Monitor Suggestions Appreciated!

[ChivalricRonin]

Hey all. I'm currently searching for a monitor to meet my needs, and would greatly appriciate some suggestions.
First and foremost, I need superb image quality, and the best possible refresh rate. I do a lot of gaming and movie watching, as well as work in some graphics programs, so this trait is important to me. Next, I'd prefer a larger screen, say 19" viewable or upwards. Money is not a real concern (within reason. I'd like to keep it under $2500 if at all possible). Finally, I'd really appreciate feedback on if I should go LCD or CRT. I've heard a lot of controversy about the refresh rate of LCDs creating blurry images, which would be detrimental to what I use it for if the blurring is as bad as I imagine it to be.

Below are some models I'm looking at. Feel free to suggest any others.
LCD:
ViewSonic: VX900 and VP201mb (which appears to be more expensive and not as good as the VX900. Am I missing something?)

CRT:
ViewSonic: P225F
LaCie: Electron 22 blue III
NEC: FP1375X (with DVI!)

Thanks in advance!
~Ronin

 

[Jumpem]

If you're budget is large(such as the $2,500 figure) I would definitely look into the Sony F520 for a 21" or the Sony FW900 for a 24".

 

[manly]

While LCDs are getting there, you'll find very few gamers who would NOT stick w/ a CRT for now.

Considering Sony's are not the best value, I would recommend the Samsung 1200 NF, a 21" Diamondtron CRT. I have its little brother, the 19" 900NF. The image quality is great, and it's a very highly-rated monitor (frequency bandwidth is tremendous). Having said that, mine is due for RMA. Although I've been using it for a while now, it did develop a convergence problem and also some dimness in one quadrant that needs repair (onboard controls wouldn't correct the problem). Ironically, since even when "broken" the overall usability is still high, I've been too lazy to contact their repair services.

Looks like the Sony F520 has tremendous first-rate specs, but also sticker shock.

 

[ChivalricRonin]

Thanks for your help! I've noticed that most CRTs have standard analog connectors, but one model by NEC/Mitsubishi has a DVI imput! Is it worth it to find one with DVI?