It's true. Running modern games on a vintage CRT monitor produces absolutely outstanding results - subjectively superior to anything from the LCD era, up to and including the latest OLED displays.

I've got a dual head setup with an NEC 1850X LCD and an NEC 2141SB 21" CRT display.<BR><BR>For text, web, email, etc, the LCD is head and shoulders above the CRT.

TL;DR Pros who play games that require split-second timing, especially older titles like Super Smash Bros. Melee, get more of a handle on their game by using a CRT over an LCD.

I briefly had a Samsung CRT on the Geforce with my LCD panel and the LCD always came up in games, not the CRT.<BR><BR>I figure I will want a larger LCD eventually, but I think it's another 1-2 ...

Old 8-bit games may have performed at 256 x 240 pixels, whereas current 4K TVs have a resolution of 3,840 x 2,160. New TVs attempt to stretch the previous pictures to match the screen, but it ...

Just be aware if this has given you the itch to get out there and get your own CRT, you've got a big investment ahead of you. If you are in the market for a more traditional screen, check out our ...

Games look fuzzy and distorted, and it can be tempting to think your memory is playing tricks on you. It’s not your memory, though; it’s your TV. For retro gamers, the CRT is the display of ...

Colors won’t be quite as vibrant.” Additionally, Ware explained that the refresh rate on an LCD may not play well with an old game’s code that is expecting a much more responsive CRT monitor.

I’m a bit of a snob when it comes to retro gaming monitors, and I’m not satisfied unless I’m using a big old CRT. At least, that was the case until I temporarily hooked up an OLED display to ...

This mini-ITX gaming PC is mounted in a retro Sony Trinitron CRT monitor, and features a water-cooled Core i7 CPU and AMD Radeon R9 Nano GPU.