I got a flatscreen! What to do with CRT monitor?

[danwood]

You never know - 20 years down the line their might be CRT enthusiasts just as there are vinyl and tube amp enthusiasts today. It's just so more analog.

There already are, in fact go to pretty much any retro gaming site or forum and you'll find hundreds of people asking for CRT advice.  They still are the best way to use older systems.

There's pretty much daily threads on 4chan's VR retro gaming section about CRTs:

http://boards.4chan.org/vr/thread/2437383/crt-thread-2-tired-4-puns

[danwood]

Definitely keep it.  Flat screen digital monitors are great for workbench, but they're not so good for games.  The problem is that the display is *too* good! Far too crisp and clean.  CRTs have a more forgiving display for old games.

Totally, I find Amiga games are next to unplayable on an LCD.  I tried several different LCDs before I dug my old CRT out again, you can see a comparison with a Samsung LCD and my Philips CM8833-II here:

https://youtu.be/v3SZkjF1RDI?t=5m24s

Skip to 5:24 for the comparison.