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Are CRTs History?
DreamWheezer asks: "I work on a medical imaging program that uses CrystalEyes for high resolution true color stereoscopy. This program requires high resolution high frequency true color CRTs. Very recently, a vendor trend has developed: almost all are dropping out of the CRT market in favor of LCDs. Unfortunately, LCDs cannot render high resolution page sequential stereoscopy. The vendors have said that autostereo LCDs are on the way in 12 to 18 months, but what can I do in the meantime? Furthermore, does this mean the end is near for CRTs?" While there does still seem to be a market for CRTs, it seems to be dwindling to a narrow niche. Are LCDs ready to take over as the primary computer display or is the retirement of CRTs, premature?
Alpha ray sterilization.
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CRTs will still be the best monitors out there for a lot of things, especially graphics
Given the other uses for monitors, like babysitting the children and mowing the lawn, I'm glad I can still count on CRTs for graphics.
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I just went to Comp USA and they smashed all of their CRTs with baseball bats. There was a sign on the door that said, "From now on, only LCD monitors will be sold".
To make things worse, on the way home the Public Emergency Broadcast System sounded, and the recording mentioned that if we didn't all buy LCD monitors, they would send signals through our power grids to fry our CRTs.
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Commas can be placed anywhere, they are pauses. Maybe, he, wanted, to, sound, like, William, Shatner?
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Indulging in buggery with something 21" long is bound to cause an injury.
Do not try to read the dupe, thats impossible. Instead, only try to realize the truth
What truth?
There is no dupe
Just get a laser printer that prints at 3600 ppm.
If you don't know where you are going, you will wind up somewhere else.
Turn down the ambient light.
Remember to blink.
Take some Advil.
Keep in mind that a 21" CRT is going to consume more power and pump more heat (which needs AC to cool).
The electricity costs will add up over time.
She was like chocolate when she drank... semi-sweet at first and then increasingly bitter.
Up to a 15" screen, it'll give you a good wallop. But as long as you don't have some condition that predisposes you to death by electrocution (pacemaker, etc). A 17" will at the very least get you to stand up straight, and pay attention. Above that, you're toast, most likely.
When I worked at CompUSA we were an apple shop for everything, including monitors. Anything less than 15" Riff would discharge into himself, rather than going to the hassle of getting out the Static Discharge tool to drain it. The one time he did a 17" screen, apparently he stood in the corner, eyes totally blank, licking his hand for almost 5min. Totally tuned out from everything. After that he did start using the discharge more often. But not all the time.
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Ah, CompUSA. A buddy of mine had his back to me as he was working on an iMac at his bench. He pulled the shield and one of the guys was telling him to ground the thing so he wouldn't get shocked. He somehow managed to get his hand on the metal part of the screwdriver we used for this function, which wouldn't have been a big deal as he wasn't a path to ground, but the ops manager had his arm around my buddy's shoulder, chatting it up, while holding onto the work bench frame with the other arm. They both went home for the day.
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