CRT monitors mostly used VGA ... remember a computer tower on the desk or floor nearby which did the heavy lifting, sending images to the monitor. If you only have the monitor remaining, or ...

Whether your screen is a domestic TV or a dedicated monitor, the heat and voltage stress of driving a CRT made these devices significantly less reliable than many of their modern-day counterparts.

CRT-based monitors are considered outdated. All laptops and most desktop computer systems sold today come with LCD monitors. However, there are a few reasons why you might still prefer CRT over ...

The designers of older equipment that contained a CRT monitor rarely made the effort to design their own driver and deflection circuitry. Instead they were more likely to buy an off the shelf ...

But until the transition is complete, you'll find increasingly great CRT bargains. Despite the jump in LCD sales, three out of four monitors bought in the fourth quarter of 2001 were CRTs ...

If you're old enough to remember CRT monitors and TVs, then you may well join us in our love for this water-cooled gaming PC with a vintage twist. PC modder János Kerekes took his Dremel to an ...

I found a decent CRT, optimal for retro PC gaming: A Samsung SyncMaster 793s from local markets, fully functional! Classic PC games like DOOM and Quake look superb on CRT screens, adding nostalgia ...

CRT monitors in good condition are increasingly hard to find, so now the hunt is on to find a model that's not in such good shape for some actual gaming testing. That's if Windows 11 will display ...

The retro but high-end-for-the-time IIyama Vision Master Pro 512 CRT monitor was recently pushed to a staggering 700 Hz refresh rate by the YouTube channel RetroGamingBase. This blasts past the ...

And by ancient monitor, we mean a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) display – you won’t have forgotten these if you ever used them, but if you didn’t, they’re the ones you’ll see in 80s movies that ...

Explore some of the key discoveries made during the cathode ray tube's history that shaped the current CRT monitor technology we use today, from its beginnings to the latest displays. What is a ...