Pity the poor cathode ray tube (CRT). When placed next to a sleek flat-panel monitor, a CRT looks bulky and archaic, as much a remnant of the recent past as a rotary-dial phone.
But do not count the big boxes out yet. According to analysts, flat panels still have a way to go before they become the new desktop standard.
Some monitor manufacturers and analysts agree, however, that the move toward flat-panel ubiquity is picking up speed.