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Re: Dot Pitch in CRTs? & CRT vs. LCD?
Old 05-21-2007, 10:49 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by RHWeiner View Post
I come from a CAD background and before LCD monitors came into existence one would want to get the smallest dot pitch possible on your CRT so that your lines would be smooth and not choppy.

I wonder if (1) CRTs are still the best way to go for photo editing and (2) if dot pitch is still a concern? I would think that the answer in both cases is still "yes". LCD monitors, as far as I know, do not have variations in dot pitches (unless there's been developments in smaller diodes packed closer together?) and are actually spaced further apart than CRT 'pixels'.

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I personally find that a quality LCD monitor works just as well or better than a CRT. It is going to become harder and harder to find CRTs, in any event. I've just noticed recently that many of the large electronics stores no longer even sell CRTs.

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