Comparing flat panel displays with "old fashion" CRT RPTVs, one would come away feeling that picture on CRT RPTVs is fuzzier and don't have the feeling of looking-thru-window type of displays.

Bestbuy have a video feed to all TVs (I think on channel 9), so every TV were playing the same thing (via TV's coax input). So looking over couple of flat displays and comparing the picture quality with variety of CRT RPTV in the showroom, the first thing that is definitely noticeable is fuzziness of CRT RPTVs. And if move one feet one way or the other from the center viewing, picture quality start to degrade.

Although it is fair to say that flat panel displays are not without problems (such as pixelazation and artifacts), but it seem flat panel displays at least have greater capability to display excellent "smooth" quality picture. CRT RPTV might not have that capability...at least not at the lower end models.

And that is the story of my trip to Bestbuy yesterday