The dominance of LCD monitors as the display screen and system of choice for most personal computers and Macs became complete around 2006. Prior to that, LCDs had been gradually and steadily supplanting old-style cathode ray tube (CRT) monitors for a number of years. Once the industry standard for PCs and Macs, the CRT monitor has now become almost a relic when it comes to computer packages these days.
At its most basic, a CRT monitor is nothing more than a TV without the ability to capture television signals and then convert them to moving pictures. All of the other technology is there, in fact. Over the last decade -- since flat panel LCD technology became increasingly common -- the CRT has become ever rarer. By 2006, LCDs had completely taken over the desktop computer market.
No longer, it seems, as LCDs have come to almost completely dominate the computer display market, at least as it pertains to home computers and the like. Liquid crystal displays trump old-style CRT in almost every way that counts, including weight, durability, energy savings and bulk. They're slimmer, lighter and far more able to take a licking than common cathode ray tube monitors.
Nowadays, the LCD monitor is so much a part of most any PC or Mac when it comes out of the box, that there is no computer on sale anymore that has a CRT model monitor, and this has been the case since 2006. This has also led to large declines in the price of LCD units (which have actually been around for over a decade, though they were very expensive just several years ago) over the last few years.
As has already been pointed out, liquid crystal display monitors are much less hefty in terms of weight and bulk than similarly-sized (screen size) CRT models. Ponder for a moment how much a 17 or'-inch CRT monitor would weigh, and then think about how light the same size monitor is in LCD form. Also, think on how much easier an LCD model is to move about when compared to old-style CRT.
Also, LCDs are very energy efficient, using much lower levels of power than a CRT unit of the same size. And liquid crystal displays have proven themselves to be extremely rugged and durable. Their screens are highly protective and stories abound of an LCD unit that's accidentally fallen off a desk or been struck by something and has kept right on working. Not so with a CRT model, it seems.
When lined up next to each other, it's hard to imagine how much more different an LCD monitor can be in comparison to a cathode ray tube monitor of similar dimensions. LCDs are lighter in weight and very nicely priced, plus they're low-power consumers and they can take quite a beating if they have to. Given all of this, it's not hard to see why these monitors have come to such prominence these days. - 29854
At its most basic, a CRT monitor is nothing more than a TV without the ability to capture television signals and then convert them to moving pictures. All of the other technology is there, in fact. Over the last decade -- since flat panel LCD technology became increasingly common -- the CRT has become ever rarer. By 2006, LCDs had completely taken over the desktop computer market.
No longer, it seems, as LCDs have come to almost completely dominate the computer display market, at least as it pertains to home computers and the like. Liquid crystal displays trump old-style CRT in almost every way that counts, including weight, durability, energy savings and bulk. They're slimmer, lighter and far more able to take a licking than common cathode ray tube monitors.
Nowadays, the LCD monitor is so much a part of most any PC or Mac when it comes out of the box, that there is no computer on sale anymore that has a CRT model monitor, and this has been the case since 2006. This has also led to large declines in the price of LCD units (which have actually been around for over a decade, though they were very expensive just several years ago) over the last few years.
As has already been pointed out, liquid crystal display monitors are much less hefty in terms of weight and bulk than similarly-sized (screen size) CRT models. Ponder for a moment how much a 17 or'-inch CRT monitor would weigh, and then think about how light the same size monitor is in LCD form. Also, think on how much easier an LCD model is to move about when compared to old-style CRT.
Also, LCDs are very energy efficient, using much lower levels of power than a CRT unit of the same size. And liquid crystal displays have proven themselves to be extremely rugged and durable. Their screens are highly protective and stories abound of an LCD unit that's accidentally fallen off a desk or been struck by something and has kept right on working. Not so with a CRT model, it seems.
When lined up next to each other, it's hard to imagine how much more different an LCD monitor can be in comparison to a cathode ray tube monitor of similar dimensions. LCDs are lighter in weight and very nicely priced, plus they're low-power consumers and they can take quite a beating if they have to. Given all of this, it's not hard to see why these monitors have come to such prominence these days. - 29854
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