>hate to hear this but it makes you wonder if lcd is really the way to go
Many eMac owners had to deal with displays that didn't just get rid of one pixel, but rather the entire monitor. A few eMacs had to be recalled because of the hardware issue.
As for which is better, CRT of LCD, in terms of quality and resolution, the CRT will always be superior. Unfortunately the radiation of the rays displaying the reds, blues and greens gives off a tremendous amount of heat, as well as light. Also, CRT magnetic fields are easily disrupted and can cause cathode rays to bend incorrectly instead of beam straight.
This is where the LCD holds an advantage. The emission of energy from the liquid crystals is almost entirely light. You could stare at an LCD up close for a long period of time (how close?? Put your nose on the screen and stare at each partial pixel of red, green and blue) and not go blind or have vision impairment. Also, LCDs are not as affected as magnets.
The trouble here is getting quality liquid crystal monitors so you get BOTH a consistency of pixels AND a quality image. And that's where you have to draw the line.
