Comparison: Twelve 19" CRT Monitors
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Philippe Ramelet
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Test Configuration And Methodology
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| Test System | |
|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Celeron 800 MHz |
| RAM | 256 MB PC100 |
| Hard drive | Western Digital 40 GB |
| CD Rom | Teac CD540E and Pioneer A105S |
| Graphic card | ATI Radeon 7500 |
| Software | |
| DirectX | 8.0a |
| OS | Windows XP Professional |
The test procedure was as follows:
NTest software used for:
- Monitor calibration
- Geometry evaluation
- Moire evaluation
- Convergence evaluation
- Image stability
- Readability evaluation
- Color purity evaluation
- Brightness and contrast evaluation
Other tests:
- Display of images and color charts (reds, greens, blues and grays) to evaluate quality of color rendering and range.
- Extra adjustments to display a maximum number of shades. A further evaluation of color ranges displayed.
- DVD Video playback (Brotherhood of the Wolf and Saving Private Ryan) and game playing (Quake III and Aquanox) to test quality in an entertainment environment.
- Test and examination of options provided by the OSD.
NTest was used in several resolutions (1024x768, 1280x1024, 1600x1200) at 85 Hz to see how the monitors reacted to changes, and to make sure and not give undue advantage to electronics optimized for a specific resolution.
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4 Comments
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lolsir Hi!! I am from 2010 and i want to tell you guys that you guys had some really nice boring review back in the days without any graphs...Reply -
I just took a Hitachi CM721F into daily use alongside Hitachi CM771, the shadow mask CRT does offer good color rendition without visible support wires of Trinitron-type solution.Reply
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CHISEL_954 iiyama Vision Master Pro 514 22" CRT .24 Bought back in 2004 (wow time flys) and still looking at it as i type. What a excellent monitor (still). I think around $500 bucks in 04. I had a different iiyama model 5 years before that. So the crt's where made of great quality that lasted--but i don't think the lcd that they make are near the quality of the past. :(Reply