Is any company still manufacturing CRT computer monitors?

Factual Questions
1

I see a few for sale but I assume these are mainly old-new (ie previously unsold) stock, and refurbs. Flat screen LCDs for PC use (vs home) are so cheap now is any manufacturing concern still pumping out computer CRTs?

2

LG still makes them, and there are a few companies, such as Cambridge, still making them for industrial/commercial applications.

3

I read that plasma TVs may be a thing of the past soon. LCDs will be the only choice.

4

I’m wondering what kind of task a CRT (in an industrial environment) could do better than a LCD) - LCDs are non-sensitive to magnetic fields, easier to mount, use less power and provide much better visual edge to edge geometry. The only things I can come up with are that the thick glass CRT screen is probably inherently tougher re impact than the plastic-thin glass LCD screens and CRTs are visible over a wider off center viewing angle.

5

In some highly secure work environments, LCD monitors are not permitted due to their being too “leaky” - the content they display is vulnerable to electronic monitoring from a distance away.

This is changing, though, as more LCD monitors are getting approved for such use (i.e., the vulnerability is adequately low). Still, it takes time and money to replace all of the monitors in a company, so there are still facilities where all other computing equipment is top-notch stuff but the monitors are enormous CRT’s.

6

I’ve been told by some of the graphic artists at my work place that CRTs are preferred for serious color work. LCDs, at least the ones I could afford, tend to show color and intensity shifts with changes in viewing angle. Maybe that’s not an issue with the high end units?

7

Some corporations or government entities insist on every computer workstation of a certain type to have an identical configuration. Thus, they’ll keep buying CRTs for new workstations until they either can’t get them or they decide to upgrade everything to LCD all at once.

Ten years ago, I helped outfit a computer lab under a USDA grant. We submitted the proposal requesting a Mac G3, but by the time it came to purchasing, only a Mac G4 was available - at a better price, with better features. We still had to submit paperwork to explain the substitution and get permission for it.