I found a 17" flat screen CRT on the street the other day. It wieghs ATON(like all CRT's), but it works just fine. I have heard that cheap LCD's tend to get alot of dead pixels, but the better ones have warrenty's about that( like over 6-8 dead pixels they Give u a new one). I really like My friends LCD, It's contrast is much better, and it doesn't weigh aton.( mines like 50 lbs.....) I would go for an LCD, just because it's better for portability, and they picture can be really good! Just take a look on newegg( nice reco by alexsabre btw)