Its a bit like the film vs. digital debate, they are both very good at what they do but do it differently. Donald has pretty much answered the question, but thought I would add my thoughts anyway. A flat screen high end CRT will in most cases have a better range of accurate colours/brightness at an acute viewing angle. I use a TFT and the colours are amazing as long as I dont view from too much of an angle. I have recently invested in hardware calibration, and the results are surprising but with excellent results (Thanks Donald) With a TFT there in no screen flicker and no eyestrain when used for long periods (important if it rains allot like it does here) and you get a much larger viewing area compared to the equivalent CRT Most but the very basic TFT's allow you to adjust brightness, contrast and individual RGB balance etc. .

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