32" television

The best 32" TV, in my opinion, is the Sony KDL32W650A. It is an LED smart TV. There are no plasma TV's smaller than 42". Panasonic has also announced that they will no longer be making plasma TV's, and it seems LG has also stopped plasma production, leaving only Samsung of the major TV producers. And who knows how long they will remain.

XBR wega is discontinued indeed, but it's getting harder and harder to get it used. Panna plasma TVs don't serve long may be 4...5 years before major electronic issue occurs mainly with control board that is way over half-price of new TV.

I bought my Sony 34" Wega (flatscreen) in 2006. The last great Sony CRT. She's a behemoth but I'm old enough to remember when ALL TV's weren't able to be carried around like a large laptop. The Sony's in my bedroom and the high def picture easily betters my 50" plasma.

"Easily betters your 50" plasma. Then I have to say you have a POS for a 50" TV.
ANy CRT has at max 410 lines of resolution.
Any flat panel worth a nickel has a resolution well over twice that.
Now stuff like contrast ratio, sure the CRT has an edge. Color, nmost likely the CRT has an edge (unless the flat panel is a very high quality one)
But basically the CRT is totaally SCREWED when it comes to resolution.

For example one can watch a VCR tape on a CRT, even a BIG one, and it seems OK. Put that VCR tape up on a flat panel and you can see how crappy the VCR image really is.
Ditto a laserdisc.
So If to you your CRT 'beats' the plasma you own.. Man you got screwed and should sue the fool who sold you that pos flat panel.

I have no problem if you love CRT displays.. just do not try to make claims they are 'better'.
(except as I mentioned for contrast, and sometimes color)
For actual total picture quality and rendition. Nothing beats a great plasma screen. If you ignore resolution totally, then well yeah I am sure you can be happy with your CRT.
I knew a family who liked to watch TV on a really old black & white round screen 13" TV. Whatever makes you happy.

Any CRT has at max 410 lines of resolution.

Elizabeth, that's for standard definition CRTs. My Sony KD-30XS955 CRT-based high definition TV falls into the category that is referred to in this Wikipedia writeup as "Super Fine Pitch," which has a theoretical vertical resolution of 1080 lines.

I don't know precisely what it's actual measurable resolution would be, but I suspect it is likely to be upwards of 900 lines.

Best regards,
-- Al