Upgrading CRT Monitors to LCDs

by Julie Kirst 9/17/2009 9:33:00 AM

With tight controls on budgets, upgrading any equipment at this time may take some strong convincing, but in our August Industry Insider section, Nelson Fathollahi, CEO of Ampronix, makes a good case for using LCD monitors.

Citing better image quality, a more vivid image, no radiation, and less downtime, he says that for a radiologist, “image quality is really the key to having a good, careful diagnosis." He says the end result—viewing images—is important to physicians and radiologist. He adds, No matter how good the machine you have is, you still have to look through some sort of a display. If the display is not functioning properly, then you are really compromising the whole system. What’s the use of having an expensive million-dollar system when you don’t have the right product at the end to view it?”

Have you changed to LCD monitors? Any comments or tips you can share? Blog about it with us!

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Posted by Nick - Biomed Australia, 9/17/2009 8:48:42 PM

Be careful when selecting an LCD monitor, most standard monitors these days are Widescreen, which when using to view an ECG rhythm it can make it appear wider than it should and give an incorrect result.

Posted by Chris Correll, 9/22/2009 3:31:12 PM

I’ve always preferred LCDs over CRTs simply because LCDs are much thinner, space savers, and easily portable. In fact, LCDs emit very minute radiation compared to CRTs that are less harmful to us. Normally, LCDs are 10kg lighter in weight, requires less power consumption, and provide better pixel sharpness. Today’s LCD technology, monitors do not suffer burn-in damage (shadows/ghosting) that CRTs have displayed in the past. In reality, LCDs provide a higher refresh rate that prevents flicker or motion blur while staring at the computer screen for extended periods of time (reduces our chances of headaches).

Of course, CRTs are a bit cheaper, but prices are dropping so consider the old adage, “you get what you pay for.” In fact, if you think about keeping your old CRT then this will increase unwanted space which means added waste. Waste = dollars spent too!!! (E.g. your providers will probably want to purchase some nice, new furniture to house that old CRT adding additional cost and waste. Moreover, reducing the cost of all this waste (e.g. a new furniture requirement) will save your organization more money so you can purchase those new flat screens plus give you a little bit more room to move around. Lastly, make sure you check out various brands of monitors for your organizations best bottom dollar so make sure you do your homework.  

References:
1.  Consumer reports.org,  www.consumerreports.org/.../index.htm
2.  Kyrnin, M., 2002, Which Monitor is the Best to Buy?, compreviews.about.com/od/multimedia/a/CRTvsLCD.htm

Posted by travel nursing, 10/11/2009 4:49:19 AM

Some users of a CRT may notice a bit of an annoying flicker, which is an inherent trait based on a CRTs physical components. Today's graphics cards, however, can provide a high refresh rate signal to the CRT to get rid of this otherwise annoying problem. LCDs are flicker-free and as such the refresh rate isn't an important issue with LCDs.

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