The Last of the CRTs

Today, we set ourselves a challenge worthy of the summer holidays: find a new CRT monitor that's still on sale.  Believe us, it's not going to be easy.  But--strangely--there is still one option.

Here's the model that we managed to find, the ViewSonic E70:

	ViewSonic E70FSB MARCHANDS €     Rue du comm...  2.75  Priceminister  5.89  E grav , le...  5.99  Mypix.com  9.90  Amazon.fr m...  15.79  Conrad  24.95  Compare prices

It has the following tech specs:

• 17'' CRT
• aspect ratio: 4:3
• maximum resolution: 1024 x 768 pixels
• dimensions: 40.4 x 40.6 x 42.5 cm
• weight: 16.3 kg
• price: £100

It's pretty hard to get excited about, unless you're looking for a rather original paperweight.  By contrast, for less than £150, you can get a 22'' LCD screen:

	Asus VW220TE MARCHANDS €     Micromania  19.00  Amazon.fr m...  34.77  Amazon.fr m...  39.98  Compare prices

• 22'' LCD
• aspect ratio: 16:10
• maximum resolution: 1680 x 1050 pixels
• dimensions: 51.4 x 40.6 x 21.1 cm
• weight: 4.4 kg
• price: £146

It's nothing new, of course: it's almost impossible to compare CRTs and LCDs because the latter have clearly taken over.  As for this Asus VW220, its 1680 x 1050 pixel panel uses TN technology and has a response time of 5 ms.  That means it's probably comparable to the Hyundai N220W which we've tested.

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