Are CRTs still Used

I was wondering if any, any of you professional or other ranking photographers are still using CRT monitors, and I mean like the Sony Trinitron CPD models. If so, what are the benefits of using a CRT other than the obvious angle viewing.

Thank you all

• Patrick

--
And for one Moment, She's Beautiful again.

http://visualartistic.zenfolio.com/

A 19" Mitsubishi Diamond Digital as my primary monitor and a 19" Samsung Syncmaster as secondary. I calibrate the Mitsubishi every four weeks with an eyeone but don't bother with the Samsung as I don't put colour critical work on it. I have thought about going flat screen but then figure why spend the money when the CRT's do everything that I need. When the Mitsubishi dies I will prise my wallet open and buy a flat screen. The trouble is that a "good" flat screen which is capable of being calibrated is expensive so why change while the CRT's still do the job? I am not a professional photographer but I am busy printing and framing for an exhibition opening in a few weeks.
--
eric

I must have been the last user of an CRT monitor, or next to the last. But I recently bought a Dell 2209WA and I feel like I have been liberated! Now I can turn the LCD in a jiffy to show the clients the images. I'm having a hard time figuring out what to place behind the monitor besides business cards!

I think I was the last one in North America to be using an 11 year Sony CRT that was on, day and night. It finally turned all green and it was time to buy a new one. I got the Dell Ultrasharp 2209WA. Its so much better than the CRT that it almost hurts my eyes. I really love it.

Mike

--
http://www.michaelcorral.com

Hi,

Well, maybe I'm a dinosaur and someone can talk me out of my foolish decision, but right now I'm upgrading my 5 1/2 year old computer to an i7-860 with 8 gigs of DDR III Ram, but I'm keeping my old 19 inch NEC CRT.

I can see all the subtle shades of black, white, and gray in test charts, and my pictures print just the way that I expect them to.

Why should I get a new monitor? Are there really any good reasons?

Best,
Dave.

Flickr photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/clyburn

Dave, you are not a dinosaur. I am running my two CRT's on an i7 920 machine with an SSD as a primary disc with 6 Gb DDR3 ram. When my Diamond Digital turns blue, or green or whatever I will buy a flat screen. By keeping the CRT's I have enough money left for the odd drop of red, which I only take to enhance my vision.
--
eric

For photographic work, it's hard to beat a CRT. I think they tend to have an inherent response that is closer to sRGB, thus requiring less tonescale correction to get to a gamma 2.2 response. Also, as others have pointed out, a CRT tends to give better shadow detail (assuming it's setup correctly), and there is no brightness/color shift with viewing angle.

Where the LCDs really "shine" is in clarity. When I first switched from a CRT to an LCD, I was blown away by how crisp and sharp the image was, particularly for text. If you do a reasonable amount of work with text documents and spreadsheets, or even web work, you will appreciate the sharpness of the LCD. Probably the ultimate setup for a two monitor configuration would be using both an LCD and a CRT. Use the CRT for photographic work, and the LCD for everything else.

Hi,

Thanks eric and Bob-- I was hoping that my decision made sense.

Best,
Dave.
--
Flickr photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/clyburn

Thank you all for the great responses. I have a few CRT's left in my home that I use mainly for my kids computers, I just picked-up a free one a couple of weeks ago, as people frequently throw them away or flat-out give them away these days.

I was reading this forum a few months ago, and there was an argument being stated by a member here on how good color accuracy was on a CRT vs. a Panel, and I really could not understand why. I see panels as being superior really, but I guess it is really preference. Thanks again.

--
And for one Moment, She's Beautiful again.

http://visualartistic.zenfolio.com/

I'm using a 20" SGI that I bought off of Craigslist for $50. It's awesome but will be retired soon by the Dell 27" LCD.
--
Carroll Morgan
Buckhead On-site Photography
: : Event photography - Studio quality : :
404.556.6821 mobile | [email protected] | http://www.BuckheadOn-site.com
Follow me on Linkedin Twitter Facebook

I am using a Viewsonic Professional Series P815 which I got from Craigs List 3 years ago for $50. I think its a 22" viewable. I have no desire for an LCD for now but when and if it dies, then I'll look at what's available.
--
LT

Bob Collette wrote:
Where the LCDs really "shine" is in clarity.

I agree with Bob on clarity.

I still have my old 17" Sony Trinitron.
Graduated to a HP LP2065 and now just purchased a Dell 2209WA.

The Dell is by far the sharpest of the three.
--
Gary

I use 4 LaCie 22" electron blue IV.
I got a batch of 7 of these from ebay for 80€...

To get the same quality in LCD screens you would have to pay a few 1000€ per screen, so...

Of course these things are huge and I had to shut off the heating in the computer room.

G.
--
'Tuning a mellotron doesn't.' ( R. Fripp )
'Variables won't; constants aren't.' ( Osborn's Law )