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Thread ID: 29726 2003-01-31 04:52:00 TFT monitors Thomas (1820) Press F1
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117437 2003-01-31 04:52:00 What is the story with TFT monitors,are they as good as crt?Is the reason we don't have one, the price?Whats the guts here? Thomas (1820)
117438 2003-01-31 05:02:00 Have a look at This thread (pressf1.pcworld.co.nz) it will answer most if not all of your questions.

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Billy T (70)
117439 2003-01-31 19:03:00 So what is difference between TFT and LCD screen?I mean would you walk into a shop and say I want a TFT monitor. Thomas (1820)
117440 2003-01-31 20:01:00 All LCD monitors are TFT these days Thomas.

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Billy T (70)
117441 2003-01-31 21:50:00 LCD = Liquid Crystal Display
TFT = Thin Film Transistor
These notations just refer to different perspectives of the technology used, and the names tend to be used interchangeably, although it seems TFT is becoming more commonly used to describe computer monitors since LCD is also widely used to describe the display in other devices.
I have had a Samsung 15" TFT for about 4 months, replaced a 15" CRT monitor. I would now never go back to the CRT ( = Cathode Ray Tube) despite their lower cost. If I upgrade again it would be to a 17" (or larger)
TFT display.
TFT monitors have over the past few months had their prices falling fairly rapidly. One reason for this is that the technology is newer than CRT, and the technological and distribution/application/marketing aspects are still developing.
CRT is a very old technology and most aspects of their production/distribution/economies of scale etc (these are important aspects of the price you pay for a monitor) hare pretty stable.
rugila (214)
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