Colour:

The quality and simplicity of colour is still better on CRT monitors when compared to a standard LCD monitor. But the new generation of LCD monitors incorporates technology which can compete with the best of CRT monitors. The new monitors are VGA TFT LCD and this makes all the dissimilarity. Placing them side-by-side, it would be difficult to spot the quality difference.

Brightness:

Since LCD monitors contain more components than CRT monitors, it gives it an advantage when it comes to compare brightness. LCD monitors are nearly twice as bright as CRT monitors.

Size:

The comparison here is obvious. Nearly all that LCD monitors are flat panel. This means they are easy to man oeuvre and placed in tight spaces. LCD monitors can be as thin as 1 inch. LCD monitors can come into view on the smallest of devices such as pocket PDAs. Not only are CRT monitors fat and ugly, they can weigh almost 10 to 20 kilos more than LCD monitors.

Contrast:

The old LCD monitors weren't very good in dimmed situations. The contrast settings on a CRT monitor portray light situations as they should. However, the new eras of LCD monitors are much better at coloring tones than before. If you place new LCD monitors and standard CRT monitors side-by-side, the difference is negligible.