19" = 1280x1024.  Sorry, I haven't used that low a resolution for over five years! ;P

21" CRT (mine) = 2048x1536

The closest is 23" ACD for $2000 (but slightly better resolution).

View angle has nothing to do with distance - it has to do with 'view angle' with respect to the perpendicular from the display plane.  Almost ALL LCDs have bad view angles.  Anything over 30d or 60d (depending upon the tech and cost) and you can't see the display well.  It is usually worse in the up/down direction, but can be as bad laterally.  So, yeah, across the room, the view angle goes to 20d or less.  But up close, but not directly in front of the display, you can't see crapola.  To a certain extent, this is a non-issue (you're usually in front of the display doing what you're doing).  But it reeks when you are moving around.

Expanding view angle technology for LCDs has improved, but it is still limited - unless you've got that winning lottery ticket.  Yeah, I could get all the features of my CRT in an LCD, but it would cost about $5000+.  Nein danke sehr.

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