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☖ Forums → Discussion Forum → 10 year old HD capable CRT monitor...?
10 year old HD capable CRT monitor...?
2007-11-23, 6:03 PM #1
I have had an old CRT monitor for 3 or 4 years now. It's been here since the old compaq. Recently for some unknown reason windows has told me i can suddenly have it display 1920 by 1080.

I knew my video card could do this (ATI x1950), but i thought an old CRT couldn't possibly go that high.
So, Is it safe?
2007-11-23, 6:13 PM #2
do you think its going to explode if you set the resolution that high?
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2007-11-23, 6:29 PM #3
If it could be set to 1920*1080 then everything would look squished anyways. It's hardly the native aspect ratio for CRTs, haha.

Though are you seriously asking whether it's "safe"? I mean what could possibly happen?
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2007-11-23, 6:30 PM #4
It'll be fine, but you have to put your face no more than 1/16th of an inch from the monitor or your retinas will detach.
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2007-11-23, 6:32 PM #5
Most modern video cards can force any of their supported resolutions. Why you would want to display anything other than your monitor's native resolution, I do not know.
2007-11-23, 6:39 PM #6
The resolution was added by the ATI drivers. That resolution is probably simulated. It's unlikely your 4:3 CRT can do a 16:9 resolution natively.

And don't think "old CRTs" aren't high resolution...there are CRTs from over a decade ago that are capable of much higher resolutions than today's high end LCDs.
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2007-11-23, 6:47 PM #7
If you set it to that res it would probably just use your mouse to pan around the screen. Try it.
2007-11-23, 9:56 PM #8
Well i tried setting it to that res. It worked but it was, like you said squished.
Interesting. I guess i can play games and uber high res then.

Thanks.
2007-11-23, 10:17 PM #9
It works even better if you get in the bathtub with it plugged in.
2007-11-23, 10:17 PM #10
Thanks, i'll try that.
2007-11-23, 10:18 PM #11
No you won't.

You never do. :(
2007-11-24, 8:00 AM #12
Sometimes ATI drivers will start ignoring the monitor's DCC info. The trouble with CRTs, especially old ones is that you can force resolution or refresh rates that it doesn't really support and shorten the life on the monitor. I'd look up the actual monitor and double check what it max res/refresh rate actually is.
2007-11-24, 9:37 AM #13
I know the max res is 1280 by 1024 and the mas refresh is 60.. Whatever it is.

Which is why i was so suprised when i was able to play earth 2160 at 1400 by 12XX
2007-11-24, 9:49 AM #14
well, the down side of this is that your monitor actually can't run at that resolution.

the plus side is that you'll be able to get a new monitor soon.
2007-11-24, 9:56 AM #15
I sure hope so.
This thing weighs like 50 pounds and looks like it came out the trash...
Oh wait, it did.
2007-11-24, 9:59 AM #16
no you
2007-11-24, 10:25 AM #17
a 60 Hz refresh rate is horrible...it's like looking right into a strobe light.
2007-11-24, 2:25 PM #18
I never noticed anything wrong.
Although half of the monitor seems to go faster then the other half.
2007-11-24, 3:12 PM #19
If you're seeing "tearing" in games, that's because vsync is off. Turning it on fixes it.

2007-11-24, 3:43 PM #20
Originally posted by Pagewizard_YKS:
a 60 Hz refresh rate is horrible...it's like looking right into a strobe light.


i take it that you dont watch tv on a crt tv, as it also has a 60Hz rate of refresh.
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2007-11-24, 8:00 PM #21
Originally posted by alpha1:
i take it that you dont watch tv on a crt tv, as it also has a 60Hz rate of refresh.

That doesn't bother me (probably because I'm not sitting as close to it) , but a CRT monitor does.
2007-11-24, 10:04 PM #22
I never noticed.
It is bloody bright though, im just used to it.
2007-11-26, 1:49 AM #23
You also rarely try to read long texts while sitting close to your TV.
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2007-11-26, 1:59 AM #24
my relatively new new lcd only lets me choose 59 or 60. Seems kinda odd.

o.0
2007-11-26, 6:02 AM #25
Originally posted by Greenboy:
my relatively new new lcd only lets me choose 59 or 60. Seems kinda odd.


it seems odd to you because you don't understand how CRTs and LCD panels work.
2007-11-26, 7:45 AM #26
My mother's monitor lasted 14 years before it died last month. Not bad for a HP monitor that couldn't go higher than 800x600 res :downswords:
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2007-11-26, 7:56 AM #27
Originally posted by Pagewizard_YKS:
That doesn't bother me (probably because I'm not sitting as close to it) , but a CRT monitor does.


Also the phosphors in a TV don't die out nearly as quickly as the ones in a CRT monitor, hence the lack of flicker.

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