Disadvantage of CRT monitor?

Unlike some CRT monitors, it has neither a lower picture quality farther away from the center nor a distortingly curved surface. The result of these factors is unsurpassed picture quality, so long as you can work in a 1024 by 768 pixel environment. This brings us to the disadvantage of having an LCD screen.

In a perfect world, you would be able to use a single resolution all the time, and the MultiSync 1510V would be the perfect 15-inch monitor. Unfortunately, this isn't the case in the real world. Many programs, especially games and DOS applications, need to run at resolutions other than 1024 by 768.

Since all the pixels are fixed in place, LCD monitors have to simulate lower resolutions through interpolation. In other words, some of the rows and columns of pixels are doubled so that the picture will still fill the entire screen. Frankly, this makes certain applications look terrible, especially those involving a lot of text.

One feature that the MultiSync 1510V can claim that flexible-resolution CRT monitors such as the Philips/Magnavox 109S cannot is its pivoting ability. You can pivot the MultiSync itself 90 degrees, and, using the included Pivot software, your Windows desktop as well. This allows the monitor to display "sideways" resolutions such as 768 by 1024.

Using the pivot mode is great when height is more important than width, such as when viewing web sites, because more information can be displayed on the screen at once. In addition to pivoting, the screen can be raised or lowered approximately 2 inches from the base and can be pivoted vertically for different viewing angles.