In fairness to CRTs...At least some old CRTs you could get 20", RGB and a sync down to 15Khz and give a progressive scan (which you can't do with LCDs)...but that only matters to freaks like me who want to hook up old arcade hardware or Amigas... Arcade monitors are **** expensive.
Oh, I know what you're talking about. I picked up an NEC MultiSync XV29 Plus locally for $60. 27" viewable, and it'll take 15 KHz horizontal sync.
I just wish the geometry wasn't messed up beyond what I can fix through the OSD; it's either flared-out top corners or tucked-in bottom corners, since I can't adjust top and bottom pincushion independently. Also, the image is arched up slightly; top side is convex, bottom side is concave. Still, retro consoles in RGB look gorgeous. (I'd also try out an Amiga on it for kicks, if I actually owned one.)
To make the arcade monitor situation worse, weren't the CRT ones discontinued a year or two ago? The current stock is just getting more limited...
If I could get my hands on a
Micomsoft SC-500N1 capture card, though, it would make the whole "can't find 15 KHz monitors" problem much less of an issue, since it accepts 240p RGB just fine. I could use any computer monitor I want, and record videos of my gameplay to boot! The folks at the
Shmups forum have even verified that it works nicely with a lot of arcade boards, albeit cut off at the edges in some cases. Shouldn't be a problem with consoles, though.