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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Roy C" data-source="post: 1224586" data-attributes="member: 18798">This was the whole point of the thread Clive. I was trying to ascertain if my 7 year old CRT was on its way out because the image looked so different on my laptop. I was not after a debate as to weather the image was good, bad or indifferent but merely trying to gauge if other people were seeing the same as me. It is obvious from the responses that different people have there own ideas about how sharp or otherwise an image should be and long may this variation be (it would be pretty boring if we all though the same wouldn't it ?). At the end of the day I guess most of us take pictures for our own benefit and if someone else happens to like it then that's a bonus.That aside and taking a balanced view of all the responses I am reassured   that my trusted CRT lives to fight another day. Thanks to everyone for your responses in this thread.Out of interest this shot was not taken with my normal prime lens but with a zoom lens which is noticeably softer than the prime. This is one reason why I had to sharpen the image at all (very often with my prime lens I do not apply any sharpening).Once again thanks to everyone who contributed :t:</blockquote>