I used a CRT monitor until the resoluions of LCD monitors were really “retina” and the IPS with color calibration appeared (and the graphic cards and OSes suppo

I used a CRT monitor until the resoluions of LCD monitors were really “retina” and the IPS with color calibration appeared (and the graphic cards and OSes supported these resolutions properly). At least until that point a good CRT was better: analog transitions between the pixels on the quality CRT were much easier for reading than the TFT LCDs of these times. The analog elements provided the smoothness.