Whether your screen is a domestic TV or a dedicated monitor, the heat and voltage stress of driving a CRT made these devices significantly less reliable than many of their modern-day counterparts.

There's a funny thing about monitors. As you progress, from a 14-inch CRT goldfish bowl to a 17-inch screen you can barely lift, to a 19-inch 4:3 LCD, to a 21-inch 16:9 1080p VA model to a 27-inch ...