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by Karen Sanger
Fri Dec 09, 2005 3:34 pm
Forum: Gaming & Technology
Topic: LCD or CRT for gaming?
Replies: 19
Views: 4473

Hrm. I'm starting to think that a few of us are going to have to agree to disagree :) What I don't get though, is why people promoting LCDs / laptops keep bringing up portability. I've never personally felt the need to tote a PC gaming rig around with me, save for the odd LAN-fest w/friends. When I'...
by Karen Sanger
Wed Dec 07, 2005 8:28 am
Forum: Gaming & Technology
Topic: LCD or CRT for gaming?
Replies: 19
Views: 4473

... whats wrong with it? Small, pre-determined monitor; poor keyboard; no mouse; triple the cost vs. a similarly-equipped desktop gaming rig. You can fix the keyboard & mouse problem by buying a 'standard' one, but a real keyboard adds on a pretty big chunk of real-estate and bulk to carry around. ...
by Karen Sanger
Wed Dec 07, 2005 2:04 am
Forum: Gaming & Technology
Topic: LCD or CRT for gaming?
Replies: 19
Views: 4473

Hedgecore wrote:THe flicker, man the flicker!
I guess I can't relate, my RR is usually somewhere around 120 at 1600 x 1200. I don't ever see the flicker.
... and c'mon, who ever heard of CRT on a laptop? that's just silly.
Only as silly as using a laptop as a dedicated gaming machine :)
by Karen Sanger
Tue Dec 06, 2005 7:30 pm
Forum: Gaming & Technology
Topic: LCD or CRT for gaming?
Replies: 19
Views: 4473

CRT - no fucking contest. My CRT has a better image than I've seen any LCD put out (barring perhaps the big Apple Cinema Display), and when you factor in that a top-quality CRT will not only get you a better image and a larger screen size at a (much!) lower cost than an average-quality LCD - there's...