I was seriously considering Sony’s 32” CRT for my first HDTV around 2006 or so. It must have been right about the tail end. It may have had a better picture, a

I was seriously considering Sony’s 32” CRT for my first HDTV around 2006 or so. It must have been right about the tail end. It may have had a better picture, at least for analog stuff which was most all of it at the time. But the biggest factor was size. At ~150-200 lbs I couldn’t move it and would need new furniture to hold it. The LCD I bought probably weighed 40 pounds, was easy to move, and my existing furniture was fine. It was 720p only though.