CRT Monitors Nostalgia
Comments discuss the superior visual qualities of CRT monitors compared to modern LCD and OLED displays, including nostalgia for their phosphor glow, pixel smoothing, and how old websites or graphics appeared better on CRTs.
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It looked much better on a CRT monitor.
It's a CRT, it's supposed to look like that :)
I wonder if it's because of the CRT.
Don't you long for the warm glow of CRT phosphors??
are you people still on CRT's or something?
They looked better on CRT displays of the era
Is it just me or does it feel wrong seeing this on a fancy LCD? CRT anyone? :)
I remember doing this with CRTs
I'm sure it looks miles better with a CRT
Did CRTs cause more or less eye strain than LCDs?