CRT is preferred?? yes I can see how that would take up less desk space. Space isn't the issue, the desk is sloped and the stopping wire at the end won't hold an LCD with more than 1/3rd of its foot still on the desk. Hm, I just found a 19" CRT for 150€, half the price of the cheapest 19" LCDs. Samtron 98PDF.
It's attached to a military base. Anyway, there are some kinda' cool side by side pictures here: http://www.theregister.com/2006/07/19/huangyangtan_mystery/