I just couldn't bring myself to get anything with a CRT in it these days. I*hate them so much. Big, heavy, finicky things. That said, I remember keeping my last CRT going for a whole nother year with periodic well-placed punches to the top of the case. That trick wouldn't work on an LCD.
Well, dismount the device and put a tft to the vga connector. Or if crafting and tinkering isn't yours get a PowerMac or Mac mini. Still CRTs are good for video. But personally I also prefer a *good* tft (one with IPS or PVA panel) over a CRT.