Aside from size, how is an LCD display better than a CRT monitor?
LCD Monitors vs. CRT Monitors Over the past few years, LCD monitors have made significant advances in the market to emerge as a strong competitor to traditional Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) monitors. Now, large monitor manufacturers like Sony are even planning to phase out CRT manufacturing and concentrate on widening their LCD offerings. So, has LCD won the competitive battle? Perhaps not yet, as CRT monitors still hold a few key advantages. Below we summarize some of the differences of LCD monitors versus CRT monitors, and which holds the current advantage: Image Brightness: LCD Monitors easily win in this area, offering brightness approximately twice that as CRT monitors on average. This is particularly important for viewing in daytime, high light areas, like a room with many windows. LCD monitors will easily appear brighter than CRT monitors in these conditions. Contrast: LCD monitors have made great strides to narrow the gap on contrast. Contrast is important for viewing in low light si
