Why is a CRT still recommended when there is HLSL?

[Titchgamer]

If you get thrills from High Voltages do what I did and become an Electrician!

I must say though getting a HV shock would be pretty far from Thrilling!!

I get paid far too well to change careers this late in the game.  I'll stick to fixing up CRTs as a hobby.

Just out of interest on a slightly related subject lol

Does anyone use vga scanline generators on their LCD's?

I've seen a few people use them.  I've even seen people fix older genuine arcade machine display problems by using CGA->VGA upscalers with a scanline generator thrown in there, displaying out to an LCD screen.  Worked well enough to give the illusion required for most people, but for anyone with more than a casual interest in arcades it stood out.

Again, see my comments above.  It's all about the pedantry.  This quote was interesting:

Mostly because people don't bother with a PC powerful enough to run it half the newbies here want to use the ---smurfing--- Pi. 

They have no appreciation for elegant design, custom artwork, nor the desire to build anything remotely resembling what was in the Arcade BITD.

Ironic that the complaint is people aren't willing to put time into "elegant design" and "just want it simple", which is at least in part a reason for going with convenient LCD screens over large, heavy, maintenance-heavy CRTs.

It's all about what you find "good enough".  LCD+HLSL is good enough for many.  Plain old LCD is good enough for plenty of folks too.  Some of us still want to stick with CRT.  I don't think it matters, as long as you enjoy your setup (it's not like you're forced to play every "crapmame" cabinet all around the world).

Must admit its a handy skill to have!
Maybe I will learn one day.