Bibi TFT eventually arrived and has sent Mama CRT into aaaarrry (early) retirement :-)
videre 1.0
(left) Gericom CT1997PF 19″ CRT, 130 Watts power consumption (!), 5w/5w standby/active-off, 20.2kgs, really BIG, too dark for image editing (even with Gamma corrections, etc.), TCO’99…
videre 2.0
Yakumo 17 XPT 17″ TFT, 8ms, 500:1 contrast, speakers (lol), 4.0 kgs, 48w, 2w/2w standby/active-off, 3 years pick-up guarantee, TCO’03, EUR 139,- ….
And the most important reason for the change: my EYES! What a blessing now….
Neat!! You must be smiling now :-)
I had to get a TFT to replace my old CRT
but do I say?
I am almost envious. Luckily, I have some new additions in my home that beat any TFT hands down.
Enjoy it.
Steve