I'm not stockpiling CRT televisions or anything but I do play my games on a 27 inch Zenith and I do have a 25 inch JVC in the basement as a backup once the Zenith dies out. I will eventually move toward playing all my games on an LCD television but not for a while, I enjoy the true retro feel of playing on old school TV's.
I just passed on a Sony Trinitron Wega with remote from 2006 for $9.99 at a Salvation Army. I just don't have the space to store another TV set. I've already got a few spares as several people offered me their old sets for free, a bit older but still excellent TVs.
As great as CRT's are for older games. I'd much rather see a list of flat panel Plasma/LCD's that display older consoles 'better' then others.
I think what kinda put me in this mindset, was that I'm currently looking for a house to buy. (Beachfront after Hurricane Sandy has made me rethink my current locale) One of the houses I looked at, had an amazing basement/mancave set up. Alongside the full bar and pool table, was this room with 8 flat panel TV's on the wall, all next to one another (with a bigger one in the middle) made for NFL Sunday Ticket watching. My thought process immediately ran in the other direction of "I could modify this, or even do something LIKE this in any house I buy. Maybe not with 8 TV's... but perhaps 3-4 or so..." It just got me thinking more along the lines of "There must be SOME flat panels that would display an NES or Colecovision properly." Unsure if I'm right, but it does have me searching for info on the subject......
Mangar
http://www.lucid-vision.org
I was at one point. I wanted them for the basement and my parents. These things are so heavy. I got 2 27 inch crt flat screens you know the ones that are silver. Both times the sellers helped me put it in my car. One time I got a free 32 inch Sony it was silver also a flat screen. I took my buddy and my gosh this was the heaviest thing we've ever lifted. We were both sore the next day. It was so huge that it wouldn't fit in my room and it'd be a feat to bring it up the stairs. Its too bad cause that thing was a beauty. I had to leave it on the curb and within ten minutes someone picked it up. As long as someone got use for it I'm glad. It would be such a waste.
I got the NES hooked up to a silver Sanyo flAtscreen my bud gave me and it looks fantastic. Im thinking of switching this one to a 27inch Toshiba I got in the basement. Also the Genesis 32x SCD PS1 and SNES are on this tv and they all look great. Meanwhile I got a N64 Dreamcast Saturn and they don't look that good on a LCD
I am know the owner of a CRT tv again. nothing fancy. 20 inch Sony Trinitron. $5 bucks!
COMPLETED MY USA SMS SET!!!!