I am spending considerable time staring at a CRT monitor (mostly text) and am getting sore eyes. I wonder if an LCD monitor would improve the situation a lot and is suitable for text.

If yes, I also need to know if there is anything important to consider about installation etc and how to change the monitor of a computer that's set up (perhaps a good link to follow).

My attention was drawn to this when I saw advertising by Samsung for their latest 17' LCD monitor for about $AU350. It seems a 15' CRT correspond to a 17' LCD as far as viewing is concerned and on that basis, this monitor is probably a 15' giving a viewing of 17' since the add mentions in small print "17' viewing".

Any comment most welcome.
Thank you for your help

Well, I don't have a so-called specific answer to the question. However, considering a LCD for purposes would completely depend on what factors are related directly to the purpose.

Here's a few list of links, that you'll have to probably spend a little time, possibly tiring you eyes, to find out more about LCD and CRT monitors.

http://www.wisegeek.com/which-monito...lcd-or-crt.htm

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...?postid=743642
(A previous LQ discussion)

http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache...ient=firefox-a

http://computer.howstuffworks.com/monitor9.htm

http://www.pcreview.co.uk/articles/C...ce/LCD_vs_CRT/

http://www.opentechsupport.net/forum...c/31958-1.html

Best ways to make it better for your eyes with both CRT and LCD monitors is to get an anti-glare screen protector. It removes the glare from the monitor (both LCD and CRT), this will make it healthier for your eyes. About which is better, probably LCD has a better resolution, possibly safer for your eyes, and another benefit is that it takes up less space.

You can get those anti-glare screen protectors at your local pc shop, or online.

Thank you for your answers, it seems the anti-glare thing is probably the best solution for me.