You can get a good gaming LCD, it just takes a lot more $$$$. It just depends on what's important to you and what your money situation is. If your tight on $$$ and want good gaming performance you should probably go with a CRT. If you have the bucks, get a good quality LCD with a low refresh rate. My LCD has a 12ms response time and good contrast ratio, it games beautifuly, no ghosting or lag what-so-ever. To me, the aesthetic part of a screen is very important as well.