CRTs, LCDs...what's the deal...

Hey there creative gurus, here's the dealio...

I'm looking into purchasing a production monitor for playback of my edited material. The final product is actually intended for the mobile market and in this case, I believe that my computer monitor is accurate enough for this sort of end production (...feel free to correct/disagree with me on this if you think otherwise). However, we would also like to know what the actual home viewer would see if this material were broadcast.

Are LCD video monitors just prettier versions of the ol'tube CRTs? If not, what are the advantages of LCDs (...better for HD production?) I always thought tube CRTs were better at color representation...is this train of thought now dated since most home viewers are on plasmas/LCDs?

Another option I've recently come across is the Decklink HD Pro solution by BlackMagic. Any thoughts on this?

Ultimately what I actually need is good color representation of HD (...the type of HD shot from a Panasonic AGHVX-200) but mainly SD footage. And although it would mainly be used in post, it would be great to have something that I could lug around on set.

Thanks for taking the time to read this thing and any help would be well appreciated.

Cheers!