Taking Stock: The Gibson-Goldstein Index

I can't stand LCDs on anything other than a laptop (well, as TV's they work ok I guess). CRTs are just so much fucking better and don't have native resolution issues. As someone who feels you should be able to play a game 10 or 15 years after its release or more...native resolution is a pain in the ass.

The only real advantage I see to LCDs are convenience...my CRT blew up and I have an LCD right now until I get my new CRT (getting a 20" Sony FD Trinitron I think)...I can understand where LCDs might be good enough for people, but it pisses me off that they're killing off a technology that is better in a number of ways (its as bad as laser mice killing off optical mice...optical mice are superior in every way (a guy on esreality did some really good emperical tests that pretty much prove this)...but lasers sound more impressive so people think they must be better...at least LCDs have the advantage of offering something (small size...and I guess sharpness...though a good CRT monitor can be very sharp and do everything else better...not to mention that some lousy LCDs actually make my eyes hurt...something that I've never had much problem with regarding CRTs (which is the opposite of many people I realize)).

I wish something would come along and get rid of the whole native resolution bullshit, offer colors at least as good as a CRT (or even better), and have all the dimensional advantages of an LCD...and ofcourse a good refresh rate/no ghosting/flickering (LCDs and CRTs are both good in that respect now (LCDs used to have a problem there), but I thought I'd throw that out there just to be sure).

I call shennanigans of Steam's numbers. I use a widescreen monitor and it reported me as CRT. YMMV.

Up until about a month ago, I used 1600x1200. You don't realize how confining that is until you go widescreen.

I think it is prefectly legitimate to leave out the Wii when talking about hard core HD game console sales. The 360 and PS3 are game consoles for gaming hobbyists who buy and play a lot of games. The Wii is primarily a party or parlor game that happens to connect to your TV. The Wii's real competitors are other party and board game fads like Trivial Pursuit, Twister and that old electronic Simon game.

I love this new index please keep it going and maybe move it up higher on the page or add it as a sidebar. What the hell is with EA announcing then un-announcing something? Do they just say it to curry favor and get free positive publicity then go turncoat while no one is looking? Thats the crappy UT3 demo that was renamed a"beta" demo. Its still a beta demo today and I doubt EA will re-announce anything soon.

OH great M$'s PR is sounding like sony's

You forgot to add a red shack for Lucasarts BSing to customers.