Actually, I've heard people saying that CRT screens were better than LCD when it came to colors. A couple of problems that LCD monitors might have:

- low viewing angle

- color shifting if they're using a TN or MVA/PVA panel [1]

- loss of dark details for MVA/PVA panels [2]

- 6 bits per color channel like the pretty recent Dell U2412M monitor for example [3]

Sure if you're using a good (and expensive) monitor like Dell U2410 (comes precalibrated) or HP LP2475w you won't have these problems, but not everyone has them. Let's also not forget laptops which have crappy displays most of the time.

[1] http://lcdtech.no-ip.info/en/tests/color-shift.htm

[2] http://hardforum.com/showpost.php?p=1034585910&amp%3bpos...

[3] http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/dell_u2412m.htm

I assume you live in Europe, the USA or maybe Canada. In much of the world, people are still using CRTs or ten-year-old LCDs in large amounts.

I agree there are concerns with readability at certain LCD viewing angles. I often test my projects on a range of "run of the mill" monitors and more often than not I find that the contrast is horrid (at any angle) although it looks perfect on my setup. Thus, I usually increase styling contrast more than what I feel is necessary, in order to ensure an acceptable experience for all users.