What is an Analog Monitor?
An analog monitor is a cathode ray tube (CRT) display that resembles a conventional television. Analog monitors ruled the computer display market for decades until the digital revolution delivered flat panel Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs) in the 1990s. By 2003 sales of digital monitors overtook CRTs. While there were some benefits, initially, in hanging on to an analog monitor, improvements in LCD technology and falling prices soon caused analog displays to go the way of the dinosaur. An analog monitor has a deep footprint to accommodate the cathode ray design that shoots electrons down a tube on to the rear of a phosphorous screen encased in a gas-filled vacuumed chamber. The chamber is encased in lead to prevent escaping radiation, making analog monitors extremely heavy. Even a small monitor can weigh 35 pounds (~16 kg). Despite the lead-lined interior, significant radiation escapes from the monitor’s view screen, relative to LCD displays which produce almost no radiation. Adaptive a
