At work I use a HP 1902 19 inch TFT monitor is very bog standard cheap and does the job fine.  At home I have a Mitsubishi Diamondtron RD225WG 22 inch CRT monitor.  It's very heavy about 65lbs or 30kg.  I have the resolution is high it still very clear and sharp.  I wont change it just for the sake of fashion.  What do you think is best?

The one that's well calibrated.
And causes less eyestrain.

CRT's, good ones, were quite expensive a few years back. It's obvious that they cannot be replaced by a cheap tft. TTft's are still evolving, however there are already some quite good tft's now, with impressive blacks and dark greys. But these are more expensive.

Colour fidelity is only really valuable for print. If colour fidelity is wanted when you print. In offset, this is a must. In home printing it is your choice to get a profile for your printer and hardware calibration for your monitor.

If you're happy, then it's all right. If not, do something about it.

It sounds like you should still with your current set-up for now. One thing to note though, CRTs put out a lot more radiation and cause more eyestrain than TFTs. If anything, I would consider replacing that one with a good Apple Cinema Display. :'D

" I would consider replacing that one with a good Apple Cinema Display."

Do they make a bad one then :D

"Do they make a bad one then :D Well, I should clarify -- the larger, the better! ;']

So I've been told

With wide screens it can be deceiving so it is best to to look at the actual dimensions or you may find your wide screen monitor does not have the same vertical dimension as an apparently smaller 4:3.

It may sound funny and not to the point, but one of the things I'm most happy about is that I have much more space on my desk with a TFT monitor..! ;o))) (btw, I have one of those 17" widescreen iMacs)

No, that is a good point too. TFT power consumption is a good bit lower as well.

I also had a large CRT monitor which I hardly use now I have a 24 inch TFT which is far superior in every way.... However I  would not change the CRT until there is a need to do so,,

Quote - One thing to note though, CRTs put out a lot more radiation and cause more eyestrain than TFTs.

I find most TFT setups are usually way too bright causing me more eyestrain than my CRT simply because it's too bright. If your CRT is causing you eyestrain it's probably not setup right and running at 60Hz. I recommend using at least 85Hz, but you can get away with 75Hz if that is all your monitor supports.

We just got brand new TFT screens at work (I'm a software engineer) and for that job they're perfectly allright. But what I noticed is what I notice in virtually every TFT is that they can't seem to put out an even image. Setting the backgroundcolour to white for instance doesn't give me the same amount of white everywhere on the screen, something my CRT doesn't suffer from. Great improvements have been made with regards to viewing angles, but so far I haven't really seen affordable (I don't mean bargain basement prices) TFT screens that pull it off well.
If you don't really have the need to throw out your CRT and it's working well for you, stick with it. If you do decide to get a TFT, be sure to see the one you want in action before buying it to make sure you are satisfied with the picture. I guess that's the whole point. I might not be convinced by a particular unit, but that doesn't mean you are not.

Pretty soon it'll be difficult to FIND a CRT as more manufacturers are dropping production altogether. With the added benefit of taking up less space, less eyestrain as there's no "scanning" to make the picture (resulting in less headaches), and using less power consumption, it's what most people want these days. And more and more the viewable angle is getting better - it used to be that you pretty much had to be EXACTLY DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE VIEWING AREA before it started going hazy. hings are much better - though I DO agree about the even color distribution on most monitors, thought it really hasn't been a problem for me yet.

Yeah, out of the box TFT's tend to be too bright or contrasty, so they have to be adjusted.

Any TFT that has an 800:1 or higher contrast ratio (this is important!) is good for critical color correcting - it will have a wider gamut display than CMYK printing so you will be able to determine all useable colors.

And get your hands on ANY calibrating hardware - anything with the "eye" that you lay on the screen to calibrate it with the softeware - I've got the X-Rite version and love it, and there are many others that are great.