Benefits of CRT Monitors

Chances are you were more than happy to get rid of your old, clunky dinosaur of a monitor in favour of a new, sleek LCD or LED replacement. But were older CRT monitors really that bad? Performance wise, they certainly bring plenty to the table:

• Better colour representation than low to mid level LCD/LED equivalents 

• Better responsiveness thanks to a high refresh rate  

• More rugged - how many cracked LED screens have you seen in the last 5 years? And how many CRT monitors have you seen live 25+ year lives? 

• Given their sudden abandonment, CRTs can now be found dirt cheap online

While it's probably not worth replacing your current monitor with a bulky, power hungry CRT, it's most definitely worth holding on to if you've still got one.

The image below shows the difference in refresh rate between a CRT (left) and LCD (right) monitor: