Have to say that at least it was simpler to work with than digital displays as a user. I still have trouble with digital displays, EDID, getting __nothing__ when a signal is out of range, whereas you might get something you can decipher from a CRT. Displays that don't wake up, displays that blink off and on, and all sorts of other timing issues and such. It can certainly be a mess for drivers too, esp. in the hobby OS space.
It's annoyingly common to have these issues with modern display. I have an older Eizo which won't wake up after going to sleep if you use DisplayPort. Dad recently bought a new monitor (can't remember brand) and it has basically the opposite problem: the backlight glows all the time unless you manually power it off.
