With the boom in IT the architect of computer & its related product has been modified or changed from time to time, let’s see the example of monitor, a visual display unit. In past a bulky CRT monitor was used as a visual display unit, now with the arrival of LCD, a smarter solution for display came in the market. The production & marketing of conventional CRT monitors is almost closed by most of computer manufacturers. Philips one of the well known brand in the manufacturing of CRT monitors has closed the manufacturing plant of CRT monitors in china. Now they are producing LCD monitors with different sizes. Similarly HP, IBM, ACER, LG, VIEWSONIC & few other brands are also producing LCDs. Most of them have their production plant in China due to availability of cheap labor & raw material. In fact it is hard to find a new CRT monitor in the market these days. If someone shopkeeper has old stock then there is a possibility but why to buy CRT when there is smart LCD screens available with less price margins.

The technology used in CRT & LCD is completely changed from each other. CRT stands for “cathode ray tube” which means that there is a series of picture tubes behind the screen that makes images when charged by electricity. On the other hand LCD is an abbreviation of “liquid crystal display” that contains a liquid base in its screen enabling zero radiation from direct eye contact. LCD is good when it came to power consumption. Its 17 inch screen can use 36 watts of electric current while an average CRT monitor can consume 250 watts of electricity while in use. Due to the sharpness of colors in CRT monitor Web masters & graphic designers recommends CRT monitor for designing different level of graphics or working with web hosting reviews in their professional life. However the recent SRGP technology (technology that enables accuracy in colors that come in prints the same as viewed on LCD screen) focus to eliminate drawbacks of LCDs & introduced different models for Graphic designers as well.