I collect CRTs for originally non-gaming reasons but...why? I'm not up on the latest but don't LCDs still have antenna connections? Can one not play on channel 3 on new flat TV or is there a lag thing? And is composite getting phased out?

I actually bought a flat screen LCD television at a flea market in a moment of weakness for $50 just because it had the old coax connector as well as composite, component, s-video, and vga. So they do exist. Lag is still going to be an issue though.

Wait for emulators to get a little better, than they'll release it. High quality emulation box nobody gives a shit about because their game plugs into a connector and is never used again, hehe.

Flam, find yourself a 13-20" CRT TV manufactured sometime in the 2000s. The sets will probably have some mix of composite, s-video, & component inputs and they're young enough you won't have to worry about them dying on you anytime soon.

I wouldn't worry about CRTs become hard to find in the wild. CRT TVs are probably going to stick around people's homes for at least another twenty years.

See, I don't buy that. I think we will see a rapid decline of available CRT's as most will be hitting the scrap heaps in 5-10 years. There is no use for them except retro gaming and the "Greatest Generation" is phasing out pretty quickly. My parents are in thier mid-60's and don't own a CRT.

The retron 5 was advertised in the latest issue of Retro magazine.

I think you're underestimating the pervasiveness of CRT TVs. There are plenty of CRT TVs out there with a digital tuner or cable box serving as either the primary or secondary TV. Maybe 10-20 years from now finding a 32"+ CRT TV will be tough since those are the ones more likely to be replaced with HDTVs first, but I think you shouldn't have too much trouble finding 13-20" CRT sets. There isn't as big of a compelling reason to replace the 13" TV set in the guest room or kitchen.

Who knows, maybe in 20 years future-hipsters will lead a resurgance in CRT TV sales?

Just think, they're $2 to $5 now at thrift stores, and in 20 years online auctions will be nothing but "RARE Toshiba CRT Tube Television 1994 -- Great Shape | Buy It Now $49.99 | Shipping $70.00"