[visionlist] CRT Monitors

[Dan Swift]

To the Vision Community:

I am concerned about the possible demise of CRT monitors.  I am a Vision 
Scientist and also have a small company. Among other things,  we sell a 
very small number of customized monochrome monitors that have high 
refresh rates (up to 240 Hz at 800x600 pixel resolution) with customized 
fast phosphor tubes.  I have not heard anything directly from our tube 
supplier about going out of business, but I am concerned.  I have heard 
from our monitor manufacturer that they have a limited number of parts 
on hand for the monitors and may not order more, as the demand for CRT 
monitors is obviously waning.

I am in the midst of making arrangement for about ten more monitors to 
be built over the next few months, but am concerned that these may be 
the last ones ever built.

My purposes for writing this email are two-fold:

1.  I need to hear from scientists as to whether there is a demand that 
would justify building more monitors (assuming it is possible even now) 
(djs at vrg.com).

2.  I would like to start a discussion within the Vision Community about 
the general problem--not just for monochrome monitors but for color CRT 
monitors as well.  I have no specific information on them, but do know 
that the number of new models appearing is dwindling dramatically while 
older models are being discontinued.  Do other people have more specific 
information about CRT monitors?  Does anyone know of viable alternatives 
to CRT monitors?

-- 
Dan Swift, PhD
Department of Behavioral Sciences, Univ. of Michigan
Dearborn, MI 48128