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I've got a CRT in my closet right now. I hate to let go of it because it leaves me using KVM or remote access to control an additional box, but I will probably have to in the interest of space.
In terms of functionality, I absolutely agree that it's fine. And if you have the real estate to spare, you can't really beat the deals you can get on CRTs. But I do prefer LCDs in general for my eyes, and in terms of desktop space or storage, there's no comparison.
Something about LCDs just "feels good" to me. I enjoy almost any time using electronics (which I believe reveals how much of a geek I am). LCDs are part of that good feeling.
Oddly enough, I felt that way originally when I first saw that you could actually put text on a video screen back in the 70's. It was exciting just to see the screen under your control. Younger folks probably have no way to understand the excitement over such a simple thing, but those were the days when seeing yourself on TV from a videotape was also a pretty novel concept. Must have felt somewhat like that when cameras were first available, I guess!
Back on topic, I did end up adding a second hard drive to my system, and there's room for one more in the case. Trivial to do such things once you get a feel for the standards being used these days (SATA power and data connectors in my case, as opposed to the IDE flat cable stuff I fooled around with in the "old days".) You guys have boosted my confidence enough in the various components that I feel pretty comfortable swapping just about anything out in the system now, case included. Plus, I've discovered and ordered some very promising gadgets... a power supply tester and a motherboard test card that is supposed to display the error that occurred during the power up sequence, even if the CPU is causing the error. Each gadget is about $20 if you shop around. Pretty cool! If they work, it should be very helpful in fixing the dead computer I want to turn into an Ubuntu box. Not really much to it all other than getting familiar with all the components and standards.
I think I'm finding that the art is knowing good brands and determining combinations that work well together and finding good deals. I doubt I'll ever get into it that far like some of you folks have, but even just as a novice I think one can do pretty well playing around with systems and putting them together.
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