I think I have enough now.
Also, there's this one.
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In case anyone wants to know about some Japanese CRTs, I'll write up a little bit about them.
After reading Japanese reviews and testing for myself, I have come to believe that the Sony KV-29DX650, which went on sale in mid-2003, is possibly the best consumer-level 4:3 gaming TV ever made in any region.
It's an HD-CRT, so there are no scanlines, but the analog RGB input has zero input lag and nothing in the way of pseudo-interlace scroll-fuzziness that you sometimes see on HD-CRTs doing 240p. The colors are awesome, the sharpness is crisp and clean without being too harsh, and the picture is super-consistent across the screen. I think there's a 25 inch version, but nothing greater than 29 unless you go for a widescreen set. I can post some pics of it in action later if anyone is interested.
I tried to buy another one to keep as backup, but due to scarcity I settled on a KV-29DX550. It's almost identical, though ever-so-slightly less sharp in some circumstances. It was also the first of either model to turn up on Yahoo Auctions in about six months. I'm telling you guys, this day will come to America as well. Like I said, two/three years ago, both models turned up practically every week.
Speaking of which, if I ever move back to America, I'll probably get a big-ass shipping crate at least in part for the purpose of getting these back.
And for the scanline obsessed, there's the Sony KV-29DS65, also from 2003, which is Sony's last true standard-definition set (240p/480i only, no 480p). I've got two of these, but one is kind of burnt out, so I'm trying to get rid of it. The RGB inputs on these forces certain color settings and doesn't look so great, so component is actually the way to go. The corners are a bit fuzzy as well. This model might lose to some of the better SD sets from manufacturers like Sharp, Toshiba or Panasonic.
You can forget about finding any Korean TVs here, by the way. Japanese people are hyper nationalistic about buying domestic brands...even when they were manufactured in China or Malaysia.
Anyway, scanlines don't matter much to me, so I am happy to use the HD sets pretty much all the time.
Finally, for tate shooters, the Toshiba 29ZP47 is pretty sweet. It's another 29 inch set from 2004. Many TVs, like all those Sonys, don't have the kind of case-construction that will let you turn them on their sides. This one, however, stands on its side all by itself and is fairly stable. It's also 480p compatible, which is great for all the 360 shooter ports.
I would actually like to get one more of these for storage. However, if another TV shows up at my door, I am afraid my girlfriend will strangle me with the power cord.
