I have a strong preference for CRT's over any LCD for a variety of reasons. Chiefly is color reproduction. I've talked with a TFT engineer and he advised me that lower end LCD's are on their way to achieveing 800-1000 contrast ratios. However, that is well under a standard CRT of any size. In regards to response times on LCD's some manufacturers resort to an 18 bit color screen which results in dithering. That leads to further color degradation. This is normaly done to get less than 16ms response times. Check the specs before you buy to be safe if color reproduction is important to you. When I have to do anything on an LCD, I always run the results on a CRT when opportunity allows. Unless you are opting to drop 2-3k on an LCD you may be best suited to a Professional 20" CRT that youcan pick up for $300-400 most anywhere. If cost is an issue I have seen 19" CRTs going for $79-120.