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Old 06-04-2002, 08:29 AM   #20 (permalink)
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There are also some major and minor drawbacks to CRT's which you may want to keep in mind in case you're going shopping for a PJ.
First of all, while they have superior black level over LCD's, the picture is considerably less bright. You need absolute control over ambient light (no ambient light is always best, but with CRT's it's a must).
You're also less flexible as far as distance between screen and pj is concerned, since CRT's have almost no zoom capabilities.
Also, last but not least, if you've gone through the process of fine-tuning the convergence of a CRT (and believe me, I have), you'll be yearning for a LCD.
You absolutely, positively don't want to move your CRT for as much as 1/100 inch after setting it up if you don't want to mess up the convergence
I'm not saying LCD is necessarily better, just that it isn't all sugar, toast and honey with CRT's either.
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