CRT vs. LCD

[Peter Quain]

Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 11:28:35 -0700
To: DMDX at psy1.psych.arizona.edu
From: "Jonathan C. Forster" <jforster at psy1.psych.arizona.edu>
Subject: [DMDX] article on LCD monitors
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Here's a good article on LCD monitors and their characteristics and 
the differences between the various ways you can measure their 
speeds.  It's from a gaming perspective but that doesn't matter, 
what's good for gaming is good for DMDX.

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/other/display/lcd-parameters.html

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At 01:40 AM 5/03/2010, you wrote:
>I had a discussion yesterday with a collegue from another lab about
>display types. I am always using CRT displays for my experiments
>because they have higher refresh rates and no decay in which color
>values might differ from what you programmed.
>However, this guy was bringing forward an argument I have not thought
>about so far: For LCDs you have a stable overall picture at any given
>moment. A CRT display virtually draws one point after another, i.e.
>you never see an entire, let's say circle but your brain makes you see
>it as the point and lines are drawn so rapidly. I was shown photos
>made by a digital camera with really short shutter times (less than 5
>ms) and for CRT displays you can never see entire stimuli whereas for
>LCDs you do.
>
>So I was wondering what kind of display you are using in your labs and
>what your experiences are. Maybe there will develop a fruitful
>discussion.
>
>Cheers,
>Tobias
>
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