I never loved CRT. Never did, never do, and perhaps never will. First, even with excellent CRT monitors like Mitsubishi Diamondtron, I can always see individual pixels. Yes, I can always see that the picture displayed in the monitor is made up of pixels. Less noticeable in dynamic scenes like games, but annoyingly noticeable in more "static" screen like desktop and word processors.
With LCD, on the other hand, it's harder to spot the pixels. Even with crappy LCDs like laptop screen.
Also --and I don't know how to explain this properly-- pictures displayed on a CRT screen always look "pulsating," as if they are periodically glowing according to certain frequencies. Pictures on LCD screen, on the other hand, looks more properly "still." Again, less noticeable on games and films, but annoyingly noticeable on desktop applications like browsers and word processors.
Based on the two factors above, I always find LCD more relaxing than CRT, especially when you spend hours in front of your PC.
And I just cannot tolerate curved screen. Give me flat surfaces any day. And that's one of the reasons I love playing old DOS games in DOSBOX on modern LCD screens, to see those games displayed on a properly flat surface.
Never thought this thread would be that long, but now, for something different.....
Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman.