I currently have a CRT monitor and have been thinking about upgrading to an LCD. How will that affect FS9? Better or worse?Mind you, I wont be buying highend, more middle of the road as far as price.Thanks!!

I noticed quite a difference when I changed over. Most LCD's can hit quite high resolutions these days. But to be quite honest, the best thing for me was the physical space saved on my desk.

Once you've got one, you'll never go back. For best picture, operate it at it's native resolution and 60 hz refresh. Unlike CRT's no need for higher refresh rates.

I'll only ever get LCD monitors. I suppose a couple reasons to think about CRT's is that you won't get a 'stuck' pixel and that LCD's may show a greenish ghosting if you are panning in spot view. I've noticed this a bit if using white coloured aircraft but mines like 5 years old.I think the refresh rate of around 5ms would be good or that.One other thing might be how stars are drawn. On CRT's they might show better because LCD's can show stars more rectangular if it's trying to show a dot bigger than one pixel and blur it too.

Just curious about running LCD at 60Hz, no flicker? And can you use a higher rate? My MAG 17" took a dive not too long ago. That was a fantastic monitor. Thanks to a friend, who just updated to an LCD, was given his old 19" screen, runs great at 75Hz. Will have to wait a bit to get an LCD.Part of the secret of success in life is to eat what you like -M.Twain

hello1600 x 1200 and 60 hz is what my 20" LCD runs at, no need for any higher rate as there is no flicker on LCD screens.You only need high refresh rates on CRT monitors to get rid of their flicker

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I just got an ACER LCD. My 2 year old CRT looks just dull compared to the ACER. The only problem with the ACER is that the screen cannot be adjusted up or down. I got a good deal on it though so I will put a piece of wood underneath. About 3 inches. Other then that it is supposed to be a good monitor. Who knows. It runs at 1600 by 1050 and is 22" Real nice. Well worth it.JimCYWG

I switched from CRT's to LCD's about 9 months ago....I'll never return to CRT.I went with two widescreen LCDs, both with 5ms timings.My suggestion, regardless of 4x3 or 16x9 aspect ratios, is to get an LCD screen with timings of 5 milliseconds or less.I prefer widescreens over standard aspect ratio monitors, but everyone has their tastes.

>Just curious about running LCD at 60Hz, no flicker? And can>you use a higher rate? Nope, no flicker at all at 60 Hz, because TFT displays are very different from CRTs. Also, 60Hz is standard for LCD displays.As for CRT vs LCD/TFT - depends. I still like my old Eizo 21 inch CRT (it's old, but still has top image quality, also was pretty expensive back a few years). I mainly use it for games which I cannot (or don't want to) run at the native resolution of my Apple Cinema 23" TFT which is my main display for almost everything.Main advantage of TFTs is not better image quality (a really good CRT can beat a TFT in some areas, because its image usually feels "softer"), but much less power consumption and a lot of free space on your desk :)

Thanks for the info. Both work well, I gather. Just hoping by the time this CRT takes a dive, LCD will be a bit less costly.Part of the secret of success in life is to eat what you like -M.Twain

CRTs all the way for me. Im saving up for a 21" Trinitron-tubed monster. Im not at all sold on LCDs...yet. Having said that I cannot argue against the fact that LCDs save desk-space, can have much greater screen-area and use less power.But what matters to me is image-quality & the fear of spending a lot on an LCD and suffering from "dead-pixels".And in **my** opinion the image on a hi-end CRT is still hard to beat.

Depends on the LCD. Would never go back from mine.

Personally I will not give up my Diamondtron CRT for an LCD. LCD screens cannot match the color and contrast of an aperture grille CRT, though I would take an LCD over a shadow mask CRT.The problem is LCD screens cannot reproduce a pure black, especially in a dark room, so the colors and contrast end up being washed out compared to an aperture grille CRT. Plus an LCD cannot match the DPI I get with this screen, which can do 1600x1200 pixels on a 17" screen. If you go CRT get a Diamondtron or Trinitron picture tube, as those were the only aperture grille CRTs made, that I know off.

>And in **my** opinion the image on a hi-end CRT is still hard to beat.I agree, and that's why I keep my big old monster CRT (mounted on a 7" riser on the back of my desk) for out-the-windscreen 3d view, and a 17" LCD in front of it for instrument panel only. It's a perfect arrangement for night flying too; the CRT gives me a realistic black sky and the panel is still easy to see on the LCD. R-