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Just a bit of an update here as I've now taken delivery of the 19 inch Dell CRT that Robbo suggested. It's really very very good value for the money and I'd recommend it to anyone wanting a CRT of that size and with only an absolute £110 max to spend. HoweverÃ¢â'¬Â¦ , I still reckon a Trinitron CRT derivative is what I really really want, so have now placed an order for an Iiyama Vision Master Pro 454 (the most recent and now discontinued 455 model doesn't seem to be available at all anywhere now). The Dell I'd say appears to be missing just that last ounce of razor sharpness on text and edge definition as well as colour saturation that you get from a Trinitron/Diamondtron CRT. This Dell has to be one of the best (consumer?) shadow mask PC displays I've personally used though it has to be said.

I've also had a Sony SDM-HS95P 19 inch LCD on trial for the last few days and will be returning this for a refund forthwith. Considering this is Sony's top of the range 19 inch TFT I'm very disappointed, I just can't believe they've ceased manufacture of their Trinitron CRT range of monitors exclusively in favour of TFT. For them to justify this decision I'd have hoped that this was because their TFT's were at least able to match their Trinitron displays in every single area of performance but I'm not convinced that that is the case.

I've been driving the Sony via DVI (output from a Matrox P650 graphics card), installed the manufacturer's Windows INF monitor device file, and calibrated the display's phase and other settings using the set-up application provided on the supplied CD-ROM. Sure the image is very crisp and clear, DVI over analogue video input is a no-brainer, but I still have an issue with being able to see the backlight affecting certain combinations of colours, it's like being able to see a distracting translucent glow or visible aura effect under-imposed (is there such a word?). I also find the light produced by energy saving light bulbs or most fluorescent lighting to be very fatiguing to my eyes, looking at an LCD display (from close quarters) seems to have an equivalent type of effect for me.

Sorry, rant over! Regular scheduled programming will now be continuedÃ¢â'¬Â¦

<blockquote data-quote="HenryT" data-source="post: 619987" data-attributes="member: 1014">Just a bit of an update here as I've now taken delivery of the 19 inch Dell CRT that Robbo suggested.&nbsp; It's really very very good value for the money and I'd recommend it to anyone wanting a CRT of that size and with only an absolute £110 max to spend.&nbsp; HoweverÃ¢â'¬Â¦ <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> , I still reckon a Trinitron CRT derivative is what I really really want, so have now placed an order for an Iiyama Vision Master Pro 454 (the most recent and now discontinued 455 model doesn't seem to be available at all anywhere now).&nbsp; The Dell I'd say appears to be missing just that last ounce of razor sharpness on text and edge definition as well as colour saturation that you get from a Trinitron/Diamondtron CRT.&nbsp; This Dell has to be one of the best (consumer?) shadow mask PC displays I've personally used though it has to be said.I've also had a Sony SDM-HS95P 19 inch LCD on trial for the last few days and will be returning this for a refund forthwith.&nbsp; Considering this is Sony's top of the range 19 inch TFT I'm very disappointed, I just can't believe they've ceased manufacture of their Trinitron CRT range of monitors exclusively in favour of TFT.&nbsp; For them to justify this decision I'd have hoped that this was because their TFT's were at least able to match their Trinitron displays in every single area of performance but I'm not convinced that that is the case.I've been driving the Sony via DVI (output from a Matrox P650 graphics card), installed the manufacturer's Windows INF monitor device file, and calibrated the display's phase and other settings using the set-up application provided on the supplied CD-ROM.&nbsp; Sure the image is very crisp and clear, DVI over analogue video input is a no-brainer, but I still have an issue with being able to see the backlight affecting certain combinations of colours, it's like being able to see a distracting translucent glow or visible aura effect under-imposed (is there such a word?).&nbsp; I also find the light produced by energy saving light bulbs or most fluorescent lighting to be very fatiguing to my eyes, looking at an LCD display (from close quarters) seems to have an equivalent type of effect for me.Sorry, rant over! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big Grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D"&nbsp; data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />&nbsp; Regular scheduled programming will now be continuedÃ¢â'¬Â¦</blockquote>

[QUOTE="HenryT, post: 619987, member: 1014"] Just a bit of an update here as I've now taken delivery of the 19 inch Dell CRT that Robbo suggested. It's really very very good value for the money and I'd recommend it to anyone wanting a CRT of that size and with only an absolute £110 max to spend. HoweverÃ¢â‚¬Â¦ ;) , I still reckon a Trinitron CRT derivative is what I really really want, so have now placed an order for an Iiyama Vision Master Pro 454 (the most recent and now discontinued 455 model doesn't seem to be available at all anywhere now). The Dell I'd say appears to be missing just that last ounce of razor sharpness on text and edge definition as well as colour saturation that you get from a Trinitron/Diamondtron CRT. This Dell has to be one of the best (consumer?) shadow mask PC displays I've personally used though it has to be said. I've also had a Sony SDM-HS95P 19 inch LCD on trial for the last few days and will be returning this for a refund forthwith. Considering this is Sony's top of the range 19 inch TFT I'm very disappointed, I just can't believe they've ceased manufacture of their Trinitron CRT range of monitors exclusively in favour of TFT. For them to justify this decision I'd have hoped that this was because their TFT's were at least able to match their Trinitron displays in every single area of performance but I'm not convinced that that is the case. I've been driving the Sony via DVI (output from a Matrox P650 graphics card), installed the manufacturer's Windows INF monitor device file, and calibrated the display's phase and other settings using the set-up application provided on the supplied CD-ROM. Sure the image is very crisp and clear, DVI over analogue video input is a no-brainer, but I still have an issue with being able to see the backlight affecting certain combinations of colours, it's like being able to see a distracting translucent glow or visible aura effect under-imposed (is there such a word?). I also find the light produced by energy saving light bulbs or most fluorescent lighting to be very fatiguing to my eyes, looking at an LCD display (from close quarters) seems to have an equivalent type of effect for me. Sorry, rant over! :D Regular scheduled programming will now be continuedÃ¢â‚¬Â¦ [/QUOTE]

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