They wouldn't.
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Why would anyone need a CRT monitor in 2019?
Owen Rivera
Asher Butler
I kinda want one but then again I will probably use it once and then just leave it in a closet.
Christian Williams
L33t gaymers.
John Price
>high refresh rate for free
>authentic for older vidya
>overclockable
>amazing picture quality
>scanlines
>even better when you get a Sony® Trinitron™
Jayden Baker
Some shit just plain looks better on a CRT. I love the one I've got.
That said, if you have to even ask why then I woulnd't recommend one. Sure there are many benefits (Better colors, true blacks, no motion blur, no latency, perfectly scaled resolutions, etc) but there are also many drawbacks (having to fiddle with image geometry for every resolution, footprint, picture size compered to LCDs, causes eye strain much faster, wares out faster, can generate humming/whining noises if wearing out, etc).
There is gives and takes, thats why mine is used exclusively for my retro computers and for playing MAME on.
Nolan Richardson
I keep a couple Sun 13w3 monitors around as spares for machines that run some very custom and very expensive equipment.
But otherwise, hard pass.
Jace White
Soul vs. soulless.
Colton Mitchell
I know this is hard to believe but it's unironically better than TN AND IPS panels. Basically better colors/contrast than IPS and somehow lower response time than TN. Old high end NEC/samsung 1920x1440 @ 90Hz often fetch a high price used for this reason alone.
The 2 main problems it has is:
flicker: can be greatly reduced by using high 75/90 Hz refresh rate models
burn-in: can be greatly mitigated with a screen saver
The only competing technology is OLED.
Liam Barnes
However I'd like to share a protip: oled TVs are a better solution.
pic related: 4K lg b8 TV
John Russell
>lower response time
Wow. My mouse click was only 0.3ms instead of 0.9. What a great technology!