On Mon, 4 Jul 2011 12:20:02 +0100, Ethan Grammatikidis <eeke...@fastmail.fm> wrote: > On Sun, 12 Jun 2011 22:23:03 +0200 > pancake <panc...@youterm.com> wrote: > > > Also crt and lcd/tft screens have differet brightness effects. Tft are less > > damaging to eyes than crt.. So i think discussion about colors on text > > moved to only stethical and personal issue because its no longer dramatic > > as it was in the crt era. > > Really? Who made this screaming bullshit up? My eyes haven't been right since > I bought my first TFT monitor, and I've run into several people ONLINE who > tell me they can't use LCD monitors AT ALL. Imagine that; relying on the > internet and yet you can't use LCDs. Given how many people would simply > forget about using computers if they had such a problem, I expect LCD screens > make a LOT of peoples' eyes bleed. I think you're blindly believing _lies_ > spewed by monitor manufacturers. > > Pancake... I'm sorry to say this but I get a "wtf moment" from nearly every > post you send to this list. I realize that's not constructive criticism... > You may want to consider how information flows especially how and when it it > is possible to determine truth from lies. I don't mean how data flows; I mean > how _meaning_ gets passed from human to human, and what can be lost in > transit, especially when the sending humans are working on behalf of a > megacorp (or government, for that matter). >
While I won't comment on the rest of pancake's message (I've already done so for one of his other points): You can verify all this CRT-related "screaming bullshit" [sic] empirically, in the comfort of your own home: Eye-related: + greater contrast ratio and color depth (degrades over time) + multisync (= scaling to different resolutions) + higher response time - constant flicker - image loss/distortion at boundaries - uneven brightness - more susceptible to glare - difficult to position ergonomically Other: + cheap - prone to imploding (and setting fire to the elderly) - emits high-pitched tone - wasteful: - greater size (especially considering equivalent viewing area) - higher weight - higher power consumption (+ heat output) (ionizing radiation and "filled to the brim with toxic crap" omitted due to requiring specialized equipment to determine) Peace -- Pieter
