# CRT or LCD?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/crt-or-lcd/187176>\
**Category:** random\
**Created:** [April 27, 2006, 5:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/crt-or-lcd/187176 "2006-04-27T05:42:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![paoloissic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bc79bd/32.png) [@paoloissic](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/paoloissic)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2006, 5:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/crt-or-lcd/187176/1 "2006-04-27T05:42:47Z")

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im planning to buy a monitor i dont really have much money to buy an LCD but i can save money to buy one. the thing is im wondering if it will be a good gaming monitor. for the LCD my first choice is the samsung syncmaster 17" LCD. for the CRT it’s the samsung 17" syncmaster flat screen i think it’s the 963DS something like that i forgot the model number. well the CRT is a whole lot cheaper. my friend told me that LCD’s uses less electricity that CRT’s is that true? which would you suggest for me CRT or LCD?

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**Author:** ![minimalistik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47774/32.png) [@minimalistik](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/minimalistik)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2006, 10:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/crt-or-lcd/187176/2 "2006-05-01T10:13:58Z")

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just get the latest Samsung LCD with 8ms and 800:1 contrast

Can you be sure it’s actually 8ms? If i had the money, I would buy the Dell 1600x1200 and that’s it.