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Apple Sticks with CRTs For Now
A reader writes, "eWEEK talked with Apple about the state of its hardware line at Macworld Expo/New York, six months after Apple said it was going all-flat panel with future Macs. Greg Joswiak, senior director, hardware products, with Apple worldwide product marketing, says that while LCD Macs are still 'the future,' surprise boosts in flat-panel prices mean CRT systems like the eMac and old-school iMac will stick around a while longer."
The average user does not appreciate the difference between flat panel and CRT screens. I believe Apple's strategy to be a prudent one...
Though many slashbots and computer enthusiasts will praise the flas-screen monitor, many are uncomfortable to fork that extra cash out for a more aesthetically pleasing monitor.
As you can see in this article, both have different pros and cons... but the average user is more likely to stick with the CRT monitor because of the cheaper pricing.
LCDs give you superior picture quality compared to a CRT. Less eye strain, better image quality.
Most "GENERIC" PC LCDS may be crap, just like all those generic 13inch "15 inch CRTs" that gateway and Dell and everyone else sold thruout the 90s that are worthless now.
But you have the choice- buy a powermac and get a CRT if you want, or get an eMac.
But when Apple drops the CRT all together, you'll still be able to go buy a Sony monitor and plug it into your mac (any mac).
Yeah, and you guys panned the ipod too: http://apple.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/10/23
You've probably just never seen an LCD run properly. And LCD runs at one and only one resolution, ....X...., it can fake other resolutions by adding and subtracting pixels as it thinks is appropriate, but its looks fugly!