I would love to switch everything to flat panel, but right now it is really only cost. It used to be color calibration, but now Colorcal (pantone) has a device (the spyder) that calibrates both CRTs and flat panels so that is no longer an issue. Good flat panels are far superior in crispness to CRTs. Apple only makes very good ones for graphics pros. For my main workstation I have dual montiors - a Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 21 and a nice flat Apple Studio 17 display as my 'palette monitor.' Latency in not an issue on the flat (no ghosting) since the Apple ADC cable is all digital there is no conversion of the signal to analog. Someday I might retire the Mitsu 21(room heater) for another cool 17 Studio flat. Right now the hybrid solution works for me.