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We Played Modern Games on a CRT Monitor - and the Results are Phenomenal :
It's true. Running modern games on a vintage CRT monitor produces absolutely outstanding results - subjectively superior to anything from the LCD era, up to and including the latest OLED displays. Best suited for PC players, getting an optimal CRT set-up isn't easy, and prices vary dramatically, but the results can be simply phenomenal.
The advantages of CRT technology over modern flat panels are well-documented. CRTs do not operate from a fixed pixel grid in the way an LCD does - instead three 'guns' beam light directly onto the tube. So there's no upscaling blur and no need to run at any specific native resolution as such. On lower resolutions, you may notice 'scan lines' more readily, but the fact is that even lower resolution game outputs like 1024x768 or 1280x960 can look wonderful. Of course, higher-end CRTs can input and process higher resolutions, but the main takeaway here is that liberation from a set native resolution is a gamechanger - why spend so many GPU resources on the amount of pixels drawn when you can concentrate on quality instead without having to worry about upscale blurring?
Are there any Soylentils here who still use a CRT for gaming? If I could just find a CRT with a 65-inch diagonal, and a table that could support the weight...
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 12 2019, @07:07PM
I used to watch my power bill quite closely. Yes a 5-10 dollar average drop was noticeable. All you have to do is keep an eye on it drop it in excel and graph it. I had ~20 dollar drop once from getting a new computer. All of that old stuff was neat at the time. But at this point why would I use old junk I sold off/gave away years ago? Pretty much any of my new equipment blows away the old stuff. Unless I find some old equipment that cost 10k+ in the day for a good deal. But I have a rule. I do not take other peoples old junk anymore.
Idle and standby are good numbers to keep an eye on. Some of those old sets would have a heater on the tube to keep them warm. So that way at any moment you could turn it on and it would work right away. Instead of waiting the 2-5 mins for the warm up. They looked amazing years ago. But put any of that equipment I used to own next to my current setup and the current setup is leaps and bounds better at 1/8th the power. Even some of the new stuff does this. So it is worth looking at. Especially if it is something you only use once and awhile.
Oh stay away from plasma screens. They look great but they have a short lifespan plus draw as much as an old trinitron TV would, sometimes more.
Just keep an eye on bits per pixel, grey scale transition, refresh rate, black levels, power usage, and you will get a good screen.