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by jkaras

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I am recently in the market for a new monitor since mine is "the little monitor that could" and ready to die but rather defiant before going to the little electonic heaven in the sky (6 yrs old)!

As I puruse the plethora of deals pertaining to multiple types of monitors two types come to mind. My choices are either "shadow masking" or "aperature grille". Both boast superior quality as well as inferior quality. I have read all there is about what they are and understand the differences, but I have yet to experience the differences with my own two eyes. I plan on venturing out to my favorite little dream shops to sample the quality. I do favor everyone's opinion on quality and am asking what's your preferece. I do fancy gaming in my spare time so I'm sticking with CRT and my price range of $200-$300 so refresh counts. Is the lines from the aperature really that bad and annoying?I have picked out a few deals, so instead of one particular one which type do you see the best quality, shadow or aperature and whose brand do you trust most?

My favorite currently is a HITACHI CM721FB 19" Flat CRT Monitor -RETAIL from newegg for $235!! I've never had anything from Hitachi or Samsung( the other considered) before since they make multiple type products, not specializing in just one so they look good on paper. At work we have Viewsonic and my opinion is both good and bad. They appear great most of the time but when they go, they go quick, good support mind you but I dont want to ship a bulky thing everytime there is a problem.

I know I should post it in the Q and A but you guys I trust more then the other yahooos that monitor the other half of the site.

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by oz_media

Being heavily into graphic design and gaming, I find the NEC/Mitsubishi MultiSync 990's are just the most beutiful screens to look at for extended periods of time. Excellent refreash rates, good dot pitch and perfect 'velvet' look to the image because of the zero glare. Granted the case is massive, but it is very aggresive looking on your desktop and worth ever inch of space you give it.

http://tinyurl.com/33qaz

They use the Sony aperture grille but you don't have to pay the price for it, an excellent deal! The aperture grille some will complain because of the two fine 1 pixel greyish lines across the screen, but you don't notice them after the first 2 minutes, if at all and they pay off in picture quality and balance.

My vote, two thumbs up.

by oz_media

Sorry I didn't notice your price range, these are going to cost around $700+ Canadian, probably quite a bit cheaper in the USA though.

I was thinking of the FE950, my mistake. The links provided and monitor I mentioned are only around $269.00 here but they use a standard CRT and not the Aperture Grille. Link will explain it better, sorry for the confusion.

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