I heard that CRT monitors are better than LCD's for gaming purposes. Is this true, and why? If so, what is a good CRT monitor (preferably in black) for a good price. I'm looking at either 19, 20, or 21"

 

do a google "CRT vs LCD"
basically the only reason i'd buy a LCd is for space and heat(or the lack of it)

CRT's only hurt eyes if they have a low refresh rate. CRts stand to pop out from normal objects when a LCDs image is natural-like

 

mainly because of refresh rate

but new LCD's these days are just as good.
LCD:
looks better
uses less energy
less heat
less space
lasts longer

CRT:
less money to buy

 

 

i've never heard the last longer part?

My CRT lasted like 5 years b4 dying and it was a cheap KDS one

LCDs are just too much for my blood, i could get a 21"CRT for the price of a 15"LCD

 

thats why they still make CRT's...for people who dont wanna fork out the money for an LCD.

but just by the physical design of the CRT's, it will wear out quicker and have less color accuracy as compared to an LCD of the same age.

 

It has to do with CRTs being more versatile in what resolution you can run them in. LCDs have a native resolution which you should run for everything to look good. If you run a different resolution, the images will look grainy and low quality. For example, my LCDs native resolution is 1280x1024, so if I play a game that doesn't run at that resolution, it won't look as good as it would on a CRT.
Plus, larger CRTs are capable of running higher resolutions that LCDs.
Ghosting is another reason, but that's not really a problem anymore if you get an LCD with a good response time, and if you use a DVI connector.

 

LCD uses half the energy of CRT (same size) so in the long run you do make back the difference in price. Since we all know some of you post whores out there keep their monitor on all day, and some even forever.

 

If you don't really care about space or the coolness factor, definitely get a quality 21" CRT instead of an LCD monitor, especially if you're gamer.

 

by the time CRTs are gone OLED's will be for sale i.e.2010