 3 high.

No more CRT's, my a*se

pedantic · 20-12-2006, 15:49

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Originally Posted by Chrysalis

any ideas where anyone might still sell one? my reasons are below.

lcd is basically a poor mans plasma, bad viewing angles, ghosting and colour reproduction and the sharpness makes pictures look blocky hence the need for hdtv, hdtv on a lcd probably on par with pdtv on a crt. I am not bothered about gained space in the corner of my room and dont need a digital tv since sky digi box does that for me.

Wish I brought one for Â£150 when sainsburies were doing a deal last summer as since then hardly anyone sells any.

Only need something between 21" and 30"

See here ,already filtered, for your criteria.

handyman · 20-12-2006, 15:53

ASDA stock ct's still AFAIK

The Jackal · 20-12-2006, 16:07

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Originally Posted by Chrysalis

any ideas where anyone might still sell one? my reasons are below.

lcd is basically a poor mans plasma, bad viewing angles, ghosting and colour reproduction and the sharpness makes pictures look blocky hence the need for hdtv, hdtv on a lcd probably on par with pdtv on a crt.

True true but do take a look at Sony's X-Black screen - they layer the lcd with a glossy coating.

I have this (Asus PW-201) and am very happy with it.

http://www.maxpc.co.uk/reviews/defau...bsectionid=403

Chrysalis · 21-12-2006, 10:09

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Originally Posted by bob_a_builder

I'm pretty sure this 'no more CRT's' is just a marketing ploy to sell higher margin products.

I was in Saudi last week, in their equivilent of Comet, as well as loads of massive rear projection, lcds, and plasma, there were tons of different CRTs' - a whole bank about 80 - 100 feet long, stacked 3 high.

No more CRT's, my a*se

yep agreed, also can fit more lcds in same warehouse space.

Thanks to all who replied has helped.

Millay · 21-12-2006, 13:40

Just to add. samsung have brought out a range of CRT's with ultra thin tubes meaning they dont take up as much space...

http://www.samsung.com/uk/products/t...z408d8xxeu.asp

Chrysalis · 22-12-2006, 03:05

the pricerunner link didnt have any crts although ebay has opened up options.

Samsung I clicked show retail stores, none had the crt model, although tesco I will need to ring and ask no website.

swoop101 · 22-12-2006, 06:10

28" Â£120 2 in stock

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...122832&_LOC=UK

AdamD · 22-12-2006, 19:35

I don't think I could go back to CRT again

My first TFT was/is an LG L1915S, somewhat old by todays standards I guess
Hasn't got digital input, only analogue, but it's a lovely monitor

I did a check today on the latest offerings at Ebuyer, they have some NICE 20+ inch monitors for sale now
Especially the Video 7 22? inch one

pedantic · 22-12-2006, 22:17

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Originally Posted by Chrysalis

the pricerunner link didnt have any crts although ebay has opened up options.

Samsung I clicked show retail stores, none had the crt model, although tesco I will need to ring and ask no website.

Huh !

There's 3 pages of CRT's on the link I gave.

Chrysalis · 22-12-2006, 23:44

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Originally Posted by pedantic

Huh !

There's 3 pages of CRT's on the link I gave.

you right I had another look, I guess for some reason I missed the right links.

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Originally Posted by AdamD

I don't think I could go back to CRT again

My first TFT was/is an LG L1915S, somewhat old by todays standards I guess
Hasn't got digital input, only analogue, but it's a lovely monitor

I did a check today on the latest offerings at Ebuyer, they have some NICE 20+ inch monitors for sale now
Especially the Video 7 22? inch one

I am talking about tv rather then monitor but since you mentioned tft.

My TFT isnt a glowing reference for tv, moving mouse causes a small shadow behind it likewise scrolling text does, some colours seem to be poorly reproduced showing that it lacks true colours. I have to look at almost dead on else I get distortion, pain when lying down watching stuff on it as it appears too dark, and a pain when standing up looking at it as appears too light. I had another tft before this which was even worse luckily misco sent it back. It isnt terrible but compared to a crt it is defenitly inferior. There is reasons gamers tend to stick with crt.

Alien · 23-12-2006, 08:55

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Originally Posted by Chrysalis

My TFT isnt a glowing reference for tv, moving mouse causes a small shadow behind it likewise scrolling text does, some colours seem to be poorly reproduced showing that it lacks true colours. I have to look at almost dead on else I get distortion, pain when lying down watching stuff on it as it appears too dark, and a pain when standing up looking at it as appears too light. I had another tft before this which was even worse luckily misco sent it back. It isnt terrible but compared to a crt it is defenitly inferior. There is reasons gamers tend to stick with crt.

Older [more than a couple of years] LCDs are crap, but as long as you check out reviews beforehand, you can get some very nice LCDs. As to the gamer & blurring/streaking argument, I may not be a gamer, but I regularly watch video on my Xerox XA7-19i, & I've never seen any streaking.

As for LCD TVs, Tesco are doing a rather nice 27" for about Â£380. If I had the cash, & didn't have other things I need to get, I'd seriously consider getting it. The only reason I'd hesitate is the screen size would only be 1" bigger than my current CRT [28" tube, 26" viewable]. I forget the make & model, but I have to go in there today anyway, so I'll have a look.