even today the most expensive lcd screens cannot match a CRT for quake, let alone a cheap screen. Your trinitron will still outperform even the very best lcd screens in terms of latency/responsiveness.

if you can put up with the blurriness, stick with your sony until oled becomes an affordable option.

Well, I'd like an upgrade soon to be honest. So it sounds like sticking with CRT is for me then.
I did actualy buy a Ilyama 19inch CRT monitor from ebay about 3 years ago but it was dead on arrival :(
Bang for buck, what are the 19"/21" CRT monitors to look out for?

can't go wrong with the iiyama pro 454 diamondtron is a cracker mine is ~6 years+ old now and running perfect @ 100hz 1280 desktop and single player games and 160hz @ 640 quake, but it is an aging model so watch out for blurriness problems

if you really must upgrade and can't find a good crt deal, maybe try the samsung lcd that everyone is raving about here (not cheap)

http://www.esreality.com/?a=post&id=1707058#pid1707058
http://www.esreality.com/?a=post&id=1698737

Or just go with the above mentioned Samsung 2233rz.

Hell, at the moment that's not a bang for buck, but rather the opposite :)

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?...id=2049206

scroll down to the 2nd post for a list of all the worthwhile lcd's

If u can find one, the sony GDM-FW900 24" widescreen crt is the best one can get, hold by many has the best monitor ever made.
Does up to 2304x1440 resolutions, does hd video with easy and can reach 125hz on high resolutions.

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=952788

some more crt tips: (from some forum)
"I service, calibrate and adjust all Sony GDM, CPD and SDM line of monitors, and I can tell you with certainty that the Sony CRT GDM line of monitors produced after 2000, such as the GDM-C520, GDM-F520 and GDM-FW900, and the Sony CPD-G520P are the very best monitors Sony ever made.

The CRT can last for a very long time if you do the following:

A) Power down the monitor when is not in use! That means turn the power botton OFF...
B) Do not abuse the degauss feature.
C) Do not place any magnetic devices or electromagnetic devices around the CRT tube.
D) Perform a hardware calibration on the monitor at least once a year. Hardware calibration is the Sony factorycalibration which involved factory adjustments such as white point balance, G2, convergence/geometry, brigness/contrast, and others.
E) Last but not least: use a high grade cleaning system to clean the screen, and avoid any abrasives or solvents, as they may damage the anti-glare film. Use a cleaning chamois-cloth instead of wipes.

Do this, and the monitor will last you for a very long time. I have some units that were manufactured in 2000, which still look as bright and clear as the day I purchase them."

That CRT is teh win and I'd love to have it but my girlfriend would kill me instantaneously once she sees that hideous thing in "our" living room.

:(

Just pull a female whine on her and ask her whether she loves the living room more than you ;)

samsung 226bw for value

Thanks for the replys. I'll have a look at everything mentioned.
Cheers

It all depends on how much money you got to spend on it.
If you have enough money you should buy Samsung 2233rz. The Samsung 2233rz got real 120hz so games run smoothly almost like on a CRT panel. It's a good overal panel aswell. Altho if you don't have that kind of a budget you should take a look on the cheaper TN panels out there that have low input delay.
Panels like Dell 2209WA(e-ips panel thats pretty cheap and with low inputdelay accourding to digitalversus), Viewsonic 924(very low inputdelay), LG Flatron W2252TQ(Cheap TN panel with great responsiveness and fairly low inputdelay), Iiyama Prolite B2206WS(not that great for movies but really low inputdelay that works great for gaming) and Viewsonics VX2262wm.
There are many cheap panels from Samsung & BenQ aswell that has low inputdelay so check around and see what suits your budget and needs the best. But if you have the money you should take a look at Samsung 2233rz or the Viewsonic VX2265wm that has real 120hz because it will feel more smooth when your playing games that can reach those FPS like Quake3.

Thanks!

New Viewsonic out next month, or so they said.