LCD is way better than normal moniters, especialy since they're flat. Mines get pure digital feed. The right moniter with the right video card can make an amazing presentation.
Sure you can deal with out like you said, but if some one wants LCD I see plenty of good reason for them to want it. And people like my dad only upgrade once every 6 years....

He did so from a pentium 1 a couple months ago, if he didn't get an LCD imagine what shit he'd have 5 years from now.
to answer the question of the first post, the Samsung SyncMaster is a great buy. It's convertable so you can stand it or wall mount it, and there are a series of versions. One has built in speakers to the stand, some varey in display a bit. and something to keep in mind price wise is these are very popular moniters, so if you look around you could find one pretty cheap, but if you don't look around you might end up getting ripped off.
For one without speakers on it, and has a digital and analog feed, expect about 500 dollors. I got mine for 400, but comp U.S.A. wanted to sell me a lower model for 600. Just remember to shop around if you look into it.