Before buying any kind of monitor, you should ask yourself as to what kind of monitor you really need. The two most common types of monitor widely available today are Liquid Crystal Display better known as LCD and the CRT or Cathode Ray Tube. The Cathode Ray Tube or CRT monitor is very common and this is usually used by many computer users. CRT is a heavy, cube-shaped type of display. The LCD on the other hand, has a slender design and consumes less power. The most common monitor sizes are 15, 21, 17, 19 and 21 inches.LCD Monitor

According to computer experts, the LCD monitors have an average life span of 6 years while the CRT has an average of 3 years. Lower-quality CRTs are prone to flicker problems. Flat screen monitor is easier on the human eyes even for prolonged viewing. But other computer user said that CRT monitors offer more excellent viewing experience over flat screen monitors. CRT monitors are cheaper compared to LCDs. But nowadays, flat screens have become more affordable as LCD manufacturer are constantly developing flat screens to become more affordable and can penetrate the mainstream market. Flat screen monitors are highly adapted in many corporate businesses specially these days.

What’ Insider Your CRT Monitor?

CRT is composed of vacuum tube with large flat surface on one end. Millions of tiny dots comprised an image in your monitor and these dots are called pixels. Pixel is a made of 3 colors, the red, blue and green. This pixel can generate millions of shades.

Resolution

Resolution is the measure of the number of pixels on the computer screen. Resolution is measured by the number of horizontal pixel by the number of vertical pixels.

Example:

800 x 600 and 1024 x 768 pixel

More pixel means sharper text and images.

LCD Monitors

LCD monitors usually have native resolution. This creates exceptional and sharp details of images on computer screen. So, buy a LCD monitor with a native resolution mode.

If you carefully weigh the hidden cost savings on the areas of viewing experience and failure time rate, you will notice that the LCD and CRT are just balance. This is why we need to look further at the other characteristics behind these types of monitors.