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Which is better..
1 - A bulky black 17" monitor
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2 - a silver 15" LCD monitor

The thing is, I've always wanted a 17" monitor, but it's quite big and takes up the desk space so i can't have both.. (note, the black one hasn't been tested yet )

LCDs are dominant here volume-wise (they're not bulky ), but CRTs are dominant colour-wise (you get more accurate colours*)

So in the end, it probably comes down to:

Do you need the desk space, or do you need the accuracy**?

*I've never really tested this, I have a CRT, so my post itself may be inaccurate.

**I've heard a lot about this response-time thingo, which LCDs seem to be better at, so this also may be inaccurate.

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Originally posted by Ryxpia
Do you need the desk space

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Not particually, but my desk is rather small - i don't want a big screen right up close to my face.. whereas the LCD can go back as far as i want..

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Originally posted by Ryxpia
or do you need the accuracy**?

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As long as it's not a great deal less, no.

But then again, as you said:

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Originally posted by Ryxpia
LCDs are dominant here volume-wise (they're not bulky (Smilie))

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And i don't really want the big CRT screen right in my face.. Seeing as i can't move my desk much futher away from my wall to give it space, and i can't move my desk chair back at all because my bed is behind it -.-

Why not a 17" LCD?

EDIT: I have dual CRT one 19" and one 17" on a little desk

the 17" crt only has about 16" of screen size because for crts, the size is measures from corner to corner of the box, but for lcds,only the actual display area is measured. soi say go for lcd.

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Originally posted by Ezra
Why not a 17" LCD?

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Because that would cost money.. I got a spare 17" CRT around and i'm currently using a 15" LCD.

What resolutions will both monitors runs on? And for the CRT, how many Hz? And how many ms for the LCD?

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Originally posted by MenthiX
What resolutions will both monitors runs on?

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1280 x 1024 For the CRT, and 1024 X 768 for LCD

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Originally posted by MenthiX
And for the CRT, how many Hz? And how many ms for the LCD?

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I have no idea for those two, they both came without user manuals or anything and i am unaware of any other way of finding out..

The crt will have a better precision. and it also has a good resolutoin.
1024x768 is to heavy and buky for me and  for many others, so in this case the crt is winning...

I'd suggest the LCD, though I tend to think 17" is tiny anyway. I picked up my 19" LCD for AU$250, if you're looking to get one they aren't too much and I think the colour is better on my LCD than any CRT I've used in a home setup before. Is there any reason you can't use both? Besides, LCD screens don't flicker because the lamp is on continuously which if you're at the computer heaps is a great thing.