CRTs are great, check out the larger (20,21inch) trinitron and diamondtron displays, they are excellent. i know sony and NEC made some good models. like mark said though, LCDs are definitely catching up. Many pro photographers use LCDs now because they take up less space, show more detail (yes, that's right. photos look more clear on an lcd, partly because of brightness though), and are easier on the eyes. I wanted a CRT for color work, but couldn't fit a nice one on the deskspace i had, so i did alot of research on LCDs. I found that the really nice ones (lacie, eizo) were very expensive and out of my price range, but there were still some great displays in the mid-high price range. Check out Apple's cinema displays, they are excellent. Dell uses the same displays in the ultrasharp widescreen LCDs such as their 2005fpw/2007fpw (20.1 inch), 2405/2407fpw (24 inch) and their 3007fpw (30 inch). If you buy an LCD I strongly recommend that you get a widescreen. after you try one, you'll never want to go back to 4:3! Out of the ultrasharp/cinema series, the 2005/2007fpw seems to have the best color representation. It also calibrates easily. I ended up grabbing one of those to try out, and I absolutely love it. It's much more like a brighter, sharper CRT than other LCDs i've used. I'd strongly recommend it. Others may say that CRTs have better color reproduction, and overall, yes. they do...and even better shadow detail, but only slightly. In print and publication the differences are minimal though, especially if you calibrate your monitor.
