What's more important is the tube itself and the unit's build quality. For the technically inclined, the EX710F has a maximum vertical scan frequency of 160Hz in lower modes, with a horizontal maximum of 97kHz. The viewable diagonal screen size is 16 inches, which is usual for a '17-inch' monitor, taking into account the tube boundaries. The important factor, though, is image quality, and the CTX display does well here. The initial image geometry isn't always perfect, but it can be adjusted easily using the on-screen menu system, and for most users this will be a 'once only' operation when they first set up their display.
Colour balance is good, with solid purity throughout the screen and no obvious blooming.
The display is effectively flat in both directions, which helps the perception of displayed images, and the focus is pretty good, too. Image adjustments are made using a row of four buttons on the front panel of the monitor. These are used to navigate the on-screen menu, from which a variety of settings can be adjusted. There's the usual image size and position adjustment, in both horizontal and vertical directions, plus pincushion, pin balance, trapezoid, parallelogram, rotation and more. In short, you'll have plenty of things to tweak if you're not entirely happy with the default display settings.