Going CRT or just LCD for OW?

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Hi, I have a question regarding my PC on my studie room.

Well I have 2 separate places where I stay. One is my room at home and it has a generally good PC with a high refresh rate monitor (HP Omen 27 with a GTX 1070 and i7) but for my room at the place where I study I also build a PC and for there I also need a monitor.

Now I have the choice between two monitors. One is a general LCD monitor which is full HD and 60 Hz but when trying out I really had problems going back to 60 Hz and I played really bad. Than I discovered my brothers ancient CRT monitor and gave that a shot and in general it had much better result. However the thing is not HD and I probably have to play on lower resolution.

So now I’m wondering what would be the best option? I only use the study PC for well… my study so Word and Excel but a game or two of Overwatch, CS;go and Rocket League will also be good.

So what would be the best option? Going CRT as a super budget high refresh rate monitor or just stick with a 60 Hz screen and just deal with it.

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I’m trying to do the math on why anyone would ever consider using a CRT.

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Because CRT has a high refresh rate of 180 Hz and no input lag.

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I’m not up on hardware, but I didnt think CRT even was a thing anymore.

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While firing off Beta radiation (high energy electrons) into your eyes. Dude, protect your eyes. Keep LCD. Upgrade later.

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I use a CRT for my PS2 because the bottom and top half of the screen are cut off on a flatscreen/widescreen.

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Well, yeah, PS2 were designed when CRTs were popular, but we’re talking about modern-age, i7, GTX 1070 PCs right now.

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I dunno man, I have a CRT monitor in my closet but I don’t feel like lugging the 50 lb monstrosity out, lol. Maybe some people like the higher refresh rate, but aren’t most CRT’s not-widescreen? Seems to me there’d be resolution issues, and I can’t imagine playing a shooter where you need pinpoint accuracy on a crappy resolution. I’ve just had enough to drink where I felt like entering the conversation, but I don’t really have any stake in it.

Hmm. Steak. That sounds good.

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Resolution and β-radiation issues.

I’m hungry now. Darn you.

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The thing is that low-energy electrons are stopped fairly easily by air. It takes 20 kilovolts to make an electron go 1 cm in air. It takes 80 kilovolts to send an electron 10 cm in air, and 300 kilovolts for it to go 1 meter. And than we are talking about direct contact since the screen is covered by glass.

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Saw that Reddit post too. Doesn’t mean all electrons will get stopped however.

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I haven’t seen anyone trying to justify still using a CRT since like… 2005

Did I slip into the past somehow?

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Meh the chance is higher than I get ball cancer from my phone than eye cancer from a old CRT.

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Why is your phone next to your balls?

:face_with_raised_eyebrow::smirk:

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Actually if you leave it in your pocket all the time, it does increase the chance of cancer in that area…

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Actually it is a widescreen monitor, a Sony w900 crt on 24 inch. The LCD is also 24 inch.

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I keep mine in my back pocket.

Guess I’m gonna get butt cancer.

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RIP you I guess. :disappointed_relieved:

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This is what the monitor looks like, but mine is more ‘‘widescreen’’ to 24 inch.

http://img07.taobaocdn.com/bao/uploaded/i7/13590494/T2PJNlXndaXXXXXXXX_!!13590494.jpg

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Super Smash Brothers Melee tournaments still use them. They are kind of necessary for that game in the competitive level.