Do you like your CRT monitors curved or flat? Which is better

I used to prefer flat back when I was a kid, but now I really appreciate rounder ones better, they remind me of arcade cabinets screens.

Curved pretty much in every way except for glare. A curved screen will catch reflections from any light source in the room while flat ones can just be angled away from them and not.

>>3625992
I have this weird ass Polaroid one that has a curved tube but there's a flat pane of glass shielding it. Haven't tried the 240p test suite on it, but I haven't gotten any noticeable distortion out of it, and the screen margins are aligned correctly as well.

I don't like CRTs. I was happy when I moved to TFT.

>>3626107
Good for you, faggot.

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>>3626053
I had an RCA Blackstripe with one of those until my shitty power blew it up (before I learned to run all my displays behind UPSs). One nice thing about them is that you can just use relatively inexpensive polarizing film (or matte or w/e you like) on them instead of trying to search down vintage polarizing filters if you want to reduce your glare.

>>3625992
Curved screens are better, less geometry issues.

I prefer flat lg or sony. They have better geometry.

>>3626380
>Flat LG
Their SlimFit models are well known to have horrible geometry. Luckily they were HD only.

I prefer my CRT to be functional.

Curved but the more modern flat ones do have their advantages - less space, better picture in some cases. I wish there was still a company producing CRTs...

>>3626380
lol

>>3626187
If you have a source for "relatively inexpensive" polarising film (preferably in Europe), please do share.

I need some for an unrelated enterprise and all I can find is tiny sheets for phones etc and/or hellishly expensive.

>>3626036
>>3626329
>>3628994
>fucking up the picture positioning because muh nostalgia

ok

>>3629021
...what?

>>3629201
lol ikr I almost asked that this morning but I decided I didn't even want to know what he's saying. Bait, probably.

>>3625992
I like flat on high-resolution PC monitors, but for TVs and 15kHz computer monitors, curvier is better imo.

>>3629385
What about 24KHz monitors?

>>3629396
Same as 15kHz ones and early 31kHz ones.

>>3629218
It's terrible bait.

>>3628994
>I wish there was still a company producing CRTs
The dumpster.

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Just picked it up today. Best crt I have ever used.

i live in austin texas and cannot find a CRT to save my life

>>3631778
its weird that everyone wants money for them but they are there https://austin.craigslist.org/search/sss?sort=rel&query=crt

>>3631741
What model is that? I have the 1701.

Flat if it has perfect geometry.

>>3631875

It's an 1802

>>3631778
Hit up a Goodwill or something. Maybe a non-Goodwill thrift store since Goodwill may've stopped carrying them.. There is a Melee Community so the CRTS gotta come from somewhere.

>>3631993
Craigslist as well

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I like the convex tubes, keep it period correct.

that curvature of the earth

>>3631778
craigslist

http://austin.craigslist.org/search/sss?query=crt|trinitron|bvm|pvm|rgb&excats=7-62-25-25-3-19-1-3-1-3-11-2-1-1-2-10-15-1&sort=date

also this is interesting:

http://austin.craigslist.org/ele/5847274400.html

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>>3633128
Yeah that 1311 caught my eye too. Interesting modification done to it.

It'll also take analog RGB through that IDE-looking connector.

loved flat trinitrons until some cunt showed me the wires
for revenge i showed him the DLP rainbow effect

>>3633537
>the wires
They're in normal Trinitrons too.

>>3633164
Ive got the 20inch version of the 1311, but I still have to make a converter out of that weird proprietary 34 pin.
>>3633128
id go for the 1311

>>3633537
>DLP rainbow effect

What is DLP rainbow effect?

>>3633624
http://hometheaterreview.com/rainbow-effect/

>>3631741
You know I actually never thought about getting an old 80's PC display for this shit, might be the perfect solution for my cheap ass that can't afford a PVM. What do you use to hook your shit up though, I was under the impression that those things only have a crappy mono sound.

>>3635798
Just run your audio to something else, anything from a boombox to a home theater receiver.