Re: Fluorescents...
We have a 'Philips' 1080p 24" telly in the kitchen. Takes about an hour to start up for some unfathomable reason. Not really a Philips I think...
...but I also have a 17" CRT computer monitor by Philips, the old 'Acorn AKF85". Probably the best monitor I've owned, though my first Iiyama at work comes close. My second - and more expensive - Iiyama at work is very much a disappointment with an awfully inconsistent backlight leading to very noticeable darker and lighter parts of the screen.
The AKF85 is a beast. Recently reminded of this as it has just reappeared from the attic in preparation for a house move. Shame I don't have the desk space to see how it compares with my current crop of LCDs.
M.